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Jewish Spirituality: A Brief Introduction for Christians. By Lawrence Kushner: Woodstock, Vt.: Jewish Lights Publishing, 2001. 102 pp. $12.95 (paper).
Lawrence Kushner is a Reform rabbi who has written widely in the field of Jewish mysticism and spirituality. Of the three broad trends in modern Reform Judaism-the rediscovery of traditional Jewish ritual and halakhic practice, commitment to social justice and tikkun olam, and Jewish "spirituality"-it is the last that is probably the most vigorous. And Rabbi Kushner is the outstanding example of the genre.
His book is intended for Christians, as an attempt to present Judaism as a living religion of faith and prayer. Many Christians probably still see Judaism as a...