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God Is a Verb Paperback - 1998

by David Cooper

Written by the rabbi who authored the audiobook series "The Mystical Kabbalah", this book brings Kabbalah to a wide audience, infusing an ancient tradition with new life and popularizing its ideas among an entirely new generation.


Summary

Since medieval times, the mystical tradition of Kabbalah was restricted to qualified men over forty—because it was believed that only the most mature and pious could grasp its complexity and profound, life-changing implications. More recently, Kabbalah nearly disappeared—as most of its practitioners perished in the Holocaust. In the national bestseller God Is a Verb, this powerful spiritual tradition, after centuries of secrecy and near-extinction, is explained clearly by one of its most prominent teachers.

Who are we? Where did we come from? Where are we going? How do we get there? These questions have fueled Kabbalists for nearly a millennium. Rabbi David A. Cooper is the first to bring this obscure and difficult tradition to a mainstream audience in a way that gently leads us to the heart of the subject, showing us how to transform profound teachings into a meaningful personal experience—and appreciate fully this great mystical process we know as God.

From the publisher

Since medieval times, the mystical tradition of Kabbalah was restricted to qualified men over forty--because it was believed that only the most mature and pious could grasp its complexity and profound, life-changing implications. More recently, Kabbalah nearly disappeared--as most of its practitioners perished in the Holocaust. In the national bestseller God Is a Verb, this powerful spiritual tradition, after centuries of secrecy and near-extinction, is explained clearly by one of its most prominent teachers.

Who are we? Where did we come from? Where are we going? How do we get there? These questions have fueled Kabbalists for nearly a millennium. Rabbi David A. Cooper is the first to bring this obscure and difficult tradition to a mainstream audience in a way that gently leads us to the heart of the subject, showing us how to transform profound teachings into a meaningful personal experience--and appreciate fully this great mystical process we know as God.

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Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach was one of the great Jewish teachers of this century.

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  • Title God Is a Verb
  • Author David Cooper
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 352
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Riverhead Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date 1998-09-01
  • Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9781573226943 / 1573226947
  • Weight 0.85 lbs (0.39 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.07 x 6.07 x 0.94 in (23.04 x 15.42 x 2.39 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Themes
    • Ethnic Orientation: Jewish
    • Religious Orientation: Jewish
    • Theometrics: Secular
  • Library of Congress subjects Cabala, Judaism - Essence, genius, nature
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 97012353
  • Dewey Decimal Code 296.712

Media reviews

"Rabbi Cooper opens wide the centuries-old treasure house of the Jewish tradition. This is a wise book...broad and accessible. It's one of those books that people will read a lot over the years"—Jack Kornfield, bestselling author of A Path with Heart



"David Cooper's rich wisdom and practical exercises bring Judaism alive in an exciting new way."—Joan Borysenko, Ph.D., author of A Woman's Book of Life



"Offers insight into the everyday practice of mystical Judaism...lively prose...a rewarding book."—Publishers Weekly



"A superb, sensitive, and gentle guide."—Ram Dass, author of Be Here Now

About the author

Rabbi David A. Cooper studied mystical Judaism in Jerusalem's Old City for more than eight years, and has authored several books on meditation, spiritual retreats, and Jewish mystical practice. He also recorded the bestselling audiotape series The Mystical Kabbalah, and along with his wife, Shoshana, directs the Heart of Stillness Hermitage near Boulder, Colorado.
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