Our Lives as Torah: Finding God in Our Own Stories

by Carol Ochs

In this powerful book, Carol Ochs shows us how to develop a personal theology by examining our life stories, learning to recognize God at work in them, and bringing them into conversation with Torah. Using timeless biblical texts as lenses to see the present, she helps us understand who we are and who God is for us by exploring the tightly interwoven basic elements of our lives--our love, suffering, work, bodies, prayer, community, and experiences...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0073ZM5GM
• ISBN13: 9780787944735
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"

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On living with knowledge of Jewish history and meaning

Our Lives As Torah instructs Jews on how they can adopt and develop a personal theology by connecting their life stories with the larger history of the Jewish people. From the Torah's central themes and its connections to personal spiritual experiences to Biblical foundations for living, this makes some important points on living a life with knowledge of Jewish history and meaning.