AS SABBATH ARRIVES on Friday evening…..

Jewish tradition exults in the completion of Creation. Kabbalat Shabbat: the Grand Unification offers 90+ glowing illuminated paintings, with new translations by celebrated scholar of Hebrew poetry, Raymond P. Scheindlin, and commentaries explaining each blessing, prayer and ritual, as well as the intricate symbolism within each painting. With imagery drawn from kabbalah, midrash and modern science, the book celebrates the spiritual glory of Creation and the wonder of its physical embodiment as we know it through the lens of physics and biology. The Preface by the renowned scholar of Jewish mysticism, Arthur Green, provides an introduction to this beloved ritual welcome of the Sabbath Queen. An inspirational source for prayer, study, and pure pleasure, this book is a glowing an unforgettable gift for any lifecycle celebration! A matching bencher is also available! See below.

Exhibits of the paintings from Kabbalat Shabbat: the Grand Unification toured the United States for several years, including a lengthy exhibit at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York.

“Beautiful! It is the beauty of unity —of bringing the heavens to our homes, of synthesizing cosmology and kabbalah together….to open our souls to the Shabbat’s inner beauty.”
—Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz, Congregation Kehillah Jeshurun, New York

“Kabbalah and modern cosmology share an amazing ability to open the heart and mind to the surprising wonders of the holy creation. Debra Band’s meticulous and colorful illuminated paintings invoke nature and the cosmos, and bring beauty and insight to the Shabbat prayers.
—Howard A. Smith, Senior Astrophysicist, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics

8”x10”, 264 pages, 90+ full page paintings, full color throughout.
ISBN 978-0-985-79960-4-9, Retail price $49.95

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