Product Description: Schoeman, a Jewish convert to Catholicism, and best-selling author of Salvation Is From The Jews, once again shows the clear links between Judaism and Catholicism in these inspiring stories of sixteen Jews who became "fulfilled Jews", as Schoeman says, through their spiritual journeys to the Catholic Church. Using the rich image in Psalm 81 for the book's title, the author shows how God gave the Jews at Meribah refreshing water from the rock struck by Moses, but He promised ever so much more when they turn their whole hearts to Him - he will give them honey, sweetness itself, from the rock. The sweetness of Christ.
The sixteen people whose stories are told here are a variety of Jews, including some who came from secularized, liberal or even atheistic backgrounds, while others came from Orthodox Judaism, or even Hasidism. Some were well trained Jews, others unschooled in Judaism; some rich and wildly successful, others down and out. But their common link was they all had a profound longing for God that gave them no peace until they found God Himself in the Catholic Church.
Some of these converts are famous people like Edith Stein, Alphonse Ratisbonne, Karl Stern, and Rabbi Zolli, while others are less well known, but all have powerful stories of life-changing spiritual transformations.
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Rating: - I actually used to know some of the people profiled in the book
When I first heard this book was published, I was curious as to who was profiled in it. When I saw the listing, I immediately recognized some of the names from when I was a Jewish convert to Catholicism ... Read More
Rating: - Fascinating book!
These stories are dramatic accounts of sixteen individuals' conversion experiences. Each person's journey was fascinating, and the writers make many interesting observations along the way. Marilyn Prever's ... Read More
Rating: - Son of Archbishop of Canterbury converts
As a convert to Catholicism from being an Episcopalian, I understand the following very well! It's so well put! The book is out of copyright, so you can view the entire book online (just Wikipedia his name ... Read More
Rating: - The Sweetness of the Lord
The Spirit blows where It will in a myriad of ways. When we say "Yes" to Him our life changes. We'll never be the same. That's what happened to the 16 people whose stories are told in this book. There's nothing ... Read More
Rating: - Or the Sweetness of Not Needing to Keep any of the Torah Laws?
Perhaps they found no Kosher laws and no Passover,ROsh Hashana,Yom Kippur fast, Sukkah, etc and assimilation into a larger group as "sweet". To Jews that may stray I recommend V'Da Mah SheTashiv: Know What To Answer ... Read More
- I actually used to know some of the people profiled in the book
- Fascinating book!