Author : Lawrence Kushner
Publisher : Jewish Lights Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781879045040
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (45 download)
Book Synopsis The Book of Letters by : Lawrence Kushner
Download or read book The Book of Letters written by Lawrence Kushner and published by Jewish Lights Publishing. This book was released on 1990 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In calligraphy by the author. Folktales about and exploration of the mystical meanings of the Hebrew Alphabet. Open the old prayerbook-like pages of The Book of Letters and you will enter a special world of sacred tradition and religious feeling. More than just symbols, all twenty-two letters of the Hebrew alphabet overflow with meanings and personalities of their own. Rabbi Kushner draws from ancient Judaic sources, weaving Talmudic commentary, Hasidic folktales, and Kabbalistic mysteries around the letters.Exquisite gold foil embossing illuminates 60 pages. Limited to 500 numbered and signed copies.Comes with a limited edition silkscreened print, also signed and numbered.