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Soul Judaism: Dancing With God into a New Era

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I normally don't participate much in the online world, but I was moved to when I came across the thoughtless review listed for Wayne Dosick's book.

I have given it to three friends already. When a friend told me about the review on Amazon, I was compelled to rebut it. Rabbi Dosick's book is thoughful and well-written and designed for the person who want to broaden themselves spiritually through their everyday lives.

I found it especially meaningful as someone who had never really had a strong grasp on my Jewish heritage having grown up in a home where it was not discussed.

It has opened many new doors to my thinking and inspired me to rediscover my heritage in even greater depth.

I would highly recommend it even to non-Jews, and especially people like myself from a mixed faith tradition where religion wasn't discussed because the truths it bring to light are applicable to everyone.

Please don't allow one naysayer with an agenda who clearly hasn't read the book to keep you away from a book that you may not ever read cover to cover, but one which you will pick up a thousand times once you have it.

Soul Judaism: Dancing With God Into A New Era is a "reader friendly" introduction and exploration of Jewish spiritual as we enter a new era. Rabbi Wayne Dosick provides a vision of Judaism's coming new age and a guide to making everyday life sacred, thus connected personally and intimately with the divine. Soul Judaism offers a kind of "do-it-yourself" approach to spiritual living through simple exercises and suggestions for enriching daily life, drawing upon Jewish meditation, mysticism, and the ancient tradition of Kabbalah for a modern time. Soul Judaism is a welcome and highly recommended contribution to the growing library of information on achieving spirituality through Judaic concepts and principles.

Rabbi Dosick apparently believes that the way to help people become more spiritual is by using the self-help mode: do this exercise, think these thoughts, Know God Loves You, et cetera. Thoughtful analyses of the doubts that hinder all too many people from becoming spiritual won't be found in this gung-ho manifesto filled with trite one-sentence paragraphs. The book might work for someone who's already a believer and doesn't need much of a push to become more spiritual. But if you're troubled by questions about God's existence and purpose and you need well-thought-out answers, look elsewhere.