Shabbat Effect
Jewish Wisdom for Growth and Transformation
Häftad, Engelska, 2027
186 kr
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Beskrivning
What if one day of rest each week could transform your entire life?In this wise and practical guide, Alan Morinis explores the enduring spiritual power of Shabbat as a path to personal growth, inner renewal, and lasting transformation. One of the central biblical commandments, Shabbat has long been understood as a sacred day set apart from labor. Morinis reveals it as something even more: a profound practice that can reshape character not only on the seventh day, but throughout the entire week.Drawing on the 1,100-year-old Jewish tradition of Mussar, as well as his own experience and the reflections of contemporary practitioners, Morinis shows how Shabbat cultivates eight essential inner qualities: awareness, holiness, enoughness, joy, rest, peace, silence, and trust. These traits are not abstract ideals but practical capacities that can be developed through intentional weekly practice and carried into everyday life.Written with warmth, clarity, and spiritual insight, this accessible guide speaks both to seasoned Shabbat observers and to readers—Jewish and non-Jewish alike—seeking a more grounded and meaningful rhythm of life amid the pressures of the modern world. Each chapter offers reflections and practices to help readers deepen their experience of Shabbat and discover how its wisdom radiates outward into work, relationships, and the soul.A compelling invitation to pause, reflect, and renew, this book shows how embracing a weekly day of rest can become a powerful source of joy, wholeness, and human flourishing.
