Honey from the Rock =

It was one of my great privileges and honor to have had the opportunity to study under Rabbi Kushner while a gradate student at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California. Rabbi Kushner is a wisdom teacher of the highest quality and his book Honey from the Rock is one of those rare books which touches the depths of our own hearts, and speaks forcefully to the quiet voice of wisdom inside of each of us. Moreover, Rabbi Kushner can open doors long sealed shut, and reveal some essential beauty within those rooms, hidden and lost to our personal awareness. This book captures the essence of Jewish Mysticism at its best, and reminds us of the deep abiding wisdom within ourselves. The book also acts as a catalyst, leading us to life giving waters from which we can drink deeply to invoke personal and planetary healing. One of my favorite pieces of wisdom is a powerful reminder of what our purpose in this world is: as Rabbi Kushner notes: Everyone carries with them at least one and probably Many pieces of someone else's puzzle. Sometimes they know it. Sometimes they don't. And when you present your piece Which is worthless to you, To another, whether you know it or not, Whether they know it or not. You are a messenger from the Most High. Rabbi Kushner is truly one of those wise men who carry many pieces of the puzzle. We are blessed to have him as a guide of the Most High.

I can't do justice to this wonderful book. The author weaves biblical quotes, biographical experiences, poetry, physics and theology into a mystical journey that is as engaging as it is accessible. Thank you for this wonderful journey, Rabbi Kushner...or rather, thank you for showing me that I was on the journey all along and didn't appreciate it.

A reprint of "Honey from the Rock: Ten Gates of Jewish Mysticism", with an added preface and foreword, this is a book I've treasured and read many times since I bought the first edition in 1983.It's poetic, with a warmth and humanity that touches the heart an illuminates the mind. Its 10 chapters are broken down into short pieces (93 in all), and when quoting from the Torah or a rabbinical saying, the original Hebrew is written below the quote.This slim volume could easily be read in one day, but I don't think you would want to...it's a book to savor and reflect upon, because in its simplicity, there is much depth."The begining was seeing for even one momentThat there was something more to reality Than meets the eye.The end is seeing for even one momentThat the apparent multiplicityIs in reality a unity"...

kushner's book is quite simply THE book to read if you have any interest at all in jewish mysticism. Totally accessible to anyone. Kushner has written several books after this one and most are also excellent but this is the place to begin.