Entering the Temple of Dreams

Tamar Frankiel, PhD, is recognized as one of the leading teachers of Jewish mysticism today. She teaches Jewish mysticism and comparative religion at the Academy for Jewish Religion, Los Angeles, and is the author of many books, including The Voice of Sarah: Feminine Spirituality and Traditional Judaism. She is coauthor of Minding the Temple of the Soul: Balancing Body, Mind, and Spirit through Traditional Jewish Prayer, Movement, and Meditation and Entering the Temple of Dreams: Jewish Prayers, Movements, and Meditations for the End of the Day (both Jewish Lights). She lectures frequently on topics of Jewish mysticism. Frankiel lives with her husband and five children in Los Angeles.Judy Greenfeld is second invested cantor at Temple Emanuel in Beverly Hills, California. She leads the New Emanuel minyan, a weekly progressive prayer service.

• PrefaceThe Creation of the Sacred Dream1 The "Other World" of SleepThe Soul as Night TravelerThe Moon and the NightRecovering the Sweetness of SleepA Ceremony for Dreaming: Shema al Mitah2 Hashkivenu: Meeting with the AngelsProtection on Our JourneysInviting an Angelic PresenceCreating a Sukkah of PeaceMovement and Meditation for the Hashkivenu3 Hareni Mochel: Healing the Spirit through Forgiveness—The Gift of RafaelForgiving, and Pursuing JusticeSpiritual Dimensions of ForgivenessA Personal Story about Struggling to ForgiveUntangling Ourselves from PainCompassion Brings Us FreedomSeeing the Grand DesignThe Forgiveness Prayer with Meditations4 Shema: Listening to Infinity—The Gift of MichaelHow the Shema Guards Our DoorwaysListening for God's VoiceThe Awesome Shema of Rabbi AkivaBecoming One FamilyThe Shema and the Land of PromiseUnifying the Higher and Lower WorldsLove in the ShemaMovement and Meditation for the Shema5 Bircat Cohanim: Mighty Ones of Blessing—The Gift of GavrielThe Gift of Blessing in Our LivesBlessings Increase Life’s GoodnessThe Threefold BlessingBlessings Encircle Us with LightThe Blessing of Being SeenBecoming a Kingdom of PriestsUrim and Tummim Meditation6 Hamapil: Seeing in the Dark—The Gift of UrielPraying for LightJudaism’s Dreaming TraditionDreaming as a Way of SeeingUnderstanding the Process of DreamingDreams Follow Their InterpretationDreaming in CommunityOpening Our Inner EyesThe Bedtime Shema: Short VersionAppendix A: The ShemaAppendix B: Holy Verses to Soothe Us at NightAppendix C: Charting the Patterns of Your DreamsNotesGlossaryRecommended Readings

"[Dreams] reveal insights, deepen wisdom, and often catalyze healing…. This book is highly recommended."—Larry Dossey, MD, author, Reinventing Medicine and Healing Words: The Power of Prayer and the Practice of Medicine"In this revolutionary book, Frankiel and Greenfeld have rescued dreaming from its exile into the realm of psychology and restored it to its home in the domain of the soul…. A must-read for every dreamer."—Connie Kaplan, author, The Woman's Book of Dreams: Dreaming as a Spiritual Practice“For spiritual seekers who are looking for ways to enlarge their spiritual practice … this book offers traditional and creative insights.”—Rabbi Lori Forman-Jacobi, coauthor, Sacred Intentions: Morning Inspiration to Strengthen the Spirit, Based on Jewish Wisdom“A wonderful way to enter into the worlds of the night.”—Nan Fink Gefen, author, Discovering Jewish Meditation: Instruction and Guidance for Leaning an Ancient Spiritual Practice