Techniques explained by the masters-for today's spiritual seeker

Introduction: The Heart of Jewish Meditation AVRAM DAVIS The Teaching and Practice of Reb Yerachmiel ben Yisrael RABBI RAMI M SHAPIRO Silencing the Inner Voice(s) RABBI LAWRENCE KUSHNER It Doesn't Matter What You Call It: If It Works, It Works RABBI ALAN LEW Study as Meditation SUSIE SCHNEIDER Keeping God Before Me Always MINDY RIBNER Noble Boredom: How to View Meditation RABBI JONATHAN OMER-MAN Jewish Meditation Today and Its Obstacles AVRAM DAVIS The Hierarchy of Jewish Meditation RABBI ALAN BRILL Opening the Inner Gates EDWARD HOFFMAN A Splendid Way to Live RABBI DAVID ZELLER On Mindfulness SYLVIA BOORSTEIN Meditation as Our Own Jacob's Ladder RABBI STEVE FISDEL MEDITATION FROM THE HEART OF JUDAISM That This Song May Be a Witness: The Power of Chant RABBI SHEFA GOLD Meditating as a Practicing Jew RABBI SHEILA PELTZ WEINBERG Meditation and the Art of Growing Your Neshamah RABBI LAIBL WOLF Healing and Meditation RABBI SHOHAMA WIENER Why Meditate? DANIEL C MATT The Promise of Jewish Meditation RABBI DAVID COOPER Go to Your Self ANDREA COHEN-KIENER Meditation and Women's Kabbalah RABBI LYNN GOTTLEIB Piety Before Ecstasy SHAUL MAGID Notes from a Beginning Meditation Teacher NAN FINK Best Practices: A Distillation of Techniques and Outlook AVRAM DAVIS Notes Glossary Suggested Readings and Materials About the Editor About Jewish Lights Publishing