Holy Days - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Holy Days write by Lis Harris. This book was released on 2012-07-03. Holy Days available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A beloved contemporary classic, Holy Days is a personal account of New York's Hasidic community, its beliefs, its mysteries, and its encounter with secularism in the present age. Combining a historical understanding of the Hasidic movement with a journalist's discerning eye, Harris captures in rich detail the day-to-day life of this traditional and often misunderstood community. Harris chronicles the personal transformation she experienced as she grew closer to the largely hidden men and women of the Hasidic world.
Entering the High Holy Days
Entering the High Holy Days - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Entering the High Holy Days write by Reuven Hammer. This book was released on 2005-07-01. Entering the High Holy Days available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The High Holy Days -- Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur -- are for many Jews the highlight of the Jewish year. The liturgy for the Days of Awe are the longest and most complex of the year, leaving a large number of attendees without a complete understanding of the occasion's significance. Entering The High Holy Days provides historical background and interpretation of the ideas, practices, and liturgy and lends them contemporary relevance to today's Jews. Reuven Hammer received his ordination and doctorate in theology from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. He is the former president of the Rabbinical Assembly and head of the Rabbinical Court of the Masorti Movement.
Overcoming Spiritual Discouragement
Overcoming Spiritual Discouragement - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Overcoming Spiritual Discouragement write by Fr. Timothy Gallagher. This book was released on 2019-10-06. Overcoming Spiritual Discouragement available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. With warmth, understanding, and pastoral skill, Fr. Timothy Gallagher provides here a hopeful invitation to all who struggle to overcome the greatest obstacle of all in the spiritual life — discouragement. Our enemy actively exploits our vulnerabilities, shrewdly leading us time and again into an overwhelming sense of disturbance. But Fr. Gallagher pulls the curtain back on the wiles of the devil, offering gentle reflections that are remarkably effective in lightening the burdens of your day-to-day spiritual life. You'll learn practical ways to find peace amid your spiritual struggles, and patience in the face of even the most intense trials. Best of all, you'll learn how to profit spiritually from the afflictions that beset you. Each reflection in these pages begins with a quotation by Venerable Bruno Lanteri, the holy founder of the Oblates of the Virgin Mary, whose wisdom has guided the uncommonly insightful spirituality of Fr. Gallagher. In these pages, y
Every Day, Holy Day
Every Day, Holy Day - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Every Day, Holy Day write by Alan Morinis. This book was released on 2010-08-10. Every Day, Holy Day available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The myriad events and interactions that make up our everyday life provide a rich opportunity for us to examine our impulses and actions and grow spiritually, according to the Jewish practice of Mussar. Mussar is an eminently wise, practical, and effective way to cultivate awareness, gratitude, personal growth, and ethical action on a daily basis. The path has its origins in Orthodox Judaism but it has become popular with Jews of all affiliations who are interested in a practice that can infuse daily life with more purpose and meaning. This daybook will be an essential companion to anyone who wants to experience this life-changing contemplative practice. Using a "soul trait" such as honesty, courage, enthusiasm, honor, and equanimity as a starting point, each practice page includes: • a teaching that illuminates the trait of the day • an affirmation phrase focused on that trait • a practical exercise to expand our experience of the trait • a space for journaling about experiences with the trait To learn more, visit www.mussarinstitute.org.
Pagan Holidays—or God's Holy Days—Which?
Pagan Holidays—or God's Holy Days—Which? - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Pagan Holidays—or God's Holy Days—Which? write by Herbert W. Armstrong. This book was released on 2013-10-09. Pagan Holidays—or God's Holy Days—Which? available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Does it make any difference which days we observe-or whether we keep them? Does the Bible establish whether we are to keep certain days holy to God? Were these days given to ancient Israel only? Are they binding today only on the Jewish people, while Christians are commanded to keep holidays such as Christmas? In this booklet: • Which Days Should We Keep? • What You Should Know About Pentecost • Feast of Trumpets and Day of Atonement • Feast of Tabernacles and Last Great Day This ebook is offered completely free of charge by the Philadelphia Church of God. However, please not that Google Play will need a verified Google Wallet account which requires your credit card information. In a small number of countries, a temporary authorization of $1 will be charged to your account but will be refunded. This refund can take up to 1 month to process.
