Breath of Life: God as Spirit in Judaism (Paraclete Guide) - Softcover

Timoner, Rabbi Rachel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1557257043 ISBN 13: 9781557257048

Publisher: Paraclete Press, 2011

Synopsis

Exploring the Hebrew Bible, Midrash, and other rabbinic writings, the Rabbi Timoner uncovers surprising insights about how God as spirit influences Jewish ideas of creation, revelation, and redemption. Written with an accessible and engaging voice, full of stories and relevant teachings, Breath of Life speaks to lay readers and scholars alike, as it pursues a new perspective on Judaism’s sacred texts. This book promises Christian readers meaningful insights on their own notions of God as Holy Spirit while giving Jewish readers a new look at their own tradition.

About this title

About the Author:

Drawn to the rabbinate by her connection to God as spirit as well as a passion for social justice, Rabbi Rachel Timoner was ordained by Hebrew Union College in 2009, where she received the Rubin Prize for Writing, the Stanley Givertz Award for Bible, and the Wexner Graduate Fellowship. She has a B.A. from Yale University. She serves as Assistant Rabbi at Leo Baeck Temple in Los Angeles, where she lives with her family.

Review:

"Rabbi Rachel Tinoner has given us a wonderful little book. In easy but deceptively profound language, she deftly savors the essential unknowability of God, the ubiquity of Torah and the mystery of redemption. Much more than one of those little "one religion" for people of "another religion," books, Timoner gives us an immensely literate and serious, contemporary Jewish theology. Breath of Life, despite its brevity, is a spiritual tour de force."--Rabbi Lawrence Kushner is the Emanu-El Scholar in residence at Congregation Emanu-El of San Francisco and the author several books including Kabbalah: A Love Story

About this edition

• Publisher: Paraclete Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1557257043
• ISBN 13: 9781557257048
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 180