LEADER 00000cam 2200349Ii 4500 001 sky309428537 003 SKY 005 20240301145951.0 008 231221t20242024nyu e b 001 0 eng 010 2023023298 020 9780593543313|q(hardcover) 020 0593543319|q(hardcover) 040 DLC|beng|erda|cPCX|dPCX|dJST|dSFR|dUtOrBLW 092 296.3677|bBRO 100 1 Brous, Sharon,|eauthor. 245 14 The Amen effect :|bancient wisdom to mend our broken hearts and world /|cSharon Brous. 264 1 New York :|bAvery, an imprint of Penguin Random House, |c[2024] 264 4 |c©2024 300 xxi, 218 pages ;|c19 cm 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 338 volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-210) and index. 520 "From one of our country's most prominent rabbis, an inspiring book about the power of community based on one of her most impactful sermons. In 2013, Rabbi Sharon Brous gave a sermon in which she preached the need-in an era riven by loneliness, social alienation, polarization, and ideological extremism-to reclaim the simple act of showing up for one another. That day marked the beginning of an essential change in the community. Based on that original sermon, The Amen Effect dives into our fundamental human longing for connection-in our most intimate relationships, in our community, with strangers, perhaps with God. Faith and ritual are powerful vehicles for this kind of connection, but so is simply reaching out, showing up, being present when others need us most. These are the ways that we reawaken to one another's humanity, and to our own. Brous argues that connection and kinship in times of sorrow and celebration not only give our lives meaning, but can help us establish the foundation for a more just and loving society. Drawn from ancient Jewish wisdom, contemporary social science, and Rabbi Brous's twenty years of pastoring to a leading-edge faith community, The Amen Effect argues that human connection is the very heart of life itself, and has the power to transform the way we think, feel, and live"--|cProvided by publisher. 650 0 Compassion|xReligious aspects|xJudaism. 650 0 Caring|xReligious aspects|xJudaism. 650 0 Interpersonal relations|xReligious aspects|xJudaism. 650 0 Helping behavior|xReligious aspects|xJudaism. 650 0 Loneliness|xReligious aspects|xJudaism. 650 0 Loneliness|xPsychological aspects.
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