Dancing for Joy: A Biblical Approach to Praise and Worship

By Murray Silberling

Book Overview

Get up out of your seats and praise the Lord through dance! Worship occurs in many ways. Some people worship God through good works. Others worship the Lord through prayer. Many worship the Almighty through singing songs of praise. But more and more people are worshipping God through dance. In Dancing for Joy, Murray Silberling, one of the world's foremost experts on worship dance, uncovers fascinating facts about this biblical form of worship. This "the dancing rabbi," as he is affectionately known in Messianic Jewish circles, brings years of experience in worship dance and teaching worship dance to this book. He offers encouragement to the klutz--the clumsy person--who doesn't think dancing is for him. He also confronts the fallacy that dancing is only for women. He demonstrates how dance has been used through the ages as a way to worship God.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1880226626
• ISBN13: 9781880226629
• Release Date: June 1995
• Publisher: Messianic Jewish Publishers
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.4" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Worship Dance : History of and Visualize it Internal and External

Excellent read, quick read. Gives an insightful and quotable history of dance in Judaism and Christianity. Then develops the visualization of dance as a normal expression of worship in the service and dance as an outreach ministry. Highly recommend.

Excellent for Beginners and Advanced Alike

Rabbi Murray Silberling's book, "Dancing for Joy" is an excellent tool for anyone interested in the topics of worship and dance. As a theologian, and considered one of the foremost experts on worship dance; Rabbi Silberling provides historical and theological context of dance. And as a dancer himself, he also helps to provide helpful advice and tools for those who desire to begin dancing, or those who have a desire to start a dance ministry within their own congregations. I highly recommend this book!

Delightful & joyful introduction to messianic dance worship

If you have ever been curious about the use of dance in Biblical worship, then this is the book for you. "Dancing for Joy" is a delightful survey of Biblical and historical examples of dance worship. This is not an exhaustive treatment, but enough to demonstrate the principles. The author also includes a number of helpful tools, such as a dance step glossary, and few examples of dances. The book is a pretty light read, and has a respectful and joyful style. There aren't a lot of references and notes, but when you stop to think about it when was the last time you saw lots of stuffy on this topic? Hopefully this book will encourage more of that. Dance worship is a pretty distinctive and integral part of Messianic Jewish Congregations; this is the perspective from which the book was written. For those who want to get an idea about Messianic dance, and perhaps integrate it inot your congregation, this is a great book. If you have doubts that dance and worship (Godly) can coexist, this is also an excellent starting point. In summary this is a delightful book that gives a helpful picture of what congregational dance can be. May you use dance in your worship of the Lord!