Bøger af Rabbi Benjamin Blech

The hurried pace of our lives and the all-consuming demands of our daily activities often leave us unable to pursue answers to the profound questions that define our existence and purpose on Earth. This book offers an exploration into some of these fundamental questions: How can we live lives that are spiritually ennobling and personally fulfilling? How can we be blessed with achievements that leave the world enriched by our presence? Rabbi Blech's observations are informed by decades of study and personal wisdom, yet distilled to a few pages each. As Chief Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes once observed, "a moment's insight is sometimes worth a life's experience."

Ever since the earliest times, Jewish scholars have looked to the Hebrew language as a source of holiness and a wellspring of wisdom. This book gathers many examples of the meanings hidden within Hebrew words and has explained them to the modern reader. It presents Jewish insight and teachings.

While there are many Jewish books of names, Your Name Is Your Blessing is different. It uses the secrets of Kabbalah, the mystical teachings of spiritual masters of old, to explain the profound meanings hidden in every person's name. A name tells a story that captures a person's character and personality, and in Your Name Is Your Blessing Benjamin and Elaine Blech provide the gematria-the total numerical value of the name's letters, which is the starting point kabbalistic analysis-for hundreds of names, as well as biblical words, phrases, and blessings associated with these gematria. Useful for those exploring their own names and identities, as well as for parents searching for the perfect name for their child, Your Name Is Your Blessing is an essential reference.

Judaism is primarily a religion of actions rather than beliefs. When the Jewish people accepted God's covenant, they committed themselves first to obedience and practice, and then to striving to understand the message implicit in the Torah. This textbook presents a comprehensive explication of the Jewish faith.