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A Journey Through Heaven A Journey Through Heaven Mystical tradition describes seven levels of heaven. The link above takes one to pictures from an art exhibit that portrayed these seven heavens as they are described in ancient texts. For related Talmudic material, see the passages below. 02/01/99: Making the Journey Through Illness a Journey Through Heaven 02/11/99: Making the Journey Through Illness a Journey Through Heaven (continued) 02/25/99: Making the Journey Through Illness a Journey Through Heaven (continued) 03/11/99: Making the Journey Through Illness a Journey Through Heaven (continued) 03/25/99: Making the JourneyThrough Illness a Journey Through Heaven (conclusion) BH Finding Meaning in Illness and Healing: An Exhibit for Your Institution Anyone who has been through the toils of modern medicine knows its wonders and its shortcomings. Today's practitioners of the healing arts are trained to order tests and act according to their outcomes. They are not trained to frame the experience of sickness in terms of its meaning for a sufferer's life. They are not trained to engage the patient intellectually or spiritually and, often, not even emotionally. Religion, and its practitioners, on the other hand, are trained to provide meaning, intellectual stimulation through text study and aesthetic sustenance through art, through prayer and meditation, creative expression and through fellowship with one's community. Religious communities offer aid to the ill which is likely to speed up their physical, as well as psychological and spiritual, recovery, too. In this presentation, Rabbi Abrams will outline the ways in which modern medicine and modern faith can creatively enhance each other's ability to heal those who suffer. The prayer structure described here is available to synagogues, schools, JCC's, hospitals and other institutions who want to offer their constituencies a truly unique spiritual experience. To find out about bringing this prayer structure to your institution contact Maqom at maqom@shamash.org. Build Your Mitsvah Portfolio | Current Study Passage | Join the Discussion | Maqom Supporters | Individualized Intensive Learning | Annotated Bibliography | Previous Study Passages | A Talmud Tale | Jewish Texts: The Owner's Manual | The Tefillin Gift Shop | Guided Meditations | The Maqom Journal | Art | Links | Home | About Rabbi Abrams Maqom: A Place for the Spiritually Searching admits students of any race, color and national or ethnic origin. © 2001 Judith Z. Abrams