Blossoming Beyond the Desert: A Feminine Reimagining of the Passover Seder's Healing Legacy

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Shelle Goldstein

Blossoming Beyond the Desert

A Feminine Reimagining of the Passover Seder's Healing Legacy

Shelle Goldstein

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Tikkun Publishing
24 March 2023

Judaism: life & practice; Psychotherapy; Complementary therapies, healing & health

The journey of the Exodus is one that each of us on the planet is destined to travel-all of us who struggle to heal from trauma, loss, and deep disappointments, and who long to live and love again. We are blessed to have, in the Passover Seder, a ritual and a tradition that serves as a roadmap to guide our steps.

Blossoming Beyond the Desert illuminates the healing messages of this ancient ritual, and helps heals the inequities of patriarchy by honoring the Feminine-Biblical and contemporary women's crucial contributions to our history, and Sh'khinah,

the feminine face of God Who dwells within-offering a unique way to interpret the Seder in light of this inheritance. The author, a dedicated psychotherapist, holds the Exodus as a deeply personal journey as well as a global one, the Tikkun Olam of mending the world.

Who is this book for? It's for younger women who may be less ""religious"" and are seeking a more spiritual, feminine approach to the Seder-and also for those who are not-so-young and have grown up in the shadows of a ritual where men played the leading roles and women played supportive ones. In short, this book is for women who want, and have, equal billing! Listening to women in her psychotherapy practice and to Women's Seder participants, the author has learned that women want:

- To reclaim their tradition in more meaningful, spiritual, and relevant ways.

- To feel connected to the sacred aspects of the Seders in ways that touch the heart, mind, and spirit.

- To hear their concerns expressed in female voices that are soft and strong, clear, confident, and compassionate.

- To feel connected to the energy of Sh'khinah, the feminine face of God, our Divine Mother with her Goddess-like attributes of wisdom, courage, compassion, and strength.

The book's rich weave of personal reflections, history, clients' healing stories, poetry, prayer, and ""food for thought"" evokes a felt understanding that even when our lives feel small and confined in Mitzraim (the narrow place, a kind of desert), a path toward living more fully and freely can be found; that even when we feel engulfed in darkness, there is a path that can lead us toward the light. That even when we feel consigned to the desert, we can blossom and grow into the fullness of our potential. Blossoming Beyond the Desert will give its readers an opening, a voice, and a valued place at the Seder table, in their lives, and in the world.

By: Shelle Goldstein
Imprint: Tikkun Publishing
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 476g
ISBN: 9798987370308
Pages: 324
Publication Date: 24 March 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Shelle Goldstein, LCSW, is a seasoned psychotherapist whose strong interest in spirituality informs her work. She received her MSW from New York University, and certification in Psychoanalysis from the Institute for the Psychoanalytic Study of Subjectivity in NYC. She has led community workshops on psychology and spirituality; created and led Women's Seders for fifteen years at her Temple;facilitated and led ""It's A Girl Thing"" Building Self-Esteem for Adolescent Girls, as well as a monthly Spirituality program for women.

Reviews for Blossoming Beyond the Desert: A Feminine Reimagining of the Passover Seder's Healing Legacy

"""In reading Blossoming Beyond the Desert, I felt like an honored guest at Shelle Goldstein's lavish table, where the ancient ritual of the Passover Seder has been transformed into the delicacies that nourish and delight the hungry soul. This book is a treasured resource of blessings, poetry, questions, stories and wisdom that has the power to guide us towards awareness, healing, connection, and wholeness. Shechina shines through every word."" -Rabbi Shefa Gold, author, Are We There Yet? Travel as a Spiritual Practice ""This beautifully written personal reflection on the deeper meaning of Passover opens up new ways to understand the rituals and practices of this important Jewish holiday. Shelle Goldstein masterfully weaves her own story of spiritual transformation with the stories of the women of the Exodus, while illuminating the role of the 'divine feminine' in Jewish spiritual life. Readers are invited to do their own God-wrestling while venturing into the mysteries of ancient tradition."" -Estelle Frankel, MS MFT (practicing psychotherapist), spiritual companion, teacher of Jewish mysticism, and author of Sacred Therapy and The Wisdom of Not Knowing ""Why is this book about Passover different from all the other books out there? With this book, Shelle Goldstein uncovers the beauty of traditions, both ancient and modern, explores and shares the spiritual essence behind the holiday, and finds, magnifies, and poetically expresses a feminine voice in and through the story long silenced by history. It is a beautiful and meaningful read that will give you a new take on the holiday you thought you knew."" -Cantor Sally Neff, The Reform Temple of Rockland ""Blossoming Beyond the Desert is a beautiful and inspiring story of Shelle Goldstein's process of awakening, finding her voice, and ultimately becoming a spiritual presence in her Jewish community. ""Having awakened tearfully from a dream about her children losing the connection to their Jewish heritage and ancestry, she was inspired to find and cultivate a meaningful living connection to her Jewish roots, as well as something larger and more encompassing that she could pass on to her beloved children and grandchildren. ""Blossoming Beyond the Desert interweaves Shelle Goldstein's individual journey of liberation and healing with the courage, compassion, and wisdom of the feminist perspective on the Exodus story. Blossoming in the Desert is an invitation to the reader's own self-exploration, and a rare gem that reaches beyond the personal to the universal. -Michele Weissman, Diamond Approach teacher"