Monthly Archives: March 2007

Rabbi Judith Z. Abrams: The Secret World of Kabbalah (2006)

I just found out about a book on Kabbalah for children (grades 4-8) from the blog entry of new acquisitions of the St Joseph County Public Library in Indiana. It is Rabbi Judith Z. Abrams’ The Secret World of Kabbalah. … Continue reading

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Spring 2007 classes

Looks like I survived my second quarter, four more to go. Next quarter, starting in two weeks, I will be taking these three classes. (Only the first one is for grade, the other two is credit/no credit) LIS530 Organization of … Continue reading

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Do you know Isaac Myer’s 1888 book?

Al found an obscure book and asking for more information about. Help him if you can. Here is the book’s title: The Philosophical Writings of Solomon Ben Yehudah Ibn Gebirol or Avicebron And their connection with the Hebrew Qabbalah and … Continue reading

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The Face2Face Project

The Face2Face project is to make portraits of Palestinians and Israelis doing the same job and to post them face to face, in huge formats, in unavoidable places, on the Israeli and the Palestinian sides. http://face2faceproject.com/

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Interfaith Group Urges Congress to Insure All U.S. Children

Here is a quote from a TV station’s website: Christian, Jewish and Muslim leaders are urging Congress to extend health insurance coverage to all of America’s children. At a news conference, the clerics said 9-million American children are uninsured. Rabbi … Continue reading

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Children of Abraham’s Global Discovery Program

From an email: I’m in the process of recruiting Jewish students from six different cities for our “Global Discovery Program” which begins April 12th (a complete description of the program has been pasted below). We would like you to spread … Continue reading

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Connecting Muslim students to Jews

I came across this Canadian Jewish News article at thisisbabylon.net in which a public grade school organized a successful program to introduce actual Jews to the “500 students – who hail from 75 countries – approximately 70 per cent are … Continue reading

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Rabbi Abner Weiss: Connecting To God (2005)

A message on the Kabbalah Tribe board pointed me to Rabbi Abner Weiss’s book “Connecting To God: Ancient Kabbalah and Modern Psychology” It sounds interesting. Here is a segment from the Amazon description: In sharing his findings, he gracefully tempers … Continue reading

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Announcing Spring Public Forums

Received via email: The Interfaith Summer Institute for Justice, Peace and Social Movements and the JS Woodsworth Lecture Series announce Prophetic Religion and Solidarity Junaid Ahmad April 1, 2007 SFU Harbour Centre, Room 1800 515 West Hastings,Vancouver 3:30PM-5:00PM Protecting and … Continue reading

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Joel Hecker: Mystical Bodies, Mystical Meals (2005)

Last summer’s issue of the Journal of Religion and Popular Culture has an indepth review of Joel Hecker’s Mystical Bodies, Mystical Meals: Eating and Embodiment in Medieval Kabbalah, “the first book-length study of mystical eating practices and experiences in the … Continue reading

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