{"product_id":"words-for-a-dazzling-firmament-poems-readings-on-bereshit-through-shemot-9781953829191","title":"Words for a Dazzling Firmament: Poems \/ Readings on Bereshit Through Shemot","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn his third book of poetic Midrash, Abe Mezrich breathes new life into the first third of the Torah. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It would have been enough if Abe Mezrich only wrote \u003cem\u003emidrashim\u003c\/em\u003e (creative re-interpretations\/rediscoveries of the Torah); it would have been enough if he only wrote poems; it would have been enough if he only wrote Zen \u003cem\u003ekoans\u003c\/em\u003e. How fortunate are we that he has given us a work combines all three! Mezrich is a cultivated craftsman- interpretively astute, sonically deliberate, and spiritually cunning.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Zohar Atkins, author of \u003cem\u003eNineveh\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Direct and accessible, Mezrich's midrashic poems often tease profound meaning out of his chosen Torah texts.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Yehoshua November, author of \u003cem\u003eGod's Optimism\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Abe Mezrich cuts straight back to the roots of the Midrashic tradition, sermonizing as a poet, rather than idealogue. Best of all, Abe knows how to ask questions and avoid the obvious answers.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Jake Marmer, author of \u003cem\u003eCosmic Diaspora\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Each installment of Abe's still small voice is a miniature jewel, poetically illuminating with its delicate facets otherwise hidden elements of each parsha.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Dan Friedman, managing editor, \u003cem\u003eThe Forward\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"According to the mystics, the Torah was engraved with black fire on white fire. These poetic midrash too. Read them slowly. Spend time in the white spaces. Let the foreignness of the text resonate in silence, and find yourself rewarded.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Jay Michaelson, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Gate of Tears: Sadness and the Spiritual Path\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-10119477\"\u003eAbe Mezrich\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ben Yehuda Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/04\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 154\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.36d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781953829191\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1953829198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-REL\"\u003eReligion\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-REL040040\"\u003eJudaism | Sacred Writings\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POE\"\u003ePoetry\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POE003000\"\u003eSubjects \u0026amp; Themes | Inspirational \u0026amp; Religious\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ben Yehuda Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44570065338605,"sku":"9781953829191","price":23.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_0801fda7-7008-4fec-a1ac-e07dda1d98c4.jpg?v=1701932819","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/words-for-a-dazzling-firmament-poems-readings-on-bereshit-through-shemot-9781953829191","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}