Jewish Meditation

Author: Aryeh Kaplan
Publisher: Schocken Books

Paperback

Orthodox Orthodox

Product Description
Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan shows that meditation is consistent with traditional Jewish thought and practice. The book presents a variety of meditative techniques to help make the reader a better person, and develop a closer relationship to God.

"[This is] the first book to read on the subject. It is a gentle, clear introduction and provides exercises and practices that can be used right away by any Jew who wants a deeper prayer experience."

--Rodger Kamenetz
author of The Jew in the Lotus and Stalking Elijah

"New and old davveners can learn from this sainted teacher how to deepen their holy processes. . . . One can, with the help of God and the aid of this manual, tap into the Cosmic."
--Zalman M. Schachter-Shalomi

"A guide to Jewish prayer and meditation that is both grounded in the tradition and genuinely mind-expanding. For anyone seeking to connect with the spiritual side of Judaism, this book is essential."
--William Novak

"At a time when Jews are rediscovering their hunger for spirituality, Kaplan's clear and comprehensive book could well be one of the most important Jewish books or our time."
--Harold S. Kushner
author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People

"The classic text for Jews who want to experience the meditative methods of their own spiritual tradition."
--Daniel Goleman
author of The Meditative Mind

Aryeh Kaplan, who died in 1983, was a well-known Orthodox rabbi and teacher of Jewish meditation. He is the author of many books, including a translation of the Torah commentary, Me'am Lo'ez.

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