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Experiences of the divine, the sacred, and the holy, in nature and in the everyday unfolding of life, have inspired poets and spiritual seekers throughout the ages. Such poetic distillations, preserved in Jewish sacred literature in the Psalms, the lyrically erotic Song of Songs, the mystical visions of the prophets, and other ancient writings, form the bedrock of the traditional Jewish prayer liturgy. They give us tastes of the essence of religious experience, which Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel has described as "radical amazement" ¿ sheer wonder at the astonishing variety, beauty, awesomeness, ugliness, and fearsomeness of this cosmos. In Unbounded Heart Rabbi Diane Elliot shares encounters with traditional Jewish liturgy and sacred text, as well as with life's ordinary moments, seen through the lens of wonder and awe. Here each prayer becomes a poem, each poem a prayer meant to awaken eyes and ears, hearts and hands to "thisness," the mysterious and sacred Presence that radiates through all existence.

This penning brings to life an overlooked subject in contemporary Judaism ¿ how did the ancient Jewish tradition, rooted in the Temple rituals transform itself after the Destruction of the Second Temple. As you will find, this transformation did not occur immediately nor did the Rabbi¿s automatically accede to leadership. Indeed, competing sects of the Israelite religion vied for a leadership role. To understand, I have described the internecine fighting; the compromises of transforming the Jewish rites by including symbols of the Holy Temple; and its syncretization through the years. For one thousand years, the Israelites (Jews) worshipped in a Holy Space at the Temple in Jerusalem. Before the construction of the Temple ()there were two), the Holy of Holies, which contained the Law revealed to Moses and a small amount of manna), became the dwelling place for the Shechina (God¿s presence). Indeed, there was a cloud hovering over the holy of holies for the 40-year journey through the dessert and the years leading up to the construction of the First Temple.

Being able to find the humor in heartache, the transcendent in tragedy and the funny in folly is an ability that deserves more exercise from all of us. In this second collection of poems following the publication of The Sunset Years, Rabbi Bernstein-Goff shares some of his personal successes and failures in a world where truth is often elusive and deception is everywhere beginning with one¿s self. Thus Uncle Bernie humorously recalls the deception of an old family friend, while Jacob¿s Song reminds us that a biblical patriarch is not above using deception to get the blessing he wants to become. Poems like Russian Lullaby and The Meshugeneh explore how the avoidance of truth by the masking of personal pain can come back to haunt us, occasionally with a devastating finality. Many of the poems in this collection deal with family relationships and the bitter sweet realities that accompany the process of sharing our vulnerabilities and too often the failure to do so with those we love. Yet strangely enough, sometimes even failure creates opportunities for redemption. Finally, poems like The Shoe Box and Death Bed Daydream celebrate our living, our dying, and our death.

Philanthropic European Jewish Bankers, Clara and Baron Maurice De Hirsch benefactored hundreds of billions of today¿s dollars, principally for the emigration of Russian Jews to seek economic opportunity. Besides donating to Jewish European charities, they also undertook, in the Americas, the Jewish Farming movement as well as helping those who dwelt in cities. Baron de Hirsch's unprecedented experiments in South America and in the United States by the JAS, provided knowledge, energy and optimism that four Jewish national organization sculd produce the successful Agro-Joint project. Sometimes Russian Jewry "exported" ideas and practices. Other times it absorbed them from abroad. Through the interchange, Jewish communities on four continents became solidly intertwined.

The Source for the 'Secret Codes' of the Voice is the 'Zohar', written by Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai in the Thirteenth Century. His work of Kabbalah is Sacred, The Voice is Sacred; The mission is Sacred! Technically, all has already been brought to light in my previous books (4) "The Voice: A Spiritual Approach to Singing, Speaking and Communicating- The Kabbalah of the Voice", however in none of them, the specific 'Source' Document was elaborated on - Nine years ago the source was revealed and the Zohar is the only SOURCE of my Pedagogy of the Voice. Everything that I have been teaching for the past 40 years had already been ¿brought down¿ by the 'Rashbi ' (Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai). The CODE, using the physical parameters of my work, creates a Unification between the Sacred and the Mundane, bringing heaven down to earth - 'As Above - So Below'. However, the work has also been read by many non-Jewish readers who feel deeply and unequivocally that this work must be shared with all Religions, with all Peoples who are willing and desirous of learning the root, the spirituality and the depth of the Vocal Instrument, so to be able to use their own instruments to the fullest potential¿

At the time of Mashiach the lower will become higher and the hidden inner layer of reality will be revealed.¿ As we move forward in the Messianic age, we experience an increased interest in women¿s role of bringing about the ¿nal redemption. Ruth, the mother of royalty, is the perfect role model and inspiration for women who aspire to follow her path of righteousness and make a di¿erence in the world. She is particularly a role model for the many righteous converts who join the Jewish people at this time, before we reach the epoch when converts will no longer be accepted. The Scroll of Ruth takes place in the Land of Israel, during the bleak period of the Judges when there was a lack of unity and central leadership. This period parallels our current era, about which the following can also be ascribed: ¿In these days there is no king in Israel (Shoftim 17:6); each person does whatever is straight in his own eyes.¿

William Willis Lovely poem depicting your dear mother. Mother's home baking....cant beat it. Kinda takes one back to safe childhood memories. Nishu Mathur A fine read, beautiful, poignant, a touching tribute to your mother and all mothers. Lovely poetic expressions. You're a great poet.Your poetry is a masterpiece.Mägorzata Skwarek-Gäeska This is true poetry.Such deep lyrics rarely happens.It should be published.Hanna Prosnak Poems are excellent! You have a chance to become an outstanding poet. Mägorzata Skwarek-Gä¿ska Nishu Mathur This is beautiful and very moving to read. Lovely, wistful work. A warm, loving read. A beautiful tribute written with flair:) Mariko Sumikura Readers will shed tears for the beauty of true love. Edwin Jepson a wonderful read, this poem will touch many a heart Nishu Mathur Such lovely images and metaphors.Fabulous.