“The Eternal Is with Me, I Shall Not Fear”: Jewish Contemplative Practices and Well-Being

Contemplative Practices in Action: Spirituality, Meditation, and Health

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 103-121

  Weiss, Zari ^b   Levy, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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