The scenario is taken from the Orthodox Union’s (OU) newest publication that grapples with a provocative issue: the attempt to find a Divine message in premonitions, omens and dreams.

Released to coincide with Shavuot -- the holiday which commemorates G-d speaking to the Jewish people on Mt. Sinai -- the publication entitled, "Is G-d Still Talking To Us?," centers on the quest for mystical meanings behind the everyday events of our lives.

Part of the OU’s Pardes Project --the OU’s phenomenally successful adult education program -- the sourcebook will be used by thousands of Jews all over the world for the all-night study held traditionally Shavuot night.

"Perhaps G-d is talking to us all the time…," muses Rabbi Yaacov Haber, the OU’s Director of Jewish Education and the Creator of the Pardes Project, in the book’s introduction. "Maybe G-d still communicates with humanity and it is humanity that has stopped paying attention. Maybe in today’s overstimulated world, if a person truly stopped to listen he or she could hear the voice of G-d…in the voice of conscience, our children and in the juxtaposition of events that make us stop and think about the meaning of life."

Designed to promote lively debate and discussion, the sourcebook offers compelling and conflicting Biblical and rabbinic sources on the significance of dreams, omens and heavenly signs.

"The publication addresses the fundamental spiritual challenge confronting every person who is religious in the ‘90s: being able to decipher G-d’s voice above the din of contemporary, fast paced life," said Rabbi Haber.

Founded in 1995, the Pardes Project, an international national adult education project designed to promote spiritual growth, has more than 15,000 participants on more than 50 college campuses and in 9 countries including Australia, Singapore, South Africa and Germany. Open to Jews on all religious levels, the Pardes Project consists of monthly Jewish discussions groups on topics including gender, ecology, addiction, tolerance, and other issues.

For more information, call 1-800-4CHAVER.

The Orthodox Union, celebrating 100 years of service to the Jewish community of the United States and countries throughout the world, is a world leader in youth work, advocacy for the disabled, synagogue services, adult education and political action. Its kosher supervision label, the OU, is the world’s most recognized kosher symbol and can be found on over 200,000 products in 56 countries around the globe.

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