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Davening: A Guide to Meaningful Jewish Prayer

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Zalman Schachter-Shalomi
Zalman Schachter-Shalomi

Zalman Schachter-Shalomi was a Jewish scholar, writer, and thinker known for his contributions to Zionism and the Reform Movement in Judaism. His work involved Jewish philosophy, spiritual practice, and community organization, having a profound impact on contemporary Judaism. more

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“Once a person falls in the fields of love, all the rules are already broken; the lover becomes open and exalted in ways that transcend the local issues as well as the commonly held beliefs. Love, like genuine devotion, will find a way. Where duty becomes replaced with love, a greater and deeper faith will blossom forth. For the deepest meaning of “belief” refers to being loyal to what the heart already loves. As people used to say, “What the heart loves is the cure.” The cure for healing the wounds and conflicts between faiths and systems of belief involves awakening to the unique ways that each heart carries devotion and love. When followed far enough, simple belief can transform into wisdom; raw passions can become a greater compassion that trusts what resides in one’s heart and even in the hearts of others. Until the heart opens and the eyes begin to see there is always the danger of blindness and narrowness and the tendency to hold onto narrow ways of being.”

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