Psalms in a Translation for Praying

by Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi

Overview

Published by ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal, "Psalms in a Translation for Praying" is the definitive edition of Reb Zalman�s heart-felt translations for praying in English, developed and refined over decades. Newly edited, punctuated, and formatted for ease of use, the book is a beautiful devotional companion.

Psycho-spiritually accurate for our age, this translation is gender-balanced (neither God nor God�s people are exclusively masculine or feminine) and understands that, in Reb Zalman�s words, �often [our] �enemies� are not on the outside.� Although oriented to use in Jewish liturgy, care has been taken to ensure that Christians, Sufis and others can use this volume in prayer with ease.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940149722648
Publisher:	ALEPH Alliance for Jewish Renewal
Publication date:	06/19/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	251
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi ("Reb Zalman") is widely recognized as perhaps the most influential Jewish spiritual teacher of our time. Reb Zalman�s teachings incorporate wide-ranging knowledge of the spiritual technology developed by peoples all over the planet. Known as the father of Jewish Renewal, he is committed to a post-triumphalist, ecumenical and Gaian approach. His many published works include Davening: A Guide to Meaningful Jewish Prayer with co-author Joel Segel and All Breathing Life Adores Your Name, edited by Michael L. Kagan.

Editorial Reviews

"As Benedictine monks, my Brothers and I chant psalms many times each day. After close to 60 years of monastic life I have respectfully begun to wonder to what extent the Psalms can still nourish contemporary spirituality. My dear and revered friend Zalman�s Psalms in a Translation for Praying gives me hope.�

Author, "Common Sense Spirituality" - Brother David Steindl-Rast

�I am delighted with Reb Zalman�s down-to-earth language, gender-balance, and heart-felt idioms that make the ancient songs sing again with a fresh vibrancy and meaning. Through them our ancestors chant from the depths of their souls to our own about joy and darkness, praise and sorrow, awe and social justice. The spiritual journey we share comes alive in these prayers!�

Author, ""A Spirituality Named Compassion" - Rev. Matthew Fox

"There are many available translations of the Book of Psalms that are both accurate and beautiful, but Reb Zalman offers us the gift of a translation for the soul and the heart. In this translation, the pathos of the psalmist�his fear, his yearning, his amazement, his hope, his song�touches us directly and he is us and his prayer becomes our prayer."

Congr. Bnai Jeshurun, NY - Rabbi Jos� Rolando Matalon

�Reb Zalman�s renditions of the Psalms are a call to wake up. These translations feel urgent; they need to be spoken, sung or shouted. They need to be heard.�

Author, "The Red Tent" & "Living a Jewish Life" - Anita Diamant

�These psalms are saturated with divine Presence, yet their feet are firmly planted on the ground. At times, their voice has the steadying timbre of an experienced and trustworthy spiritual master. Other times, they are the exclamations of a joyous child. The more you read them, the more their voices become your own. This is a prayer book for the cosmos. It brings
alive the divinity dwelling all around us.�

Tufts University - Joel Rosenberg, PhD