Choose Life! 8 Chassidic Stories for the Jewish New Year Hello,
At this time of year many of us are looking for inspiring (and entertaining) reading to get in the mood for the High Holidays. I'd therefore like to let you know about my new ebook, Choose Life! 8 Chassidic Stories for the Jewish New Year: Description Rebbe Zusha of Hanipoli was once walking down the street when he was asked by a Russian police officer, "Where are you going?" Where are you going? That's a good question for any day of the year, but it's especially pertinent during the time period in the Jewish religion known as the Days of Awe - Rosh Hashanah, the Ten Days of Repentance, and Yom Kippur - which are days uniquely designed for taking an inner journey to discover the path to a fulfilling and meaningful life. In this short volume of eight classic Jewish tales retold by Libi Astaire, this spiritual journey is explored through the lens of Chassidus - the mystical religious movement founded by Rabbi Israel, the Baal Shem Tov. Along the way we'll meet great chassidic leaders such as Rebbe Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev, Rebbe Zusha of Hanipoli, and the Baal Shem Tov himself, who were all masters at showing the way to a New Year filled with good health, prosperity, happiness and, of course, life. About the Author Libi Astaire is an author and freelance journalist who often writes about Jewish history. Her books include: the award-winning The Disappearing Dowry and The Ruby Spy Ring, Jewish historical-mystery novels set in Regency England; Terra Incognita, a novel about modern-day descendants of Spain's crypto-Jews; and the ebooks Choose Life! 8 Chassidic Stories for the Jewish New Year and 36 Candles: Chassidic Tales for Chanukah. Customer Review With Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur swiftly approaching my thoughts, as I suspect the thoughts of most Jews, turn to tsuvah (repentance). But what does repentance really mean and how does one go about repenting? In this delightful short book Libi Astaire answers those questions with eight wonderful stories meant to reach the heart and soul. The Chasidic tales include both those that were familiar to me, albeit told in her own unique style, and ones that were new to me. From Rav Zusha, to the Cantonist, each story brings alive the people and events of the time. Preceding each story is a small section on the laws pertaining to Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, repentance, charity and how to live a life of gratitude and caring. The stories contain philosophical truths told in language both simple and elegant making them suitable for the youngest to the oldest audiences. They would make great readings for before bed or at the Shabbat table. A lovely gift for a favorite grandchild! - Rachel Ann Anolick, Salixj Choose Life! 8 Chassidic Stories for the Jewish New Year is available at Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com for $2.99. Many thanks and may you be inscribed and sealed for a good year, Libi Astaire libiasta...@gmail.com www.libiastaire.weebly.com --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
