Birth of the Spoken Word: Personal Prayer as the Goal of Creation

BIRTH of the Spoken Word is a master class on the art of prayer and the prayerful relationship. Emotionally written, yet well-sourced, BOTSW presents a richly textured analysis of five key passages from the opening chapters of Sefer Bereishis (Genesis), placing tefillah (prayer) at the heart of the creation story. The book integrates a wide range of Jewish scholarship—from the Tanach to the Talmud, the early and later biblical commentaries, and the Masters of Chassidus and Jewish thought (the Maharal, the Ramchal, Rebbe Nachman, the Ba’al HaTanya, Rav Tzadok, Rav Kook, Rav Dessler and Rav Soloveitchik to name a few)—packing a spiritual punch and revitalizing our relationship with Hashem and with others from the inside out.