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Feld, Merle
Merle Feld’s poetry can be found in numerous anthologies and prayer books and in her highly acclaimed memoir, A Spiritual Life: Exploring the Heart and Jewish Tradition (State University of New York Press, revised edition 2007). Her award-winning plays include Across the Jordan, published by Syracuse University Press in the anthology Making a Scene, and the now classic, The Gates are Closing, performed in hundreds of synagogues worldwide as preparation for and enhancement of the High Holiday experience.
A popular scholar-in-residence nationally, Feld has also facilitated Israeli-Palestinian dialogue on the West Bank and at Seeds of Peace, and has traveled to work with Jewish women activists in the former Soviet Union through Project Kesher. She serves as Founding Director of the Albin Rabbinic Writing Institute, established in 2005, guiding rabbis-in-training across the denominations to develop and explore their own spiritual lives and to serve more effectively as spiritual leaders. Merle and husband Rabbi Edward Feld, who often collaborate professionally as teachers, mentors and consultants, make their home in Western Massachusetts.
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Finding Words Study Guide (e-Book)
Merle Feld
Item #: 571510
The Finding Words companion study guide features discussion questions to help readers plumb the depths of the poetry and to ponder the Jewish sources and human feelings behind the simple yet powerful words. With both thematic study sessions and questions for each poem, this 50-page electronic gu...
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Finding Words
Merle Feld
Item #: 571500
Merle Feld's latest poetry collection explores the beauty and challenges of family, the complexities of adult friendships, and the holiness found in the ordinary moments of life.
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