Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; Preface; Introduction: What Is Neot Smadar?; 1 A Search for Religious Experience; 2 Washing Dishes; 3 The Oasis of Neot Smadar: An Overview; 4 A School for Self-Inquiry; 5 The School after the Death of Yossef; 6 The Art of Listening; 7 Everyday Mysticism; 8 Constructing the Art Center: Communal Project as Ascetic Practice; 9 At Work in Neot Smadar: Making Wine, Milking Goats, Learning the Lesson of the Bolt; 10 The Extended Family: Sociality in Neot Smadar; 11 A Wedding Gift for Dani; Conclusion: Looking Forward; Notes; Bibliography
