Jewish spiritual guidance
Subtitle: finding our way to God
By: Carol Ochs and Kerry Olitzky.
Contributors: Olitzky, Kerry M.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Jossey-Bass religion-in-practice series
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 1997
Place of publication: San Francisco, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 228
Subjects: Spiritual life -- Judaism.; Jewish way of life.
Description: This sensitively written book explains the process of spiritual guidance, encourages us to seek it out, and helps prepare those who feel called to become spiritual guides. Drawing from their personal and professional experience, as well as a rich array of traditional Jewish sources, the authors explore what Judaism has to say about the spiritual journey and the ways in which spiritual guidance can help us open more fully to God's presence in our lives.

Jewish Spiritual Guidance draws deeply from a wellspring of traditional sources, including the Torah; rabbinical texts such as the Mishnah, Talmud, midrash, codes, and medieval ethical, mystical, and legal works; Hasidic tales and teachings; and contemporary wisdom of such great thinkers as Martin Buber and Mordecai Kaplan.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-214) and index.
Table of contents: title: Finding our spiritual maps; title: Meeting God through prayer; title: Listening with spiritual attentiveness; title: Recognizing the spiritual path; title: Understanding our fears; title: Revisiting our images of God; title: Engaging God through the study of sacred texts; title: Encountering temptation and sin; title: Enduring the spiritual desert; title: Drawing from and giving to community; title: Continuing the spiritual journey.