Jewish Spirituality
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Jewish spirituality defies common Western assumptions about religious experience, presenting a distinctive approach that weaves the sacred seamlessly into daily life rather than separating it from worldly concerns. Through ethnographic observations of interfaith dialogue and analysis of Jewish liturgical and biblical sources, particularly the Ketuvim, clear patterns emerge in how Jewish spiritual discourse diverges from Christian approaches to prayer and divine relationship. Comparative religious analysis, incorporating interviews with Catholic women about spiritual practices alongside examination of Jewish traditions, reveals that Jewish spirituality employs a marriage metaphor rather than a spiritual journey model for divine connection, while integrating prayer into routine life through blessings and observances. Although Jews maintain profound spiritual lives, cultural reticence about discussing interior religious experiences may lead younger generations to seek spiritual fulfillment elsewhere. The research demonstrates that Jewish spirituality's distinctive character - centered on covenantal relationship, communal engagement, and sanctification of ordinary experience - offers valuable insights for both preserving Judaism's essential nature and enriching interfaith understanding, provided these practices can be more explicitly articulated for contemporary audiences.

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Published 1991
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Carol Ochs