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

by Alan Lew · 2003

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There are moments in life when one is caught utterly unprepared. Drawing on both his rabbinical training and his scholarship in Buddhism, Lew leads readers on a journey from confusion to clarity, from doubt to belief, as he opens a path to self-discovery that is accessible to readers of all faiths.

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