Backstage Lights: Poems

Review "The structures of these poems are not meant to confine, but to show the way to depth and mystery. Reading his work has left me pondering just how much more there is than meets the eye."--Peter Himmelman, Grammy-winning singer-songwriter"Very  exciting, soul and mind-thrilling kind of, even if the meaning might elude me, like tehillim sometimes eludes me, but I feel so connected and good, reading  the words anyway, such hard, pure words, like silver.  So many amazing  phrases--'the sun caught in a hazel nut.'"--Ruchama King, best-selling novelist, author of Seven Blessings and In the Courtyard of the Kabbalist"In Backstage Lights, Shulman manages to squeeze complex theology into the constraints of poetic form."-- Yehoshua November, finalist for L.A. Times Book Prize, National Jewish Book Award "Beautiful, deeply moving."--Gila Fine, editor-in-chief of Maggid Books"A delightful collection of thoughtful poetry."--Jewish Action Magazine"Shulman's incredible gift in expressive poetry responsively reflects upon the Lights of Rav Kook"--Prof. Natan Ophir, internationally-renowned Jewish meditation expert Product Description Each of the poems in this book is an expression of a personal encounter with a teaching by Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak Kook (1865-1935), Torah leader, scholar, mystic and philosopher, deeply rooted in Kabbalah and Hasidism. About the Author Yaacov David Shulman has written, translated and edited about 60 books, including Hasidic teachings of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov, "Jewish Spiritual Growth" of the Piaseszner Rebbe, teachings of the great 20th century mystic and poet, Rav Avraham Yitzchak Kook, and more.

Publisher:

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Pages:

123

Date Published:

2018