In this episode of the 613 Books Podcast, host Heather Dean interviews NCSY Rabbi Menachem Tenenbaum about his new book, “Three Steps Forward,” which explores the meaning and significance of the Shemoneh Esrei. Rabbi Tenenbaum shares personal stories to connect the teachings of the prayer to real-life experiences and emphasizes the importance of taking care of one’s basic needs in order to deepen one’s relationship with Hashem.
PLUS: Best-selling author Sherri Mandell tells us about the quietly powerful memoir that’s on her reading table.
Show Notes
Featured Guest Interview: Rabbi Menachem Tenenbaum Author of: “Three Steps Forward: Unlocking the Shemoneh Esrei and Our Connection with Hashem”
To Purchase from Publisher:
https://www.feldheim.com/three-steps-forward
Reading Table contributor Sherri Mandell
Sherri’s selection: The Kitchen Congregation: A Daughter’s Story of Wives and Women Friends by Nora Seton
To Purchase “The Kitchen Congregation” on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Kitchen-Congregation-Daughters-Story-Friends/dp/0312242107/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3OPVBKOPDIJ1T&keywords=The+Kitchen+Congregation&qid=1685826997&sprefix=the+kitchen+congregation%2Caps%2C493&sr=8-1
By Sherri Mandel:
The Kabbalah of Writing is available wherever books are sold:
B&N, Amazon, Books-A-Million, IndieBound, Bookshop.org
USA: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Kabbalah-of-Writing/Sherri-Mandell/9781644116104
U.K.: https://www.simonandschuster.co.uk/books/The-Kabbalah-of-Writing/Sherri-Mandell/978164411610411
To purchase a copy of The Blessing of a Broken Heart: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=the+blessing+of+a+broken+heart&i=stripbooks-intl-ship&crid=SYW70MD8W7BS&sprefix=the+blessing+of+a+broken+heart%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C203&ref=nb_sb_noss_1
For More information about Sherri Mandell’s books as well as The Koby Mandell Foundations visit:
https://www.kobymandell.org/sherri-mandell
Contact Sherri by email: info@kobymandell.org
Show Announcer for 613 Books Podcast: Michael Doniger
Michael’s contact info, voice-over samples, and demo: https://michaeldoniger.com/