RESOURCES

The resources for Judaism, wilderness spirituality, and Jewish mindfulness practice are vast. Here are a few suggestions to get you started!

Judaism and the Outdoors

A Wild Faith: Jewish Ways into Wilderness, Wilderness Ways into Judaism by Mike Comins

God in the Wilderness: Rediscovering the Spirituality of the Great Outdoors with the Adventure Rabbi by Jamie Korngold

Ecology & the Jewish Spirit: Where Nature & the Sacred Meet Edited by Ellen Bernstein

Trees, Earth, and Torah: A Tu B’Shvat Anthology Edited by Ari Elon

Jewish Mindfulness

Be Still and Get Going: A Jewish Meditation Practice for Real Life by Rabbi Alan Lew

Jewish Meditation: A Practical Guide by Aryeh Kaplan

That’s Funny, You Don’t Look Buddhist: On Being a Faithful Jew and a Passionate Buddhist by Sylvia Boorstein

Jewish Meditation Practices for Everyday Life by Rabbi Jeff Roth

The Jew in the Lotus: A Poet’s Rediscovery of Jewish Identity in Buddhist India by Rodger Kamenetz

The Path of Blessing by Marcia Prager

This Is Real and You Are Completely Unprepared: The Days of Awe as a Journey of Transformation by Alan Lew

Earth Prayers: 365 Prayers, Poems, and Invocations from Around the World by Elizabeth Roberts