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Foreword; Writing Our Own ChapterIntroduction; A Sense of Eternity in the Midst of TimeBereshit; The Art of ListeningNoah; The Courage to Live with UncertaintyLekh Lekha; Journey of the GenerationsVayera; To Bless the Space Between UsHayei Sara; Faith in the FutureToledot; A Father's LoveVayetzeh; How the Light Gets InVayishlah; Feeling the FearVayeshev; How to Change the WorldMiketz; To Wait Without DespairVayigash; ReframingVayehi; On Not Predicting the FutureShemot; Turning Curses into BlessingsVa'era; Spirits in a Material WorldBo; The Spiritual ChildBeshallah; Renewable EnergyYitro; To Thank Before We ThinkMishpatim; Doing and HearingTeruma; The Gift of GivingTetzaveh; Inspiration and PerspirationKi Tissa; The Closeness of GodVayak'hel; The Social AnimalPekudei; Don't Sit, WalkVayikra; The Pursuit of MeaningTzav; Understanding SacrificeShemini; The Dangers of EnthusiasmTazria Metzora; The Power of ShameAharei Mot; The Courage to Admit MistakesKedoshim; In Search of Jewish IdentityEmor; Holy TimesBehar; Family FeelingBehukkotai; Family FeelingBemidbar; The Sound of SilenceNaso; The Blessing of LoveBehaalotekha; From Despair to HopeShelah; Two Kinds of FearKorah; Hierarchy and Politics; The Never Ending StoryHukkat; Healing the Trauma of LossBalak; What Makes God LaughPinhas; Moses' DisappointmentMatot; Keeping Our WordMasei; The Complexity of Human RightsDevarim; To 120; Growing Old, Staying YoungVa'ethanan; The Power of WhyEkev; The Spirituality of ListeningRe'eh; The Deep Power of JoyShofetim; The Greatness of HumilityKi Tetzeh; The Limits of LoveKi Tavo; We Are What We RememberNitzavim; Not in HeavenVayelekh; To Renew Our DaysHaazinu; The Arc of the Moral UniverseEditor's Note
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Author: Jonathan Sacks
Studies in Spirituality: A Weekly Reading of the Jewish Bible is a 21st-century series of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks’ essays on the weekly Torah portion and the first to be published after his death. Sacks’ commentary looks at the biblical narrative with sensitivity to the depths of the human condition, highlighting models of courage, innovation, faith, fear, healing, listening, hope, personal transformation, and more. These essays emphasize that, in the spiritual dimension, every individual has their own path to God.