Quite simply, the easiest introduction to
Jewish mysticism you can read.
An insightful and absorbing introduction
to the ten gates of Jewish mysticism and how they apply to
daily life.
"There is a place that is as far from here
as breathing out is from breathing in. For the word is very
near to you. Where life forever holds gentle sway over death,
where people are human with the same grace that a willow
is a willow, where the struggle and the yearning between male
and female is at last resolved.... It is to begin with, all
inside us."
—from the Introduction
"In the past decade I’ve read Honey from the Rock at
least half a dozen times. Every time I read it I wonder if I
have ever read it before. Either it keeps changing, or I do.
Maybe it’s both.... As someone told me: 'Lawrence
Kushner is a mystic. He gives you flashes of
insight.'”
—from the Publisher’s Preface
to the Anniversary Edition
“Captures the flavor and spark of
Jewish mysticism. Read it and be rewarded.”
—Elie
Wiesel
“An exhilarating montage of
spiritual encounters.... A work of wisdom and
inspiration.”
—Library
Journal
“Rabbi Kushner is a beautiful
storyteller.”
—Los
Angeles Times
“A book which makes me feel God
smiling.... It has fed my heart.”
—Ram Dass
“A work of love, lyrical beauty, and
prophetic insight...an astonishingly effective chronicle and
means of meditation.”
—Father
Malcolm Boyd, The Christian
Century
