LEADER 04008nam 2200697Ia 450 001 9910972959403321 005 20251117095719.0 010 $a1-4384-3650-5 035 $a(CKB)2550000000104334 035 $a(EBL)3407184 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000676448 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11420722 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000676448 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10684099 035 $a(PQKB)11173043 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3407184 035 $a(OCoLC)794701353 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse14082 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3407184 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10574045 035 $a(BIP)41609462 035 $a(BIP)47656586 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000104334 100 $a19980529d1999 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 12$aA spiritual life $ea Jewish feminist journey /$fMerle Feld 210 $aAlbany $cState University of New York Press$dc1999 215 $a1 online resource (344 p.) 225 1 $aSUNY series in modern Jewish literature and culture 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a0-7914-4117-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 263-264) and index. 327 $aHalf Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Content -- Beginnings -- Beginning Again -- The Necessity of Poetry in My Life -- Report from the Trenches -- Passion -- Yizkor -- Israel -- Repairing the World: The Work of Tikkun Olam -- Daily Prayer -- We All Stood Together -- Brigadoon, A Place for Dreams to Grow -- Readers" and Writers" Guide -- Back Matter -- Glossary -- Index of Poems -- Literary Sources -- About the Author -- Back Cover. 330 $aExplores the complex facets of a Jewish woman's spiritual coming-of-age, capturing the emotional and spiritual reality of contemporary Jews as well as religious seekers of all types. A unique memoir that interweaves poetry, narrative, meditation, and social history, A Spiritual Life explores the complex facets of a Jewish woman's spiritual coming-of-age, capturing the emotional and spiritual reality of contemporary Jews as well as religious seekers of all types. From the experiences of early childhood, to the spiritual awakening of a secular adolescent encountering Jewish tradition, to the alternately funny and searing tales of new-found independence, early married life, young motherhood, and midlife, Feld comments with remarkable honesty and clarity on the many stages of spiritual and artistic exploration and growth. Overarching all these accounts is the picture of how the cycle of the Jewish calendar year comes to provide an ever-renewing source of sustenance for the author's deepening spiritual expression. Merle Feld is an award-winning playwright and poet whose work has appeared in numerous anthologies and prayerbooks. Her plays Across the Jordan and The Gates Are Closing have been staged and read at synagogues and universities across the country and internationally. 410 0$aSUNY series in modern Jewish literature and culture. 606 $aJewish women$zUnited States$vBiography 606 $aJewish women$xReligious life$zUnited States 606 $aFeminism$xReligious aspects$xJudaism 606 $aFeminists$zUnited States$vBiography 606 $aSpiritual life$xJudaism 606 $aJewish religious poetry, American 615 0$aJewish women 615 0$aJewish women$xReligious life 615 0$aFeminism$xReligious aspects$xJudaism. 615 0$aFeminists 615 0$aSpiritual life$xJudaism. 615 0$aJewish religious poetry, American. 676 $a305.48/8924073 676 $aB 700 $aFeld$b Merle$f1947-$01869074 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910972959403321 996 $aA spiritual life$94477258 997 $aUNINA