This Is Real and You Are Completely Unprepared The Days of Awe As a Journey of Transformation

Name: This Is Real and You Are Completely Unprepared The Days of Awe As a Journey of Transformation
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ISBN: 9780316739085

ISBN-10: 0316739081

ISBN-13: 9780316739085

Edition: 2003

Authors: Alan Lew

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There are times in life when we are caught utterly unprepared: a death in the family, the end of a relationship, a health crisis. These are the times when the solid ground we thought we stood on disappears beneath our feet, leaving us reeling and heartbroken as we stumble back to our faith. Viewed broadly, the Days of Awe encompass the weeks preceding Rosh Hashanah as well as the days leading up to Yom Kippur. They are a period during which Jews take part in a series of rituals and prayers that reenact the soul's journey through the world from birth to death. This is a time of contemplation and repentance, comparable to Lent and Ramadan. Yet for Rabbi Alan Lew, the real purpose of this…

Book details

List price: $26.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Little Brown & Company
Publication date: 8/27/2003
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 1
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English




The Soul Stretches Out to Contain Itself: A Map of the Journey



Everywhere He Went, He Was Heading for Home: Teshuvah



I Turned, the Walls Came Down, and There I Was: Tisha B'av



The Horn Blew and I Began to Wake Up: Elul



This is Real and You Are Completely Unprepared: Selichot



The Horn Blows, the Gates Swing Open, and We Feel the Winds of Heaven: Rosh Hashanah



What the Soul Does While the Gates Are Still Open: The Ten Days of Teshuvah



The Soul Hears Its Name Being Called: Kol Nidre



Death and Yom Kippur Atone



The Gates Clang Shut: Neilah


Epilogue: The Stars Are Shining on My Head: Sukkot


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