This book is an ambitious introduction and guide to the process of Jewish study. There are sections in this 448-page anthology covering Bible narratives and Bible law, Rabbinic folklore and Rabbinic law, medieval philosophy and mysticism, the teachings of the Hasidic Masters and the Hebrew prayerbook itself. Through it all is a sense of tradition as something organic and growing, an art which invites us to participate and make our own contribution once we have grasped the fundamentals.
Back to the Sources comes out of an informal “school” of people who have been privately involved for years in Jewish spiritual renewal, but professionally have been part of the university community.
