Hineini in Our Lives

Learning how to respond to others through 14 biblical texts and personal stories
Edited by Norman J. Cohen
(201 Pages)Publisher: Jewish Lights, 2003

With Contributors:

Lester Bronstein
Alan M. Dershowitz
Laura Geller
Neil Gillman
Richard Jacobs
Lawrence Kushner
Peter Pitzele
Sandy Eisenberg Sasso
Zalman Schachter-Shalomi
Harold M. Schulweis
Phyllis Trible

One simple, powerful word hineini contains the key to deepening your relationship with God and with others. Hineini (Here I am!). This single spoken word appears only fourteen times in the Bible each time in a memorable and meaningful story: Abraham offering Isaac as a sacrifice to God, Jacob deceiving his father for Esau s birthright, Moses answering the call that comes from the Burning Bush. Scholar and popular teacher Norman Cohen explores each of these powerful stories and shows what each can reveal about you as parent, spouse, sibling, lover, and friend. By probing these dynamic biblical relationships, Cohen challenges you to think about the ways you relate to the people in your life and God. And, to add other fascinating perspectives to the conversation, eleven insightful authors and teachers share personal reflections that exemplify each of the hineini passages.

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