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Overview
How to find peace and harmony in an unsettled world.
You. Me. The person down the street or halfway around the globe. In this inspiring collection of stories, blessings, poetry, divine teachings, and meditation exercises, Rabbi Sheila Peltz Weinberg conveys a single, powerful message: Let us not be strangers. God loves us all.
Using a blend of ancient and modern ideas, GOD LOVES THE STRANGER carves a clear pathway that enables us to learn how to love one another and create just societies. From teaching us how to handle suffering and aversion in positive, productive ways; how to learn creative skills for mindfulness, meditation, and retreat practice; and how to bring the roots of love and gratitude into our everyday lives, this book is a comprehensive tutorial for navigating today’s interpersonal and situational challenges with grace, spiritual fulfillment, and understanding. It offers tender, thought-provoking insight into the awareness that we are not—are never—alone; and that neither are our family members, our friends, or the strangers
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781887043311 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | White River Press |
| Publication date: | 03/06/2017 |
| Pages: | 202 |
| Sales rank: | 741,967 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.46(d) |
Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction xv
Part I: Suffering, Desire, Aversion and Delusion 1
Target: A Moment of Chesed 3
Redirect the Wanting Mind 6
Releasing the Striving
Koan 9
Karaoke on the Sabbath 10
Delusion and Freedom 13
Encounter During the Gaza War of 2014 14
Tikkun Olam 18
Idrah Rabbah 19
I Wanted Macaroni 21
The Surprise 23
Garrison Retreat Center Faces West Point Across the Hudson 25
Part II: Mindfulness, Meditation and Retreat Practice 27
Shamor V’Zachor is Mindfulness 29
Tikkun Olam as Mindfulness Practice 35
Stretching 36
The Spirituality of Silence 37
Alles is Gott is Mindfulness 39
The Liberation of Laughter 40
Meditation is a Narrow Bridge 43
Here is a List of Mantras 44
Can I Forgive Myself? 45
Poems Written on a Silent Retreat 46
The Month of June 51
Niagara Falls 52
Empty 53
Haiku 54
Praying in Transition 55
Kuan Yin Shechinah 58
Snow Falling on Snow 59
Winter 61
Yerida Tzorech Aliyah—Falldowngetup 62
Part III: God Loves the Stranger 69
The Shofar and the Tears of Our Mothers 73
The Kindness of Strangers 74
Keur Ibrah Fall, Senegal 77
Feeling Lost 82
Mar Elias 83
Herring and Havdalah 86
Crossing the Kali Gandaki 89
Part IV: Love and Gratitude 93
A Moment Ago 95
Tzelem Elohim 96
Yom Kippur at Lincoln Memorial September 2015 98
Your Will 100
Yom Kippur 101
Healing in the Family 103
Adon Olam 107
Burying the Foreskin 108
Babies: Poem to be Read at a Baby Naming 110
Be Your Awakened Heart 111
Nine Days With the Grandkids 113
Birthday Blessing 116
Trust the Path 117
Ahavah Rabbah 118
Ana B’Koach 120
Ki Anu Amecha: Because We Are Your People 121
The Gift 123
Simu Lev—Place Your Heart 125
Halloween in New York City 126
Part V: Interpretations of Psalms, Guided Practices and Reflections on Teaching 129
Psalm 27 131
What Are You Asking For? 134
The Great Turning 137
Psalm 30 138
Psalm for the Sabbath Day—Psalm 92 139
Psalm 1 140
Mizmor Shir Leyom Hashabbat—Psalm 92 142
Psalm 18 144
Guided Evening Prayer 146
Ahavat Olam 149
A List I Made Inspired by a Poem by Walt Whitman 151
Down Dog 153
Uhrdva Danurasana— The Wheel 154
You Are Standing 156
Solstice in New England 158
A Moment of Mindfulness is a Moment of Compassion 160
Blessing Practice 162
Priestly Blessing Meditation 166
Meditation on the Hand Before Ritual Washing 168
Boray Nefashot Rabot—Short Grace 170
The Torah and the Jews 171
When I ink I Am Right 172
Lamdeini—Teach Me 174
My Rabbinate at 71 178
Questions: Seeking the Seeker 180
Make Me a Nursing Tree 183