The Jewish Journaling Book

Journal Keeping has been, and remains, in inherently Jewish activity. In fact, there are age-old traditions of keeping an introspective journal throughout the Jewish year. In The Jewish Journaling Book, Janet Ruth Falon delves into the practical aspects of keeping a journal as well as how you can use your journal to nurture Jewish values and concerns. She details the history of Jewish journaling throughout biblical and modern times, and outlines particular Jewish situations that were worked through by journaling. She also includes extensive how-to instructions that teach you specific journaling techniques to help you create and maintain a vital, organic journal, froma Jewish perspective. The Jewish Journaling Book shows how a journal can be the tool you use to better understand yourself and the world, and to hash out how you can contribute to tikkun olam, teh repair of the world, and in doing so, the repair of yourself, too. Janet Ruth Falon is an award-winning journalist, essayist, poet, and teacher. She teachers journaling and creative writing at many venues, including the University of Pennsylvania and Temple University. Her articles and essays have appeared in the New York Times, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and the Christian Science Monitor.