Description: Introduces the meaning and practice of Hebrew blessing through in-depth exploration of the first words of a blessing, historic and kabbalistic references and sample blessings for various occasions. Will inspire you to embark on your own path of blessing.
Brief description:
Rabbi Marcia Prager is a teacher, storyteller, artist and therapist living and working in the Mt. Airy community of Philadelphia. A graduate of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, she also holds the personal smicha (rabbinic ordination) of Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, the visionary leader of the Jewish Renewal Movement, with whom she has continued to work closely. She is author of The Path of Blessing: Experiencing the Energy and Abundance of the Divine.
She and her husband, Hazzan Jack Kessler, a traditionally trained cantor and director of two Jewish music ensembles, often lead retreats and workshops together.
Rabbi Marcia Prager is available to speak on the following topics:
- Jewish Mysticism
- Jewish Spirituality
- Making Jewish Prayer Come Alive!
- Brachot: The Path of Blessing
Review Quotes: "A rich, wise, and joyous book! Marcia Prager offers us an exhilarating adventure of the spirit. Six seemingly ordinary Hebrew words become luminous gateways into the inner riches of ancient and modern Jewish wisdom."
--Rabbi Lawrence Kushner
"This book deserves an honored place close to where you pray and meditate."
--Rabbi Zalman M. Schachter-Shalomi