I Thank Therefore I Am

About the Book

Revelations come in many varieties. Mine arrived during a morning meditation. After a formal recitation of a morning prayer-“I thank You for Your gift of being,” I was suddenly gripped by a torrent of uncontrollable sobbing. During these tearful moments I experienced a penetrating awareness of how grateful I was, repeating, over and over: ”Thank You. Thank You.” This text of my heart served as the impetus to examine the liturgy of Judaism and discover the centrality of gratefulness in one’s spiritual life. This book is my exegesis of that moment by which I examine the many dimensions of gratefulness and demonstrate its transformative power as a path of loving interaction among individuals and groups.

About the Author

Rabbi Henry Glazer is also a clinical social worker, counselor and teacher. A native of Montreal, Canada, he received a BA and BRE from Yeshiva University, an MSW from Wurzweiler School of Social Work, ordination as rabbi and a DHL in Jewish Philosophy from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. Currently, he is adjunct professor at the Wurzweiler and Touro Schools of Social Work, and at the Academy of Jewish Religion. Author of several articles on gratefulness in “Conservative Judaism” and the “United Synagogue Review,” he maintains a website titled-“thegratefulrabbi.com.” Married to Rose Lederman, a clinical social worker, grateful father of Jessica Sarah, also a social worker, and Jeremiah Brian, MA in Philosophy and currently a film editor. Rabbi Glazer and Rose live in Fort Lee, N.J