Dr. Avram Davis and Manuela Dunn Mascetti offer an inspiring and illuminating look at the fourth wave of Jewish spirituality. Mystical Judaism, according to Dr. Davis, revolves around "the deepest hunger of the soul to be enfolded into the sublime embrace of the Holy Blessed One." For Mascetti, this path of heart is "a new interpretation of how one honors and deepens that ancient bond with God in the great and small events that punctuate modern life."

The authors begin by delineating some of the distinguishing marks of Judaism: its tribal character; its emphasis upon the close, the familial, and the intimate; its celebration of Sinai as a collective mystical experience; its aim to hallow life; and its Torah-driven emphasis upon healing the world through compassion and service. Davis and Mascetti then go on to present concrete examples of mystical Jewish practices such as blessings (gratitude to God), prayer (relating to God), and meditation ("the most direct method of contact with the inner essence of our being and God"). They explicate the holidays of the Jewish calendar and the resurgence of interest in the Kabbalah, and conclude with an appendix of Judaic centers and schools.