Description: An inspiring and practical guide to your life as a couple in the context of the Jewish holidays. Creative exercises and guided discussions help you connect to tradition, community and each other and find opportunities for spiritual and relational growth.
Brief description:
Rabbi Nancy Wiener, DMin, is clinical director of the Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Center for Pastoral Counseling and Dr. Paul and Trudy Steinberg Distinguished Professor of Human Relations at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in New York, New York.
Review Quotes:
"For seekers of wisdom, for people of every faith and no faith, for insiders and outsiders, for novices and veterans. In an era of depersonalization, this is a humanizing guide to authentic relationships."
--Rabbi Harold M. Schulweis, author of Godliness: Translating God
"More than theory ... a guide for growing more connected to your own spirituality and hopefully closer to your partner in the process."
--Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer, author of The Creative Jewish Wedding Book
"A marvelous invitation to growth, both in relationship to a life partner and in connection to Jewish tradition. Skillfully draws upon the rhythms of Jewish life to enhance spiritual intimacy within couples."
--Rabbi Dayle A. Friedman, editor of Jewish Pastoral Care: A Practical Handbook from Traditional and Contemporary Sources