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When Prayer Feels Empty Learning To Pray With Belief "The book really shines in its description of 10 paradigms for prayer, each based on the views of various Jewish thinkers and suited to different personalities." - Publishers Weekly In The Godfile: Ten Approaches to Personalizing Prayer (Devora Publishing, May 1, 2007), Aryeh Ben David gently urges readers to take a look at their relationship with their Creator and the way they connect to Him in prayer. Ben David challenges the reader to rediscover his or her unique relationship with God through a series of practical methods that help bring meaning to the prayer experience. The Godfile reflects the dichotomous experiences of "Our God" and "the God of our Fathers" expressed in Jewish prayer. It provides a modern-day system for recreating the excitement of prayer that comes with the newness of discovery and helps the reader learn or relearn how to talk to God. The ten approaches to prayer in this book are based on the writings of great thinkers, rabbis and personalities of the past 200 years. Each possesses a different aspect of truth. And each approach possesses an element of truth that may be helpful at different times. This insightful guide is for people of all backgrounds, denominations, and religious practice who are searching for ways to access prayer and to have a meaningful and relevant prayer experience. About the Author: Rabbi Aryeh Ben David is the Founder and Director of Ayeka: Center for Jewish Spiritual Education. He also serves as the Rabbinical Educational Consultant for Hillel International, lecturing throughout the US and internationally, and Director of Spiritual Education and Senior Faculty member of Pardes Institute in Jerusalem. Rabbi Ben David was also Educational Director of the Jerusalem campus of Livnot U'Lehibanot. He is the author of the highly acclaimed Around the Shabbat Table, A Guide to Fulfilling and Meaningful Shabbat Table Conversations (2000, Jason Aronson). Rabbi Ben David received his Rabbinical Ordination from the Israeli Rabbinate and served in the IDF Artillery Corps. He lives with his wife Sandra and their six children in Efrat, Israel. Title: The Godfile: Ten Approaches to Personalizing Prayer Author: Aryeh Ben David Publisher: Devora Publishing Pub date: May 1, 2007 Pages: 250 ISBN: 1-932687-93-9 Hardcover, $16.95 ISBN: 1-932687-94-7 Paperback $12.95 This book is available through Ingram, Baker & Taylor or via the publisher directly: FAX: 1 866 205 3966 Stuart Schnee Public Relations, Marketing & Sales US Tel: 973-796-2753 Israel Tel: +972-54-790-9120 Fax: +972-2-561-0943 Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
