Tales of the Holy Mysticat: Jewish Wisdom Stories by a Feline Mystic (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780976305019)

In early 2007, Professor Rachel Adler, a Jewish feminist theologian, decided her new apartment needed a cat. As she searched through photos from local shelters, one gaunt feline caught her eye. Despite being caged, he retained the spiritual beauty of face and dignity of bearing that mark a great soul. As he settled into his new homeƒ‚‚"ƒ‚‚€ƒ‚‚"purring at the Hebrew volumes in Adler's rabbinic library, nodding attentively to the mezzuzot on the doorposts, and engaging in soulful meditation three times each dayƒ‚‚"ƒ‚‚€ƒ‚‚"it became clear that he was no ordinary kitty. Over the years, these eccentric practices revealed him to be a Hasidic master reincarnated to a higher level in the form of a gray tabby.

This whimsical and engaging book began as several years of Adler's Facebook posts describing the idiosyncrasies of her peculiar cat, whom she called the Holy Mysticat. He became a holy teacher of sorts, leading her and her online friends on a journey through thousands of years of Jewish spiritual texts and p

Author: Rachel Adler
ISBN-10: 0976305011
ISBN-13: 9780976305019
Publisher: Banot Press
Language: English
Published: 10/06/2020
Pages: 168
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d