Abramowitz, Yosef and Rabbi Susan Silverman, Jewish Family and Life: Traditions, Holidays and Values, Golden Books, NY. 1997. A very well laid out, enthusiastic introduction to these matters, sometimes spiritual, very useful for families to have and access.

Artson, Bradley Shavit. It’s a Mitzvah, Step-by-Step to Jewish Living, Behrman House, 1995. Clear, accessible, meaningful, useful and spiritual guide to the wide range of mitzvot.

Penina Adelman, Miriam's Well, Biblio Press, 1991. Great rituals for women, easy to use.

Isa Aron. Becoming a Congregation of Learners. Jewish Lights, 2000. Excellent template for helping a congregations to develop the depth of infrastructure and understanding to deeply enjoy and cultivate Jewish learning.

Susan Berrin (Ed.) Celebrating the New Moon: A Rosh Chodesh Anthology. Aronson, 1996. ISBN 1-56821-459-6. Great for Rosh Chodesh leaders and those with a regular Rosh Chodesh practice.

Sylvia Boorstein and Stephen Mitchell. Funny You Don't Look Buddhist. Harper SF 1996. ISBN 0060609575. Her many books make nice gifts for Jews who meditate and haven't connected with Jewish meditation yet.

Nilton Bonder, The Kabbalah of Envy/The Kabbalah of Money/The Kabbalah of Food, Shambhala, 1997 &8. He may have another one out, easy to access musar in the truest sense of the term, very human.

Anne Brener, Mourning and Mitzvah. Jewish Lights, 1993. ISBN 1-879045-23-0 EXCEPTIONAL. The best book I have found for combining Jewish spirituality with deep, traditional mourning practices and creative therapeutic approach. Easy to use, a must for every household.

Esther Broner, Bringing Home the Light: A Jewish Woman's Handbook of Rituals,Council Oak, 1999. On the new-agey side, handsomely  presented.

Lawrence Bush and Jeffrey Dekro,
Jews, Money, and Social Responsibility is available from The Shefa Fund, 8459 Ridge Avenue, Second Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19128-2119. The best work
on spirituality and money I've found, solid and helpful.

Yitzhak Buxbaum. Jewish Spiritual Practices. Aronson, 1990. 1-56821-206-2. The best source reader on Hassidic spirituality, a large compendium, for folks who enjoy scanning text for cool stories and inspiring passages.

Nina Beth Cardin. Tears of Sorrow, Seeds of Hope: A Jewish Spiritual Companion for Infertility and Pregnancy Loss. Jewish Lights 1999. ISBN l-58023-017-2. Important to have a few around, or two in the synagogue library, speaks to the heart of what people don’t often talk about out loud.

Nina Beth Cardin. The Tapestry of Jewish Time: A Spiritual Guide to Holidays and Life-Cycle Events, Behrman House, 2000. Print is small, it is the best thing out so far, though not really so spiritual as the title suggests.

Mitchell Chefitz, The Seventh Telling: The Kabbalah of Moshe Katan, A Novel, St. Martin’s Press, 2001. Great novel about how to use Kabbalah in your life as illustrated in a tale about a unique Jewish community, a spiritual rabbi, and dealing with cancer and meaning.

David Cooper. God is a Verb: Kabbalah and the Practice of Mystical Judaism. ISBN#: 157-3220558. A classic, accessible, combines chassidic spirituality and a Jewish rabbi’s understanding of meditation via his time in Buddhism. A very good read.

David Cooper. Entering the Sacred Mountain: Exploring the Mystical Practices of Judaism, Buddhism, and Sufism. Bell Tower, 1994. ISBN 0-517-88464-X.

David Cooper. Silence Simplicity and Solitude: A Guide for Spiritual Retreat. Bell Tower, 1992. ISBN 0-517-88186-1.

David Cooper. The Heart of Stillness: The Elements of Spiritual Practice. Bell Tower, 1992. ISBN 0-517-88187-X.

Avram Davis (ed.) Meditation from the Heart of Judaism: Today's Teachers Share Their Practices, Techniques and Faith. Jewish Lights, 1997. ISBN 1-87045-77-X. Excellent collection of essays by Jewish Meditation teachers.

Avram Davis and Sara Shendelman, Traditions : The Complete Book of Prayers, Rituals, and Blessings for Every Jewish Home, Hyperion, 1998. Nice looking multi-color basic book on what things are. Not particularly spiritual, makes a nice gift for beginners.

Anita Diamant, The New Jewish Wedding, Summit Books, 1985. The perfect book to read in preparation for your wedding ritual, explains the Jewish wedding and offers creative ideas to enhance the experience. I require it for all couples for whose weddings I am the rabbi.

Anita Diamant, The New Jewish Baby Book, Jewish Lights, 1994. Also excellent for preparing for naming rituals for a new baby.

Anita Diamant, The Red Tent, Magnificent novel full of new midrashic interpretations of Torah women's lives and the midrash of the rabbis.

Rabbi Wayne Dosick. Soul Judaism: Dancing with God in a New Era, Jewish Lights, 1999.Gives a nice introduction to some aspects of Jewish spirituality, inexpensive, easy to read.

Wayne D. Dosick, Living Judaism: The Complete Guide to Jewish Belief, Tradition and Practice, Harper San Francisco.

Menachem Ekstein: Visions of a compassionate World: Guided Imagery for Spiritual Growth and Social Transformation, Urim Press, 2001. A lost manuscript is translated and a Jewish spirituality that does speak today is found, good guidance here.

Dov Peretz Elkins, Jewish Guided Imagery, Growth Associates, 212 Stuart Rd. East, Princeton, NJ 085400-1946. ISBN 0-918834-16-3.

Ari Elon, Naomi Mara Hyman, Arthur Waskow. Trees, Earth and Torah: A Tu B'Shvat Anthology. Jewish Publication Society, Phila. ISBN 0-8276-0671-0. Copious sources for engaged in Jewish environmental studies.

Nan Fink Gefen, Discovering Jewish Meditation: Instruction & Guidance for Learning an Ancient Spiritual Practice, Jewish Lights, 1999. Nice user friendly introduction to this subject.

Tirzah Firestone, The Receiving: Reclaiming Jewish Women's Wisdom. HarperSF 2002. Based upon her studies with Rabbi Leah Novick, Tirzah restores seven ancient, remarkable Jewish women from Talmudic and Medieval times to the pages of Jewish life. Wonderful work.

Tamar Frankiel & Judy Greenfeld. Minding the Temple of the Soul: Balancing Body, Mind, and Spirit through Traditional Jewish Prayer, Movement, and Meditation. Jewish Lights, 1997. ISBN 1-879045-64-8. Combines yoga-type movement traditions with Jewish prayer, nicely done. Another one in this series came out recently, for bed time rituals, nice!

Tamar Frankiel, The Gift of Kabbalah: Discovering the Secrets of Heaven, Renewing Your Life on Earth, Jewish Lights, 2001. NEW - A Great Introduction to Kabballah, easy to read and implement.

Tamar Frankiel & Judy Greenfeld. Minding the Temple of the Body (to be released in 2000)

Tikva Frymer-Kensky, Motherprayer: The Pregnant Woman's Spiritual Companion, Riverhead Books, 1995. If still in print makes a great present for expectant women, full of ancient poetry to read while pregnant and birthing and rich in solid scholarly info on life for moms-to-be long ago.

Nancy Fuchs-Kreimer. Our Share of Night, Our Share of Morning: Parenting as a Spiritual Journey. Jewish Lights 1998. Excellent, easy read, great ideas.

Ginsburg, Elliot. The Sabbath in the Classical Kabbalah. SUNY, 1989. Heavy for the general public, I learned so much from this, even read the footnotes twice!

Rabbi Shefa Gold - cds, tapes, website: http://rabbishefagold.com

Gold, Michael. and Hannah wept: Infertility, Adoption and the Jewish Couple. JPS, 1998. A classic, some excellent emotional and Jewish support in here, at times a bit dated, still worthwhile.

Goldstein, Elyse. ReVisions : Seeing Torah Through a Feminist Lens, Jewish Lights, 1999. Clear explanations of new ways women find of studying Jewish sacred text.

Goldstein, Elyse, The Women's Torah Commentary : New Insights from Women Rabbis on the 54 Weekly Torah Portions, Jewish Lights 2001. I was too busy writing for Simon and Schuster to accept the invite to write for this - a great collection - wonderful Hanukkah present for anyone and a must for every synagogue and college library.

Gottlieb, Freema, The Lamp of God: A Jewish Book of Light, Aronson, 1989. Has some unique takes on Zohar.

Lynn Gottlieb. She Who Dwells Within: A Feminist Vision of a Renewed Judaism. Harper SF, 1995. ISBN 0-06-063292-5. A classic, teaches steps of how to do personal ritual,  and includes her experience in native American lands as a rabbi.

Arthur Green, Tormented Master, Jewish Lights, 1992. ISBN 1-879045-11-7. Biography of Nachman of Breslov, you may be surprised by this take on his life.

Arthur Green, Seek My Face, Speak My Name. Solid Jewish philosophy through a deep soul for the times in which we live.

Arthur Green, Ehyeh: A Kabbalah For Tomorrow. Jewish Lights, 2003. Attempt at offering a Kabbalah based theology for today.

Avrum Greenbaum. Under the Table & How to Get UP: Jewish Pathways to Spiritual Growth, Tsohar Publishing. 199l. ISBN 0930213-41-6. Opens with a magnificent midrash.

Avraham Greenbaum, The Wings of the Sun: Traditional Jewish Healing inTheory and Practice, Breslov Research Institute,1995. ISBN 0-930213-53-X. Fascinating collection of Jewish healing traditions, focusing on those of Reb Nachman of Breslov in particular.

Hendler, Lee Meyergoff: The Year Mom Got Religion, one woman's midlife journey into Judaism, Jewish Lights, 1998, isbn l-58023-000-8. Good to have a copy in your synagogue library.

Heschel, Abraham Joshua, The Sabbath, 1951, Harper Collins. The ultimate, beautiful explanation of Shabbat, exquisite book.

Edward Hoffman: The Heavenly Ladder: Kabbalistic Techniques for Inner Growth.

Moshe Idel, Kabbalah New Perspectives, Yale University, 1988. ISBN 0-300-04699-5. Scholarly Classic, best for scholars, dense.

Simon Jacobson, Spiritual Guide to The Counting of the Omer, orders from wisdomreb@aol.com. A delightful little guide book, we use it every year, spiritual and psychological in intent.

Simon Jacobson, Toward a Meaningful life: The Wisdom of the Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson, Morrow, 1995. Beautiful adaptations of the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe for soulful Jews regardless of denomination.

Rodger Kamenetz, Stalking Elijah: Adventures with Today's Jewish Mystical Masters, Harper SF, 1997. ISBN#: 0060642319.

Rodger Kamenetz, The Jew in the Lotus, HarperCollins, 1994. ISBN:0-06-05674-1 This book has left a lasting impact on the souls of many who hope to find spirituality in their Jewish roots, paper back and valuable.

Aryeh Kaplan, Jewish Meditation, Schocken Books, 1985. Classic, I’d get this one of his for the book fair.

Aryeh Kaplan, Inner Space: Introduction to Kabbalah, Meditation and Prophecy, Moznaim Pub, ISBN 09440118564, June 1990. Delicious way to explore for those inclined to practice this material.

Aryeh Kaplan, Meditation and the Bible, Aronson , 1995. ISBN#1-56821-382-4. Advanced. I got a lot out of this once my foundation was set.

Aryeh Kaplan, Meditation and Kabbalah. Samuel Weiser, Inc. 1982. ISBN 0-87728-616-7 Advanced. I got a lot out of this once my foundation was set.

Aryeh, Kaplan, Sefer Yetzirah,:The Book of Creation in Theory and Practice, Weiser Publ., 1960. Advanced. For Rabbis, the synagogue library, and serious mystics - this is fascinating!

Kay, Alan A. A Jewish Book of Comfort, Aronson, 1993. Poems, essays, readings from the tradition to support a person during loss.

Lawrence Kushner, Honey from the Rock, Jewish Lights, 1995. ISBN:1-879045-02-8. Sweet selection of sources.

Lawrence Kushner, Eyes Remade for Wonder, Jewish Lights, 1998  Moving stories of Jewish spirituality.

Lawrence Kushner, God Was in this Place and I, I Did not Know, Jewish Lights, 1993. Another sweet selection of sources.

Lawrence Kushner, The River of Light, Jewish Lights, 1991.Another sweet selection of sources.

Lawrence Kushner, Kabbalah: Way of Lights, Jewish Lights, 1999.

Lawrence Kushner, The Way into the Jewish Mystical Tradition, Jewish Lights, 2000. My friend Carola de Vries says this has some nice passages, I haven't had a chance to read it yet.

Shoni Labowitz, Miraculous Living: A Guided Journey in Kabbalah through the Ten Gates of the Tree of Life. Simon and Shuster 1996. ISBN 0684814447. Accessible, interesting reading, combines Buddhism with her life in orthodoxy and now she is a very creative rabbi in Fla.

Norman Lamm, The Shema: Spirituality and Law in Judaism, JPS 1998. ISBN 0-8276-0655-9. Really this is a collection of teachings and stories about the shema, it is worthwhile, delightful actually.

Michael Lerner, Jewish Renewal, HarperPerennial, 1994. ISBN:0-06-097675-6. Foundational work that has helped support the Jewish spiritual renaissance, focuses mainly on societal issues that Jewish spirituality addresses.

Michael Lerner, The Politics of Meaning: Restoring Hope and Possibility in an Age of Cynicism, Addison Wesley, 1996. My husband's health professionals group is reading this right now with great enthusiasm.

Yitta Halberstam Mandelbaum. Holy Brother: Inspiring Stories and Enchanted Tales about Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach. Aronson Press 1997. ISBN 0-7657-5959-4. Fun and deep, for those who knew him or didn't.

Daniel Matt, The Essential Kabballah, Harper San Francisco, 1995. ISBN 0-06-251164-5. User friendly translations of segments of the Zohar, a nice gift.

Daniel Matt, God and the Big Bang: Discovering Harmony Between Science and Spirituality. Great for a book group, quick, easy to read, insightful and useful.

Obadyah Maimonides, The Treatise of the Pool, 1981, The Sufi Trust. ISBN 0-900860-87-1. Advanced, study with a teacher.

Daniel C. Matt, Zohar: Annotated and Explained. Skylight Paths, 2002. Lovely collection of translations and interpretations by one who is able to help entry level folks experience meaning in difficult places.

Goldie Milgram:
Reclaiming Judaism as a Spiritual Practice, Jewish Lights 2004.
Meaning and Mitzvah: Daily Practices for Reclaiming Judaism through Prayer, God, Torah, Hebrew, Mitzvot and Peoplehood. Jewish Lights 2006.
Holiness and Happiness: An Empowering and Comprehensive Guide to Creating Beautiful and Meaningful Jewish Life Cycle Rituals and Practices. Jewish Lights 2007.
This complete series covers the ten major forms of Jewish practices; designed to show not only what the basic practices are, but also some of the powerful and beautifully  less-well known  practices; explains methods of undertaking Jewish practice that greatly increase the chances you will be touched in a meaningful and relevant way by your connection to Judaism and the Jewish people.

Goldie Milgram:
Make Your Own Bar/Bat Mitzvah: A Personal Guide to Creating a Meaningful Rite of Passage, Jossey-Bass, 2004. Ground-breaking work that reframes bar/bat mitzvah readiness away from rote rites of memorization towards numerous meaningful ways to experience emotional satisfaction, intellectual expansion, spiritual connection and logistical excellence during the season of bar/bat mitzvah preparation, ritual and celebration. Highly acclaimed by parents and Jewish educators world-wide for eye-opening new ideas that turn everyone on to a healthier, holier, happier approach to bar/bat mitzvah.

Jo Milgrom. Handmade Midrash: Workshops in Visual Theology. JPS, 1992. ISBN 0-8276-0406-8. A must for teachers and great for parents and artists, delightful.

Rabbi James L. Mirel & Karen Bonnel Werth, Stepping Stones to Jewish Spiritual Living. Jewish Lights, Woodstock, N.Y. 1998. ISBN 1-58023-003-2.

Alan Morinis, Climbing Jacob's Ladder, Broadway Books, 2002. Male spiritual journey book that also transforms the strict traditions of mussar into loving ways to pay attention to personal qualities that need work.

Lillian Nattel, The River Midnight, Knoft, 1998. Beautiful novel of community, spirit and mystery in the shtetl by a Canadian woman.

Marc-Alain Ouaknin, Mysteries of the Kabbalah, Abbeville Press Publishers, NY, ISBN 0-789-023-8. Excellent, clear description of history, major aspects of Kaballah and beautiful expression of the heart of the matter. Probably a first choice for teaching this in congregations and colleges, poetic and academically accurate.

Carol Ochs and Kerry M. Olitzky, Jewish Spiritual Guidance, Jossey-Bass Pub., 1997. ISBN 0-7879-1059-7. (for clergy and therapists)

Debra Orenstein, Lifecycles: Jewish Women on Life Passages & Personal Milestones. EXCELLENT: For every Jewish home with a woman or girl in it.

Debra Orenstein, with Jane Rachel Litman vol 2. Lifecycles: Jewish Women on Biblical Themes in Contemporary Life. Jewish Lights, 1997. ISBN 1-879045-15-X Also Excellent.

Judy Petsonk. Taking Judaism Personally: Creating a Meaningful Spiritual Life. The Free Press. 1996. Love personal stories of spiritual journeying? This is for you.

Simcha Paull Raphael. Jewish Views of the Afterlife. Aronson, 1996. ISBN 1-56821-938-5. Excellent explanation of this intriguing part of Judaism, yes we do have a history of reincarnation as a Jewish belief. Great read.

Reb Nachman of Breslov. The Empty Chair: Finding Hope and Joy. Jewish Lights, 1994. ISBN 1-879045-67-2. 

Marcia Prager, The Path of Blessing: Experiencing the Energy and Abundance of the Divine, Bell Tower, NY., 1998. ISBN 0-517-70363-7. Great reading, inspiring, spiritual and educational.

Marcia Prager, Amidah Cards. Beautifully illustrated with descriptions of each blessings that help to impart its spiritual possibilities. Order through Elat Chayyim.

Melinda Ribner, Everyday Kabbalah : A Practical Guide to Jewish Meditation, Healing, and Personal Growth; June 1998; Citadel Press. May be out of print, user-friendly visualization-based introduction , trained by R. Shlomo Carlbach.

Mindy Ribner, The Gift of a New Beginning (order by writing to 332 West 87th. St., NY, NY 10024 ($12 each, bulk discounts available I believe...it's a nice piece on Kabbalah, Teshuva and High Holidays) Good for those who will study at home, nicely designed.

Mindy Ribner, Kaballah Month by Month: A Year of Spiritual Practice and Personal Transformation, Jossey Bass, 2002, ISBN 078796523. Reveals the correlations of Judaism with astrology, which for hundreds of years were actually deeply interpenetrated, an inspiring guide, very helpful for  those who observe Rosh Hodesh.

Carol Rose, Mother Cards, deck of cards which teach about Jewish women in the bible. Available by private order.  A unique  present.

Peninnah Schram, Tales of Elijah The Prophet, Aronson, 1991. I told my children stories out of this every Shabbat and they are still important memories for them! Peninnah has many books out, her works are treasure chests.

Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, Gate to the Heart: An Evolving Process. (Via Elat Chayyim bookstore.) Exquisite little book by the founder of the Jewish renewal phenomenon, offers accessible, deep spiritual guidance.

Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, The First Step. (Out of print, hopefully a copy is in your synagogue library, or else try to find a used copy via the Jewish Book Maven, my favorite new and used Jewish book vendor, .http://www.abebooks.com/home/jewishbookmaven)

Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, Paradigm Shift, Aronson, 1994. Creative options for Jewish prayer and ritual, a groundbreaking work for those seriously engaged in renewing Jewish spiritual life.

Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, Wrapped in a Holy Flame, Jossey-Bass, 2003. Insight into the lives of Hassidic teachers and their teachings.

Kalonymus Kalman Shapira, Conscious Community: A Guide to Inner Work. Aronson, 1996. ISBN 156218974. Very interesting to read and reflect on your own community, he was called the Piacetzna rebbe. Co-ranslated by Rabbi Andrea Cohen-Kiener and Yosef Grodsky.

Rami Shapiro, Minyan. Bell Tower, 1997. ISBN 0609800558. Very spiritual, clear, simple and a loving guide to Jewish spirituality from a rabbi also heavily influenced by Buddhism. Visit his web site for more great stuff to order: www.simplyjewish.com

Rami Shapiro, Embracing Esau: A Jewish View of the Deep Masculine and Its Reclamation, 1993. Seminal work for Jewish men, a great gift, I hope it is still in print.

Rami Shapiro, This is the Path: 12 Step Programs in a Jewish Context. Very important restatement of 12 step program into Jewish terms. Excellent and not just for addicts to substances, this spirituality speaks to everyone who is addicted to "time."

Rami Shapiro, The Way of Solomon: Finding Joy and Contentment in the Wisdom of Ecclesiastes: Harper San Francisco, 2000. Oh, this is exquisite, my husband and I are studying a section together each day with a copy of the text in Hebrew as well.

Rabbi Michael Shire, To Life! L'Chaim!: Prayers and Blessings for the Jewish Home, Chronicle Books LLC, San Francisco, 2000. ISBN 0-8118-2964-2. A beautiful gift and spiritually elegant work. I love this.

Richard Siegel, Michael Strassfeld, Sharon Strassfeld, The First Jewish Catalog, Jewish Publication Society, 198? (book is undated and out of print, look in libraries near you or places like the Jewish Book Maven on the web, very worthwhile!).

Kalonymus Kalman Shapira, To Heal the Soul, Aronson, 1995. ISBN 156821306-9. Deep read for searching souls.

Neil Asher Silberman, Heavenly Powers, Unraveling the Secret History of the Kabbalah. Grosset/Putnam, New York, 1998. Very interesting historical presentation.

Adin Steinsaltz, The Sustaining Utterance, Aronson, 1989, ISBN 0-87668-8545-8. I love his work, his books usually need to be read by lay persons with the help of a teacher.

Adin Steinsaltz, The Thirteen Petalled Rose, Aronson, 1992. ISBN 0-87668-450-9. Must be studied with a teacher, exquisite work

Adin Steinsaltz, The Strife of the Spirit, Aronson, 1988. ISBN 0-87668-986-1. Spoke profoundly to my soul, beautiful work.

A Night of Questions Haggaddah, edited by Rabbis Michael Strassfeld and Joy Levitt (The Reconstructionist Press, 2000) Brings Jewish spirituality to the seder in a colorful, entry-level, user-friendly way, a major improvement on existing seder booklets, a good tape also available for this. via JRF.org, Jewish Reconstructionist Foundation.

Michael Strassfeld, The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary. Harper & Row, 1985. ISBN 0-06-272008-2. Very helpful resource for basic Jewish holiday practices through a spiritual lens.

Tenenbaum, Leore, Claudia R. Chernov, Hadssah Trop, edited by Carol Diament, Moonbeams, A Hadassah Rosh Hodesh Guide, Jewish Lights Publishing, 2000. The gift of the year for a Jewish girl or woman, this is not your Grandmother’s Hadassah book, excellent!

Arthur Waskow, Down to Earth Judaism: Food, Money, Sex and the Rest of Life..a Spiritual Guide. Quill Press, 1995. ISBN 0-688-15127-2. Lots of sources in here!

Arthur Waskow, Godwresting -Round 2, Ancient Wisdom, Future Paths. Jewish Lights,1998. ISBN 1-879045-72-9. Deep theological questions in accessible format.

Arthur Waskow, Seasons of Our Joy: A Modern Guide to the Jewish Holidays. Beacon Press, Boston, 1982. ISBN 9-780807036112. Valuable and the original spiritual guide for the holidays from a leader in Jewish renewal.

Arthur Waskow, A Time for Every Purpose Under Heaven: The Jewish Life-Spiral as a Spiritual Path.

Arthur Waskow, The Shalom Center Web Site: http://www.shalomctr.org Great resources, powerful thinker, the political views of the writer only sometimes coincide with those of Reb Goldie.

Matis Weinberg, Frameworks (series teaching on each book of the Torah, amazingly accessible spiritual commentary), Foundation for Jewish Publication, 1998.) The perfect adult bar/bat mitzvah and Jewish educator/clergy present, these Torah commentaries are very spiritual, deep, accessible, the author is orthodox so expect some patriarchal bias.

Leon Wieseltier, Kaddish, Vintage Books, NY, 1998. Great, deep reading at any time.

Shohama Harris Wiener and Jonathan Omer-Man. Worlds of Jewish Prayer: A Festschrift in Honor of Rabbi Zalman M. Schachter-Shalomi. Aronson, 1993. ISBN 0-87688-582-3. Lots of creative essays on joyful Jewishing here to honor Reb Zalman.

Shohama Wiener (Ed.), The Fifty-Eighth Century: A Jewish Renewal Sourcebook, Aronson, 1996. ISBN 1568219474. Even more creative essays on joyful Jewishing here to honor Reb Zalman.

Gershon Winkler, Sacred Secrets: The Sanctity of Sex in Jewish Law and Lore, Aronson 1998. Don't let the title fool you, this little book is a hidden secret of neat things to know about Judaism and sexuality, a real turn on with surprises.

Gershon Winkler, The Way of the Boundary Crosser: An Introduction to Jewish Flexidoxy, Aronson, 1998. ISBN 0-7657-9986-3 Very helpful understanding of how to deal with the apparent inflexibility of halachah when your spirituality and personal values seem in conflict with Judaism, a fascinating, accessible read for serious Jewishing.

Yosef hayim Yerushalmi, Zakhor: Jewish History and Jewish Memory, University of Washington Press, Seattle, 1982. A gem, I read it when it came out and searched for a copy recently. Exquisite essays that touch the heart of memory.

David Zaslow, Ivdu Et HaShem B'Simcha: A Siddur for Spiritual Renewal. 1997. (Orders via the author, 692 Elkader St, Ashland Oregon 97520. email Shalom Rav@aol.com.) Excellent soft-back siddur to have at home and in religious schools, very rich resource for songs, translations and spiritual orientation of translations.

Joel Ziff, Mirrors in Time, Aronson, 1996. ISBN: 0-7657-5977-2. Helpful spiritual analysis of the holidays for clergy and therapists, perhaps educators.

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