"One of the great events of our generation is an increased awareness of feminine spirituality. Yitzhak Buxbaum has collected profound traditional tales about Jewish holy women - tzaddikot - of the last few centuries, precious tales that inspire deep thought, that elicit joy and pride.".
"What is a "holy woman," or a holy man for that matter? According to the Jewish mystics, a holy person is someone who has not lost the holiness that every baby is born with. A holy person is someone who fulfills it. Stories about Jewish holy women have rarely been collected in such an engaging and entertaining form. The tales display a specifically female Jewish spirituality, giving us a peek into a world of devotional beauty that focuses on kindness.
These stories of laughter and tears, humility and bravery, striving and trance, have an appeal spanning the denominational spectrum: they are spiritual nourishment for the soul. The rabbis say there are both male and female angels and angels are on earth as well as in heaven. These tales enhance our appreciation of the female angels on earth."--BOOK JACKET.

Buxbaum, Yitzhak

San Francisco: Jossey-Bass

New Lexington Press, The

John Wiley & Sons

United States, United States of America

1st ed, San Francisco, ©2002

1st ed, San Francisco, c2002

1 edition, August 5, 2002

Religion, 2002

S'micha As A Maggid -- Sabbath Candle-lighting Prayers -- Tears Before Candle Lighting -- In The Merit Of The Sabbath Candles -- A Prayer Over The Challahs -- The Taste Of The Garden Of Eden -- Healing Food -- Watching At The Market -- Two Pious Peddlers -- Are You Not Our Father? -- Riveleh The Tzaddeket -- Holy Spirit -- Deeds Great And Small -- How I Envy You! -- A Fence To Wisdom -- A Saving Prayer -- Insulting Her Husband -- Rebbetzin Devorah Cohen -- A Hidden Tzaddeket -- The Hot Water Heater -- It Must Have Been Hard! -- If It's Difficult, It Must Be Good -- Using Every Device -- The Shofar -- An Angel For The Poor -- A Generous Wife -- A Blessing -- Yenta The Prophetess -- Loud Davvening -- All Prayer -- Edel, Daughter Of The Baal Shem Tov -- The Sleeping Child -- The Gates Of Divine Help -- Trust In God! -- Elijah's Cup -- The Screaming Baby -- Have Faith! -- The Bris -- A Special Gift -- A Covenant In The Flesh -- The Clotheslines -- The Guest -- The Sound Of Her Blessings -- The Water Barrel -- Even Her Taking Was Giving -- A Reward For Kindness -- One Flesh -- At His Wife's Death -- How To Accept Suffering -- Great Love -- Tzedaka As A Cure -- A Fifth -- Standing Up For Herself -- No Joke Needed -- The Boldness Of Rebbes -- Thank God! -- Serving A Torah Scholar -- Her Share In The World To Come -- After The Fact -- How To Give Birth -- Facing God -- The Passing Of A Woman Who Had The Holy Spirit -- My Time Has Come -- The Dress -- The Homely Lesson Of A Patch -- Rebbetzin Malka Of Belz. Yitzhak Buxbaum. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 271-295).

xxv, 301 p. ; 20 cm
Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-295)

The Sabbath is the focus of much of Jewish religious life.

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