th AWARD WINNING MAGICIANS & ILLUSIONISTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD' SAVE UP TO 50% ON ALL KIDS TICKETS!* Chapters Of Awe from page 117 alternative meditations, including essays, poems and new rituals. There's much good and inspiring writing here; included are the voices of Rachel Adler, S.Y. Agnon, Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, Rabbi Jill Hammer, Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, Rav Kook, Elie Wiesel and others. The author is the rabbi and director of Jewish stud- ies and Hebrew at the Levine Academy in Dallas, Texas. Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski, a psy- chiatrist with a long career of helping others through his counseling, lectures and many books, believes strongly in the individual's potential to change and grow. His newest book, Happiness and the Human Spirit: The Spirituality of Becoming the Best You Can Be (Jewish Lights), makes for timely reading in this period of intro- spection. For Rabbi Twerski, spiritual- ity is something not accessible to the five senses, yet integral to the whole- ness of the individual. Making clear that spirituality and religiosity are not the same thing, he demonstrates that spirituality is a key to happiness and that every individual can be spiritual by being the best person he or she can be — and that happiness lies in becoming better, not trying to be perfect. Writing with compassion and insight, he uses examples and personal stories drawn from his distinguished career as the founder and medical director of Gateway Rehabilitation Center (now emeritus). "To be truly happy, we need to be con- tinually in the process of exercising and implementing the elements of the human spirit to the best of our abili- ties:' he writes, while sharing "10 Steps to Happiness!' Healing and the Jewish Imagination: Spiritual and Practical Perspectives on Judaism and Health, edited by Rabbi William Cutter (Jewish Lights), is a collection of provocative essays delving into the relationship between classical Jewish texts and contemporary health issues, linking body, mind and spirit. Contributors are a group of schol- ars, activists, rabbis, teachers and artists who are not directly involved in health care, but deeply inter- ested in the human dimensions. They include Rachel Adler, Arnold Eisen, Eitan Fishbane, Rabbi Arthur Green, Rabbi David Ruderman and Albert J. Winn. Rabbi Cutter is director of the Kalsman Institute on Judaism and Health at Hebrew Union College- Jewish Institute of Religion. Gift of Soul, Gift of Wisdom: A Spiritual Resource for Mentoring and Leadership by Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson (Behrman House) is an uncommon spiritual how-to book. Rabbi Artson guides readers to becoming mentors for others, learn- ing to enrich others through sharing authentic experience, knowledge and a sense of holiness. Rabbi Artson is the dean of the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies and vice president of the University of Judaism in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, performer and music producer Craig Taubman has put together a collection of brief essays, meditations and poems on the theme of hope and healing, Jewels of Elul III (Craig 'n Co./American Committee for Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem), emphasizing the possibili- ties for change and growth and hope. The pieces in this third edition are available online, in a daily version or in a small pocket edition — compact enough to fit into a tallit bag. The 29 contributors include Rabbi Harold Kushner, Matisyahu, Dr. Jerome Groopman, Anita Diamant and Rabbi David Wolpe. Free copies are available at jewelsofelul.com or (800) 707-9250. Tamar Ansh combines the mysti- cal and the practical in A Taste of Challah: A Comprehensive Guide to Challah and Bread Baking (Feldheim). Illustrated with full- color photographs that highlight the finished breads as well as the step- by-step directions, the book includes recipes for woven and braided round challahs for the holidays, symbolizing the cyclical nature of the year and eternity of life. Following tradition, Ansh, who lives in Jerusalem, adds sugar, raisins and a sprinkle of cinnamon to her challah at this time of year, making her home fragrant with sweetness and freshly baked bread. I 1 GRAND ILLUSIONS, SLEIGHT OF HAND, COMEDY, EXOTIC ANIMALS & DEATH DEFYING FEATS! WINNER! 2007 & 2005 SHOW OF THE YEAR INTERNATIONAL MAGICIANS' SOCIETY FISHER THEATRE • OCTOBER 25-28 *Discount good for kids 12 and under; some restrictions apply • Special weekday matinee 4:30PM Fri. Oct. 26 Tix at Fisher Theatre box office & all ticketmaster outlets incl. 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