{"product_id":"planting-seeds-of-the-divine-torah-commentaries-to-cultivate-your-spiritual-practice-paperback-softback-9780827615717","title":"Planting Seeds of the Divine; Torah Commentaries to Cultivate Your Spiritual Practice (Paperback \/ softback) 9780827615717","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePlanting Seeds of the Divine\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eTorah Commentaries to Cultivate Your Spiritual Practice\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eYiscah Smith (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780827615717\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 June 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e340 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.666 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\"Smith . . . provides unconventional analyses of all 47 Torah portions. . . . Readers will find this a thought-provoking companion to their Torah study.\"-\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“Yiscah Smith has done a remarkable job of painting a wonderfully textured method of reading the Torah as a guide for spiritual development.”-Ariel Evan Mayse, assistant professor of religious studies at Stanford University and coeditor of \u003ci\u003eA New Hasidism: Roots\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA New Hasidism: Branches\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“An important contribution to this emerging school of Torah commentary that is smart and intellectually sophisticated while also embodied and psychologically and spiritually informed.”-Rabbi Josh Feigelson, president and CEO of the Institute for Jewish Spirituality\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eExperiencing deep personal fulfillment, happiness, and sustenance comes from feeling connected to our authentic selves, which involves building an ongoing relationship with the Divine Presence within us, says author Yiscah Smith. Quite organically, then, we may begin sensing the Divine in our interactions with other people. This is because, for each of us, “our essence, as a creation by God, is God.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlanting Seeds of the Divine\u003c\/i\u003e elucidates how Judaism’s sacred texts can provide the foundation for the “end destination” of experiencing intimate encounters with the Divine Presence within-the God-consciousness that so many of us find elusive. Imagining ourselves as spiritual gardeners, we can cultivate our unique gardens with seeds centered on \u003ci\u003emiddot\u003c\/i\u003e (emotional dispositions, character traits, spiritual sensitivities). Each seed corresponds to an aspirational Torah commentary, consisting of a selected Torah verse linked to one of the \u003ci\u003emiddot\u003c\/i\u003e, a summary of the biblical text preceding the verse, classical commentaries, teachings of Hasidic and Neo-Hasidic masters and the author, and step-by-step experiential practices to help us internalize the \u003ci\u003emiddot\u003c\/i\u003e and encounter the Divine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Each seed contributes to the garden’s beauty-the beauty of the self in God-consciousness-which hopefully blossoms into a magnificent garden of the soul.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Notes on Translations \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 1. Genesis (Bere’shit)\u003cbr\u003e Bere’shit: The Need to Connect with Others\u003cbr\u003e Noaḥ: Talking to the Divine\u003cbr\u003e Lekh Lekha: Taking Our Next Step\u003cbr\u003e Va-yera’: Cultivating the Spiritual Practice of Hospitality\u003cbr\u003e Ḥayyei Sarah: Spiritual Protest\u003cbr\u003e Toledot: Spiritual Conflict Resolution\u003cbr\u003e Va-yetse’: Yearning for a Personal Encounter with God\u003cbr\u003e Va-yishlaḥ: Transforming Heel Consciousness to Face Consciousness\u003cbr\u003e Va-yeshev: Navigating Our Inner Opposing Personalities\u003cbr\u003e Mikkets: Removing Our Disguises to Show Our True Selves\u003cbr\u003e Va-yiggash: Seeking and Granting Forgiveness\u003cbr\u003e Va-yeḥi: Finding Favor in Others \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 2. Exodus (Shemot)\u003cbr\u003e Shemot: Overcoming Habitual Behaviors\u003cbr\u003e Va-’era’: Awareness of the Divine in Our Midst\u003cbr\u003e Bo’: Inner Self-Renewal\u003cbr\u003e Be-shallaḥ: Jumping into Our Own Sea of Mystery\u003cbr\u003e Yitro: Spiritual Intimacy\u003cbr\u003e Mishpatim: Doing before Understanding\u003cbr\u003e Terumah: Creating the Inner Home for the Divine\u003cbr\u003e Tetsavveh: Being in Service\u003cbr\u003e Ki Tissa’: The Inherent Value of Every Person\u003cbr\u003e Va-yak’hel \/ Pekudei: Transforming the Ordinary into Wonder \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 3. Leviticus (Va-yikra’)\u003cbr\u003e Va-yikra’: Hearing Our Individual Calling\u003cbr\u003e Tsav: Keeping Our Inner Fire Burning\u003cbr\u003e Shemini: A Time to Remain Silent\u003cbr\u003e Tazriaʽ \/ Metsoraʽ: Spiritual Self-Care\u003cbr\u003e ’Aḥarei Mot \/ Kedoshim: Letting Go of the Me to Be with the We\u003cbr\u003e ’Emor: Loving Peace and Pursuing Peace\u003cbr\u003e Be-har \/ Be-ḥukkotai: Taking a Leap of Faith \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 4. Numbers (Be-midbar)\u003cbr\u003e Be-midbar: Ascending the Ladder of a Sinai Consciousness\u003cbr\u003e Naso’: Creating Soul-to-Soul Connections\u003cbr\u003e Be-haʽalotekha: Receiving a Second Chance\u003cbr\u003e Shelaḥ-Lekha: Cultivating Self-Confidence\u003cbr\u003e Koraḥ: Healing an Inflated Sense of Self\u003cbr\u003e Ḥukkat \/ Balak: Using the Power of Speech to Enhance the Quality of Life\u003cbr\u003e Pinḥas: Cultivating Shepherd Leadership\u003cbr\u003e Mattot \/ Maseʽei: The Wondrous Journey to Your Soul \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 5. Deuteronomy (Devarim)\u003cbr\u003e Devarim: Discovering Our Inner Moral Compass\u003cbr\u003e Va-etḥannan: Loving Life with All Our Heart, Soul, and Might\u003cbr\u003e ʽEkev: Reimagining Mitzvot as a Source to Shine Our Inner Light\u003cbr\u003e Re’eh: Seeing the Potential Blessing in Each Moment\u003cbr\u003e Shofetim: Cultivating Wholeheartedness\u003cbr\u003e Ki Tetse’: Eliciting Compassion to Flow from Above\u003cbr\u003e Ki Tavo’: Dynamically Walking in the Eternal’s Ways\u003cbr\u003e Nitsavim \/ Va-yelekh: Connecting in Vulnerability\u003cbr\u003e Ha’azinu: Remembering Our Third Parent\u003cbr\u003e Ve-zo’t ha-berakhah: Touching Immortality \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"The Jewish Publication Society","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52656113582360,"sku":"9780827615717","price":15.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/planting-seeds-of-the-divine-torah-commentaries-to-cultivate-your-spiritual-practice-paperback-softback-9780827615717","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}