{"product_id":"jewish-tales-of-mystic-joy-isbn-9780787962722","title":"Jewish Tales of Mystic Joy","description":"Jewish Tales of Mystic Joy reveals the happiness that awaits us if we strive for real spirituality. The stories are about pious rabbis and humble tailors, about dancing, singing, laughing, and crying, but their common denominator is always joyous ecstasy. Drawing us into a world of devotion, the tales allow us to taste the bliss that comes from a life lived from the very center of one's self. Each story comes alive in joy and produces a \"holy shiver\" that speaks to the soul.  S'micha as a Maggid.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Note to the Reader.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Introduction.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Mystic Joy.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Mystical and Joyful Hasidism.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Relationship Between Mysticism and Joy.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Tracing Joy to Its Source.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Joy in His Place.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Joy Above and Below.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Loving Joy and Hating Sadness.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e God Is with Us.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Joy and Judaism.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e About the Tales.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Tales.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Rabbi YisraelBaal Shem Tov.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Baal Shem Tov's Parable of the Fiddler.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Baal Shem Tov Dances with the Spiritual Torah.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Heikel the Water Carrier.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Parable of the Sweeper.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e His Disciples Dance on the New Moon.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e With Joy and with Sadness.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Joy of Jewishness.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Inheriting a Treasure.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A Jew Lives Here!\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A Real Jew.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Bach's Partner in Heaven.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Even the Least Devotion Is Precious.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Joy of Sabbaths and Holidays.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Parable of the King's Letter.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Two Thrones.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Sabbath like the Chernovitzer.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Hasidic Snowmen.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A Hasid Persecuted for His Joy.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Simhat Torah Joy on Yom Kippur.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Rejoicing at Your Brother's Simha.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Baal Shem Tov About Joy on Tu BeShvat.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Dance of Tu BeShvat.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e How Joy and Love Can Conquer Hate.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Rebbe David of Dinov Celebrates Purim.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A Prison Seder.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Dancing with Your Archenemy.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Portraits in the Ecstasy of Joy.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Rebbe Levi Yitzhak of Berditchev.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Stained Tallis.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Rebbe Shlomo of Zevill.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Ecstasy from Te.llin.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Rebbe's Holy Dancing.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Rabbi Yaakov Filmer.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e It's Good!\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Rabbi Yaakov Arye of Radzimin.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Thou Shalt Not Steal.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e An Unforgettable Dance.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Hidden Light.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Flashes of Godliness.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Effect of Viewing a Holy Face.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Holy Clock.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e How to Be Joyful.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Baal Shem Tov Learns Love of God from a Shepherd.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Rebbe Zusya Never Af.icted.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Rebbe Zusya About Joy and Anger.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Dancing into Gehinnom.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Shirt of a Happy Man.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Somersaulting for the Holy Flock of Lambs.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Somersaulting for the Glory of God.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Dancing into Jerusalem.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Dancing in Ecstasy.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Watching the Grandfather Dance.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Revelation in Dancing.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Dance of Parting.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Dance of Holy Friendship.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Dancing with God.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Lost in a World of Delight.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Forgetfulness.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e No One Noticed.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Ravished.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Living with the Times.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Eating in Ecstasy.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Rabbi Yaakov Koppel Dances Before the Table.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A Holy Meal in a Sukkah in Tiberias.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Happiness Even While Suffering.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Old Man Coughing.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Poverty and Bliss.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Rebbe of Azarov's White Beard.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The World of Pure Joy.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Revived by a Song.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Joy and Ecstasy Remove Suffering.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e From My Naked Flesh I Would See God!\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Reb Arele's Sukkot.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Joy Saves from Death.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Only Joy, for There Is No Bad, No Trouble, No Sadness, No Death.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e An Ecstatic Passing.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Joy Until the Final Moment of Life.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Joy of Humor.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Joy of a Wedding.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Telling Jokes for the Sake of God.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Secret of Dying.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Dancing Bear.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Power of Joy.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Progress and Priorities.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e More Important Than Ecstasy.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In the Subway.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Joy of a Holy Brother.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Notes.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Glossary.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Author. Yitzhak Buxbaum is a maggid, a traditional Jewish storyteller and teacher, who specializes in mysticism, spirituality, and Hasidic tales. He is the author of nine books including Jewish Spiritual Practices, Storytelling and Spirituality in Judaism, and An Open Heart: The Mystic Path of Loving People. Yitzhak teaches at The New School University and resides in New York City.  Many Jewish tales vividly express the joy, ecstasy, and bliss of holy and ordinary people in exalted moments. This stunning collection contains tales that portray the mystic joy that comes from a passionate love for God and people. \u003cbr\u003e  According to the Jewish mystics, the soul's essence is bliss. The soul yearns for joy; it requires joy; but it can only be satisfied with spiritual pleasures that reveal its true nature. The goal is to tap the immense joy that lies within us, to contact our soul's heavenly source of unlimited joy. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eJewish Tales of Mystic Joy\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the happiness that awaits us if we strive for real spirituality. The stories are about pious rabbis and humble tailors, about dancing, singing, laughing, and crying, but their common denominator is always joyous ecstasy. Drawing us into a world of devotion, the tales allow us to taste the bliss that comes from a life lived from the very center of one's self. Each story comes alive in joy and produces a \"holy shiver\" that speaks to the soul.  Can mysticism be joyful, even fun? According to storyteller Yitzhak Buxbaum, the editor of this inspiring collection of tales, Jewish mysticism leads to bliss, ecstasy, happiness, and humor. These traditional tales about people who \"went all the way\" will let you taste the mystic joy that accompanies intense devotion and life lived to the very fullest. Profound and entertaining, these stories prove that ecstatic laughter and ecstatic mourning come from the same pot and that only deep spiritual experience, only joy, can lead you to your own spiritual fulfillment.   \"Yitzhak Buxbaum's \u003ci\u003eJewish Tales of Mystic Joy\u003c\/i\u003e clearly shows that faith brings joy. His book is filled with Hasidic stories that inspire one to appreciate all that is good in one's life and that guide one on an ascent in the path to joy.\" \u003cbr\u003e  — Joseph Telushkin, author, \u003ci\u003eJewish Literacy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Jewish Values\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Read these tales of mystic joy out loud and hear them as if Reb Yitzhak Buxbaum is telling them. They are made for the ear that responds to the Sh'ma Yisrael. Let each tale rest on your heart, so that when your heart opens it will drop in and find a place in your memory and awareness.\"\u003cbr\u003e  — Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989489860837,"sku":"NP9780787962722","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780787962722.jpg?v=1761784311","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/jewish-tales-of-mystic-joy-isbn-9780787962722","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}