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'A master teacher.'-Thomas Keating
'Don't let the small size of this precious book fool you. It's a rare jewel, a powerhouse of spiritual wisdom that you can read and rearead. Carry it with you and make it your companion on the journey home to the Source of our Being.'-Joan Borysenko, Ph.D., A
'Open Secrets invites us into the most intimate of settings, the whispered wisdom passed from an authentic hasidic master to his student. It radiates warmth, passion for the Divine, and earthly confidence in sacredness. A treasure for the spiritual seeker of any tradition.'-Judith Simmer-Brown, Dakini's Warm Breath
The fictional hasidic master Reb Yerachmiel ben Yisrael writes to his student who has moved from the old country to America. In providing answers to Aaron Hershel's questions about why God created the world, the nature of reality, what it means to be Jewish, whether all religions are true, death, intermarriage, and much more, Reb Yerachmiel offers a Judaism as ancient as it is modern, a Judaism for everybody.
Rabbi Rami M. Shapiro is one of the most creative voices in contemporary Judaism. He is an award-winning poet and essayist and his liturgies are used in prayer services throughout North America. His previoius books include Minyan, The Way of Solomon, Proverbs, and Hasidic Tales.
Contents
Acknolwedgments
Preface
Introduction
An invitation
Judaism
Who is a Jew?
God
Creation
Humanity
Evil
Human nature
Torah
Mitzvot
Shabbat and the holy days
Israel
Intermarriage
Why be Jewish?
Soul
Walking inward
To listen and to love
Is it working?
Religion
Are all religions true?
Spirituality
Prayer
Dreams
Truth
Faith and reason
Be Holy
Jesus
Finding a teacher
Death
Glossary
'Don't let the small size of this precious book fool you. It's a rare jewel, a powerhouse of spiritual wisdom that you can read and rearead. Carry it with you and make it your companion on the journey home to the Source of our Being.'-Joan Borysenko, Ph.D., A
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Women's Journey to God and Seven Paths to God'Open Secrets invites us into the most intimate of settings, the whispered wisdom passed from an authentic hasidic master to his student. It radiates warmth, passion for the Divine, and earthly confidence in sacredness. A treasure for the spiritual seeker of any tradition.'-Judith Simmer-Brown, Dakini's Warm Breath
The fictional hasidic master Reb Yerachmiel ben Yisrael writes to his student who has moved from the old country to America. In providing answers to Aaron Hershel's questions about why God created the world, the nature of reality, what it means to be Jewish, whether all religions are true, death, intermarriage, and much more, Reb Yerachmiel offers a Judaism as ancient as it is modern, a Judaism for everybody.
Rabbi Rami M. Shapiro is one of the most creative voices in contemporary Judaism. He is an award-winning poet and essayist and his liturgies are used in prayer services throughout North America. His previoius books include Minyan, The Way of Solomon, Proverbs, and Hasidic Tales.
Contents
Acknolwedgments
Preface
Introduction
An invitation
Judaism
Who is a Jew?
God
Creation
Humanity
Evil
Human nature
Torah
Mitzvot
Shabbat and the holy days
Israel
Intermarriage
Why be Jewish?
Soul
Walking inward
To listen and to love
Is it working?
Religion
Are all religions true?
Spirituality
Prayer
Dreams
Truth
Faith and reason
Be Holy
Jesus
Finding a teacher
Death
Glossary
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ISBN
974935921
Publication
Monkfish Book Publishing Company Rhinebeck, New York