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As Sabbath arrives on Friday evening, Jewish tradition exults in the completion of Creation. Kabbalat Shabbat: the Grand Unification, is a full-color illustrated book offering vivid new Hebrew and English illuminated paintings illustrating the full Sabbath eve liturgy and customs by Debra Band, flowing in traditional Hebrew order, translations and commentary by celebrated scholar of Hebrew poetry and Jewish liturgy, Raymond P. Scheindlin and explanations of the paintings by Debra Band. With imagery drawn from Kabbalah, midrash, the sciences and archeology, the book celebrates the spiritual glory of Creation and the wonder of its physical embodiment as we now see it through the lens of modern science. An inspirational source for prayer, spiritual study and visual pleasure, a glowing and unforgettable gift.

Debra Band is an artist whose work in Hebrew illuminated manuscripts draws upon her love of both the manuscript arts and Jewish texts and tradition. She is the author and illuminator of The Song of Songs, I Will Wake the Dawn, and Arise! Arise! –the latter two in collaboration with Arnold J. Band. She resides in the Washington DC area. Raymond P. Scheindlin is Professor of Medieval Hebrew Literature at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks served as Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth for 22 years. He is the author of more than 25 books and was recently named as the 2016 Templeton Prize laureate. Dr. Arthur Green is the rector of the Rabbinical School and Irving Brudnick Professor of Jewish Philosophy and Religion at Hebrew College. He is Professor Emeritus at Brandeis University, where he occupied the Philip W. Lown Professorship of Jewish Thought.

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Kabbalat Shabbat The Grand Unification

Kabbalat Shabbat The Grand Unification

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