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Honey from the Rock Anniv Ed PB

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A reprint of "Honey from the Rock: Ten Gates of Jewish Mysticism", with an added preface and foreword, this is a book I've treasured and read many times since I bought the first edition in 1983.
It's poetic, with a warmth and humanity that touches the heart an illuminates the mind. Its 10 chapters are broken down into short pieces (93 in all), and when quoting from the Torah or a rabbinical saying, the original Hebrew is written below the quote.
This slim volume could easily be read in one day, but I don't think you would want to...it's a book to savor and reflect upon, because in its simplicity, there is much depth.

"The begining was seeing for even one moment
That there was something more to reality
Than meets the eye.
The end is seeing for even one moment
That the apparent multiplicity
Is in reality a unity"

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I can't do justice to this wonderful book. The author weaves biblical quotes, biographical experiences, poetry, physics and theology into a mystical journey that is as engaging as it is accessible. Thank you for this wonderful journey, Rabbi Kushner...or rather, thank you for showing me that I was on the journey all along and didn't appreciate it.

A profound book, by a profound author. Kushner expertly weaves the concepts of the universal mystic journey into the fabric of Judiasm, providing the reader with insights - ancient and modern - into Jewish mysticism. His easy to read style belies the fact that you will never truly understand the contents - like any mystical writing - it has so many meanings and layers that it transcends full understanding. Whether it is a story of the bird on a front porch, or the comparison of Moses and Elijah or the composition of the Lurianic Tree of Life, Kushner will provoke deep thought in a light style. A great read.

I purchased this book to give as a gift. It is a wonderful book. I would highly recommend it to all. It state profound truth in a simple way that penetrates into your very soul, changes you. Gives you strength for the journey

Although the title of the book contained the description "An Introduction to Jewsih Mysticism" the book was sorely in need of an introduction.

The book contained little vignettes of possibly associated mysticism, but there was no description of the actual mysticism.