According to Amazon this book was published in December. According to the Devorah, the publisher’s website it came out last October. But the announcing email ended up in my email box only last week. Here it is:

Inward Bound: A Guide to Understanding Kabbalah

New Book Avoids Pop publicity Surrounding Jewish Mysticism

Madonna practices it. Celebrities are studying it. While is seems that Kabbalah is everywhere these days, the information often available about Kabbalah is more hype than fact.

Finally there is a book that provides an explanation of Kabbalah based on scholarship while remaining accessible to the lay reader.

For many Jews today, Judaism is an ethnic, family oriented experience revolving around food and holidays. The typical synagogue service is often lacking true soul or meaning and thus it is no surprise that many young Jews are searching for spiritual answers elsewhere. Continue Reading