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  • God Is Here

  • Reimagining the Divine
  • By: Toba Spitzer
  • Narrated by: Angie Kane
  • Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (13 ratings)

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God Is Here

By: Toba Spitzer
Narrated by: Angie Kane
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Most of us are hungry for a system of meaning to make sense of our lives, yet traditional religion too often leaves those seeking spiritual sustenance unsatisfied. Rabbi Toba Spitzer understands this problem firsthand and knows that too often it is traditional ideas of the deity - he's too big, too impersonal, and too unbelievable - that get in the way. In God Is Here, Spitzer argues that whether we believe in God or fervently disbelieve, what we are actually disagreeing about is not God at all but a metaphor of a Big Powerful Person that limits our understanding and our spiritual lives.

Going back to the earliest sources for Judaism as well as Christianity, Spitzer discovers in the Hebrew Bible a rich and varied palette of metaphors for the divine - including Water, Voice, Fire, Rock, Cloud, and even the process of Becoming. She addresses how we can access these ancient metaphors, as well as those drawn from rabbinic tradition and modern science, to experience holiness in our daily lives and to guide us in challenging times.

Each chapter contains insights from the Bible and teachings from Judaism and other spiritual traditions, accompanied by suggestions for practice to bring alive each of the God metaphors. Rabbi Toba Spitzer has helped many people satisfy their spiritual hunger. With God Is Here, she will inspire you to find new and perhaps surprising ways of encountering the divine, right where you are.

©2022 Toba Spitzer (P)2022 Dreamscape Media, LLC
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Best book about God in years!

This is an exquisite reading experience. Spitzer introduces us to ways of experiencing the divine that show us how to find God in the everyday moments of our lives. I was inspired and uplifted!

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Inspiring book, but reader made errors

I liked this book in many ways, but the reader mispronounced the Hebrew words and in one case said a phrase in Hebrew, then translated it as the opposite meaning in English. This took away from my enjoyment.

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Mispronunciation

The reader mispronounces mishkan, hineni, minivan. These are very important words, known to almost any Jew, and the repeated mispronunciations grate on the ear

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