<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Busted Halo &#187; Monica Rozenfeld</title> <atom:link href="http://www.bustedhalo.com/author/monica-rozenfeld/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com</link> <description>an online magazine for spiritual seekers.</description> <lastBuildDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:00:52 +0000</lastBuildDate> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4</generator> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <item><title>Unplug Tonight!</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/unplug-tonight/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/unplug-tonight/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:06:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Monica Rozenfeld</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rendezvous with G-d]]></category> <category><![CDATA[jewish sabbath]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bustedhalo.com/?p=11327</guid> <description><![CDATA[The whole nation is talking about it – even Katie Couric. Organization Reboot, based on Jewish values and traditions, are always on the lookout for creative ways to tap into universal, spiritual practices. Tonight, they are asking all of us – Jews and non-Jews – to unplug as they launch “Sabbath Manifesto.” Believe it or [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/unplug-tonight/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Meet Rebbetzin Jungreis</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/meet-rebbetzin-jungreis/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/meet-rebbetzin-jungreis/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:07:01 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Monica Rozenfeld</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rendezvous with G-d]]></category> <category><![CDATA[holocaust]]></category> <category><![CDATA[stories of inspiration]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bustedhalo.com/?p=11157</guid> <description><![CDATA[Most of us have heard of Elie Wiesel, but not many know there is a female version. Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis is a holocaust survivor from Bergen Belson who spends her days reinvigorating faith unto others. This tiny woman has a soul the size of the universe, and who looks as stunning as ever in her [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/meet-rebbetzin-jungreis/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Catholic-Jewish Love</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/catholic-jewish-love/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/catholic-jewish-love/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:43:53 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Monica Rozenfeld</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rendezvous with G-d]]></category> <category><![CDATA[interfaith relationships]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/catholic-jewish-love/</guid> <description><![CDATA[I’ve seen this time and time again. A Catholic boy, a Jewish girl, and instant attraction. I don’t know what it is, really. Maybe it’s the forbidden fruit? Opposites attract? Or maybe it’s something we just can’t put our finger on. And I’m no stranger to this either. For a long time, I only dated [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/catholic-jewish-love/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>What is up with Westboro?</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/what-is-up-with-westboro/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/what-is-up-with-westboro/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:03:26 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Monica Rozenfeld</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rendezvous with G-d]]></category> <category><![CDATA[institutional racism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[white hate groups]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/what-is-up-with-westboro/</guid> <description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve heard in the past about some fanatic church-goers who show up to funerals, to communities of gays, blacks and Jews, and protest their existence. I&#8217;ve ignored this news as ignorance, almost laughable. Recently, these same folk showed up outside a Jewish music festival to protest, what else, Jews. Is it just me, or is [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/what-is-up-with-westboro/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>7</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Food Consciousness</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/food-consciousness/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/food-consciousness/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:09:26 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Monica Rozenfeld</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rendezvous with G-d]]></category> <category><![CDATA[food choices]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bustedhalo.com/?p=11156</guid> <description><![CDATA[So I hear it’s lent time. My best friend gave up chocolate (I could never!). I was thinking about the idea of food in Judaism and how it plays such a huge role &#8212; especially around laws of kosher and holidays. More recently in the Jewish tradition, a popular movement to become vegan has developed. Blogs [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/food-consciousness/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>I have never told anyone this</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/i-have-never-told-anyone-this/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/i-have-never-told-anyone-this/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:23:17 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Monica Rozenfeld</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rendezvous with G-d]]></category> <category><![CDATA[spiritual intuition]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/i-have-never-told-anyone-this/</guid> <description><![CDATA[When I was in middle school hanging out by the local shopping plaza, I saw these two kids (a year younger than I) riding their bikes around. Don’t ask me why, but I had this sudden urge to talk to one of them. Just that one. But I had nothing to say. He was younger, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/i-have-never-told-anyone-this/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>7</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Sunday&#8217;s Modern Love</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/sundays-modern-love/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/sundays-modern-love/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:38:58 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Monica Rozenfeld</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rendezvous with G-d]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/sundays-modern-love/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Did you read Sunday&#8217;s Modern Love column this week in the New York Times Style section? A woman on a yearlong voyage studying the Prophet Jesus in Islam rendezvous with a French novice monk. They feel an immediate connection to one another, but can they fall in love? Author Stephanie Saldana writes a great piece on [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/sundays-modern-love/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>How to observe a Shabbat</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/how-to-observe-a-shabbat/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/how-to-observe-a-shabbat/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:20:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Monica Rozenfeld</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rendezvous with G-d]]></category> <category><![CDATA[jewish sabbath]]></category> <category><![CDATA[shabbat]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/how-to-observe-a-shabbat/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Can anyone here reading this post fathom the idea of turning off their phones, laptops, and putting away the car keys for one night and one full day every single week for the rest of their lives? This 25-hour cleansing period sounds like some sort of reality show experiment, and I wasn&#8217;t willing to sign [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/how-to-observe-a-shabbat/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Yearning to Learn</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/yearning-to-learn/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/yearning-to-learn/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 18:16:32 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Monica Rozenfeld</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rendezvous with G-d]]></category> <category><![CDATA[jewish learning]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bustedhalo.com/?p=11008</guid> <description><![CDATA[As much as I&#8217;d love to be eloquent when it comes to speaking Torah, it&#8217;s difficult when one, such as myself, slacks reading the holy text, going to Torah classes or synagogue. But, with my love of email and all, I get my dose of inspiration through the newsletters of my favorite rabbis. One of [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/yearning-to-learn/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Back from Heaven</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/back-from-heaven/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/back-from-heaven/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:10:59 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Monica Rozenfeld</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rendezvous with G-d]]></category> <category><![CDATA[God in nature]]></category> <category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bustedhalo.com/?p=10983</guid> <description><![CDATA[Two Fridays ago, I packed my bag with some of my cutest sundresses and SPF 15, and set flight for the Virgin Islands. Little did I know I’d experience one of the holiest places I’ve ever been to. This place I now call Heaven on Earth never drops below 72 degrees, even in the middle [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/back-from-heaven/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>On a deserted island</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/on-a-deserted-island/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/on-a-deserted-island/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:27:54 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Monica Rozenfeld</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rendezvous with G-d]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/on-a-deserted-island/</guid> <description><![CDATA[I’m getting ready to set sail for the Islands in a few days, and I couldn’t help but ask myself the question: If I were stranded, what three things would I want with me? To my surprise, the answer was not so difficult – a Trader Joe’s food market, a Barnes &#38; Noble bookstore (with [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/on-a-deserted-island/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Lighting Candles for Shabbat</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/lighting-candles-for-shabbat/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/lighting-candles-for-shabbat/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:50:37 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Monica Rozenfeld</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rendezvous with G-d]]></category> <category><![CDATA[candle lighting]]></category> <category><![CDATA[jewish sabbath]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bustedhalo.com/?p=10818</guid> <description><![CDATA[Tonight is Shabbat, and I’ve been thinking about how to prepare. I’m not making a big fancy dinner, or going to synagogue. But I want to do something to feel that I am part of this tradition dating back to Genesis. Every Friday night, Jewish women who observe the Sabbath light two white candles and say [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/lighting-candles-for-shabbat/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Daniel Day-Lewis and G-d</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/daniel-day-lewis-and-g-d/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/daniel-day-lewis-and-g-d/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 04:33:29 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Monica Rozenfeld</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rendezvous with G-d]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bustedhalo.com/?p=10751</guid> <description><![CDATA[I watched the movie Nine the other day, starring some of my all-time favorite actors and actresses Kate Hudson, Marion Cottilard, Sophia Loren and of course Daniel Day-Lewis. Daniel plays Guido Contini, this seductionist movie maker who somewhere between creating movies and living the life of fame gets lost between reality and cinema (based on [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/daniel-day-lewis-and-g-d/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Hey G-d, call me.</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/hey-g-d-call-me/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/hey-g-d-call-me/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 03:52:15 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Monica Rozenfeld</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rendezvous with G-d]]></category> <category><![CDATA[faith in god]]></category> <category><![CDATA[relationship with god]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bustedhalo.com/?p=10692</guid> <description><![CDATA[Growing up, I used to talk to G-d all the time. I had these long conversations with Him at night. Looking back it was probably only-child syndrome. I needed someone to tell all my ups and downs to, all my wishes, all my thanks. One time when I was 11 years old I asked G-d [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/hey-g-d-call-me/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Let it snow</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/let-it-snow/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/let-it-snow/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:32:35 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Monica Rozenfeld</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rendezvous with G-d]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fate]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bustedhalo.com/?p=10679</guid> <description><![CDATA[This past Saturday there was a blizzard here on the East Coast. I wouldn’t have minded really. I would have sat around in my pajamas and drank myself into a hot chocolate coma. Only this Saturday was special. I was organizing a concert expecting 300 to arrive, only to find out the two headlining bands [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/let-it-snow/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Inviting Busted Halo readers to Benefit Concert for TWLOHA</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/inviting-busted-halo-readers-to-benefit-concert-for-twloha/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/inviting-busted-halo-readers-to-benefit-concert-for-twloha/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:21:02 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Monica Rozenfeld</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rendezvous with G-d]]></category> <category><![CDATA[charity]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bustedhalo.com/?p=10652</guid> <description><![CDATA[In celebration of my blog The Jew Spot&#8217;s Two Year Anniversary, along with my best friend Annie’s YouSingIWrite.com, we are throwing an amazing charity concert in New York City this Saturday night, December 19th, to raise money and awareness for To Write Love On Her Arms (www.TWLOHA.com). TWLOHA is all about helping young people who have [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/inviting-busted-halo-readers-to-benefit-concert-for-twloha/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>A somewhat unconventional Chanukah</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/a-somewhat-unconventional-chanukah/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/a-somewhat-unconventional-chanukah/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:48:58 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Monica Rozenfeld</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rendezvous with G-d]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hanukkah]]></category> <category><![CDATA[holidays]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bustedhalo.com/?p=10635</guid> <description><![CDATA[So Chanukah, the festival of lights, started this past Friday night! Yay. Chanukah is one of my favorite holidays because it requires the least amount of thinking. Each night you light a candle, eat a potato pancake, receive a gift and go to bed.  Somewhere in between you count your blessings and the miracles [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/a-somewhat-unconventional-chanukah/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Punk Torah</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/punk-torah/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/punk-torah/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:00:58 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Monica Rozenfeld</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Features]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Homepage Flash Box]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Religion & Spirituality]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Religion & Spirituality : HP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[abraham and sarah]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cultural Judaism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[holiness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[judaism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New Jew]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Patrick Aleph]]></category> <category><![CDATA[preconceived notion of holiness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[punk rock]]></category> <category><![CDATA[punk torah]]></category> <category><![CDATA[punks]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rabbi Cheryl Kushner]]></category> <category><![CDATA[religious Judaism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[torah]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bustedhalo.com/?p=10571</guid> <description><![CDATA[ Patrick Aleph, lead singer of punk band Can Can, has started an oh-so-needed movement  in the Jewish community called Punk Torah . Punk Torah is not necessarily about music, Patrick explains, but it is about rebelling &#8212; rebuilding and reapproaching the way Judaism is being done. &#8220;If I punk the Torah, it&#8217;s not that [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/punk-torah/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>5</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Finding G-d in Tony Robbins</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/finding-g-d-in-tony-robbins/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/finding-g-d-in-tony-robbins/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:32:43 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Monica Rozenfeld</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rendezvous with G-d]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bustedhalo.com/?p=10593</guid> <description><![CDATA[Today I discovered Tony Robbins on Twitter. Tony is a motivational coach who tours around the world shaking people up with his universal truths. You can watch his video here. I was struck by his quote “Let others lead small lives, not you. Let others argue over small things, not you. Let others cry over [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/finding-g-d-in-tony-robbins/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Infamous Shaindy</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/the-infamous-shaindy/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/the-infamous-shaindy/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:10:01 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Monica Rozenfeld</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rendezvous with G-d]]></category> <category><![CDATA[adultery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[moral high ground]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bustedhalo.com/?p=10518</guid> <description><![CDATA[In May, I wrote a piece about a new website called Shaindy.com. You may remember reading the article “Unkosher Sex” here on Busted Halo. The article and the interview with the founder got a lot of attention, and a lot of response. But more than love or hate mail, I got a lot of “Well, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/the-infamous-shaindy/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Coming down from High Holidays</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/coming-down-from-high-holidays/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/coming-down-from-high-holidays/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:52:38 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Monica Rozenfeld</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rendezvous with G-d]]></category> <category><![CDATA[judaism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Religion & Spirituality]]></category> <category><![CDATA[spiritual search]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bustedhalo.com/?p=10486</guid> <description><![CDATA[Stand up. Sit down. I’m standing now for hours at a time – exhausted, and famished. Repeat. Repeat. In Hebrew and in English. Clop your heart for the following sins. I am clopping my heart to sins I did not commit or did not feel sorry for committing. Take time for the silent devotion. I [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/coming-down-from-high-holidays/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>6</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Busted: Niles Goldstein</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/busted-niles-goldstein/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/busted-niles-goldstein/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:55:32 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Monica Rozenfeld</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Features]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Homepage Flash Box]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Religion & Spirituality]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Religion & Spirituality : HP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[adversity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fear]]></category> <category><![CDATA[god is everywhere]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gonzo Judaism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[hopelessness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[jewish mysticism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[kabbalah]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rabbi Niles Goldstein]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rabbi Zalman]]></category> <category><![CDATA[spiritual growth]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Challenge of the Soul]]></category> <category><![CDATA[the Kotzker Rebbe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The New Shul]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bustedhalo.com/?p=10009</guid> <description><![CDATA[ Niles Goldstein is famous for taking Judaism back to its roots: tradition, rebellion, mysticism and G-d. His last book, Gonzo Judaism, showed the exciting, provocative and exhilarating parts of being Jewish and living Jewish lives. His new book gets a littler more personal. 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