Judaism Without Tribalism A Guide to Being a Blessing to All the Peoples of the Earth (Paperback) by RabbiRamiShapiro, Douglas Rushkoff Paperback, 180 Pages, Published 2022 by Monkfish Book Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-948626-65-1, ISBN: 1-948626-65-9
"Judaism at its best. A return to its essential truths that are too-often ignored in favor of the claims of tradition."
"Koheleth's powerful guidebook for living without certainty and security in a world of constant change can become a companion for your own spiritual journey.Twenty-three hundred years ago, an unnamed Hebrew sage known only as Koheleth, the Assembler of Wisdom, rocked the ancient Jewish world with a critique of society that shattered conventional notions of God, piety, politics, and power. Koheleth lived in a world of change and challenge ..."
Writing - The Sacred Art(1st Edition) Beyond the Page to Spiritual Practice (The Art of Spiritual Living) by RabbiRamiShapiro, Aaron Shapiro Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 2012 by Skylight Paths ISBN-13: 978-1-59473-372-7, ISBN: 1-59473-372-4
"Push your writing through the trite and the boring to something fresh, something transformative."Writing as spiritual practice has nothing to do with readers per se. You aren't writing to be read; you are writing to be freed. Writing as spiritual practice is conspiratorial rather than inspirational. It conspires to strip away everything you use to maintain the illusion of certainty, security and self-identity. Where spiritual writing se ..."
"Deepen Your Capacity to Live Free from Addiction--and from Self and Selfishness "Twelve Step recovery is much more than a way to escape the clutches of addictive behaviors. Twelve Step recovery is about freeing yourself from playing God, and since almost everyone is addicted to this game, Twelve Step recovery is something from which everyone can benefit." --from the Introduction In this hope-filled approach to spiritual and personal ..."
"The spiritual teachings of many faith traditions can help you step beyond the limits of any one tradition to the reality that can't be named.The fastest growing spiritual movement in the United States today is that of the religiously unaffiliated. These spiritual seekers make up 20 percent of the adult American population; they are the spiritual equivalent of political independents. Refusing to limit themselves to one religion or anothe ..."
"The pure and penetrating message of the Divine Feminine―Wisdom―can become a companion for your own spiritual journey The first of God’s creations and God’s endless delight, Wisdom (also known as Chochma and Sophia) is the Mother of all life, the guide to right living―She is God manifest in the world you encounter moment to moment. ..."
Surrendered_The Sacred Art Shattering the Illusion of Control and Falling into Grace with Twelve-Step Spirituality (The Art of Spiritual Living) by RabbiRamiShapiro Paperback, 200 Pages, Published 2019 by Skylight Paths ISBN-13: 978-1-59473-643-8, ISBN: 1-59473-643-X
"To live the surrendered life―a life no longer centered on control and hence no longer at odds with the ordinary suffering of everyday living. Rabbi Rami closely examines the first three steps of Twelve-Step recovery to help us cut through the denial, illusions, and falsehoods that bind us in our fight with addictions of all kinds. He draws upon his half-century engagement with Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Taoism, Hinduism, and Islam ..."
"God is real. Everything we say about God is made up. Holy Rascals is a rousing call to anyone ready to go beyond "isms" and ideologies, and live in the world as a liberating force of justice, compassion, and joy."Holy rascals are spiritual culture jammers who use humor, play, creativity, and critical thinking to reveal the human origins of religions―and how religions mask their true origins behind the conceit of divine origins," writes ..."
Amazing Chesed(1st Edition) Living a Grace-Filled Judaism by RabbiRamiShapiro Paperback, 176 Pages, Published 2012 by Jewish Lights ISBN-13: 978-1-58023-624-9, ISBN: 1-58023-624-3
"The question isn't whether grace is there for you in Judaism. The question is, do you have the courage to accept it?"Chesed isn't a reward; it is reality. God's grace isn’t limited to what we want to happen or might like to happen. God’s grace is what is happening whether we like it or not. In short, God’s grace is the giving of all to all."―from the IntroductionAsk almost any Jew whether grace is a central concept in Judaism and an ess ..."
Proverbs(1st Edition) Annotated & Explained (SkyLight Illuminations) by RabbiRamiShapiro Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 2011 by Skylight Paths ISBN-13: 978-1-59473-310-9, ISBN: 1-59473-310-4
"Wise and practical prescriptions for how to live with an honest perception of realitycan become a companion for your own spiritual journey.More than commonplace truisms, the biblical Book of Proverbs is an anthology of teachings designed to help you live with a sense of self-responsibility. Its wisdom, compiled in the seventh century BCE and credited to King Solomon, transcends nationality and politics, addressing instead the individual ..."
Tanya, the Masterpiece of Hasidic Wisdom(1st Edition) Selections Annotated & Explained (SkyLight Illuminations) by RabbiRamiShapiro Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 2010 by Skylight Paths ISBN-13: 978-1-59473-275-1, ISBN: 1-59473-275-2
"The wisdom of Jewish spirituality and mysticism can be a companion for your own spiritual journey.Tanya, "It Was Taught," is one of the most powerful and potentially transformative books of Jewish wisdom. Written in 1797 by Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, the founder of Chabad Hasidism, Tanya sets forth the fundamentals of Jewish spirituality and mysticism. While a focus of daily study by tens of thousands of Hasidic Jews, Tanya is littl ..."
"Nectar of Non-Dual Truth, A Journal of Universal Religious and Philosophical Teachings is an annual publication that contains articles on the philosophy and spirituality of Vedanta and other religious traditions by authentic practitioners. Issue #33 is dedicated to the methods, practice, and experience of meditation across a variety of religious and spiritual Traditions. We include teachings on meditation from Vedanta, Advaita Vedanta, ..."
"Spiritual teacher, writer, rabbi, and poet, Rami Shapiro has taught thousands of people in workshops across North America for a quarter century. His books have sold in the hundreds of thousands. But before he did any of those things he was writing poems, psalms, and prayers that were anthologized in the Jewish siddurim of several different denominations. He did most of this work while he was a pulpit rabbi in Florida. Still today, every ..."
"Does the Golden Rule matter?It depends on the game."We have to shift the game before we can promote the Rule. This is why teaching morality alone is insufficient. Educating our children in the Golden Rule without teaching about finite and infinite games and zero-sum and nonzero worldviews is a waste of time. Doing so would be like teaching them the rules of chess while insisting they play only checkers."―from Chapter 10, “Play Different ..."
RabbiRami's Guide to God Roadside Assistance for the Spiritual Teacher by RabbiRamiShapiro Paperback, 128 Pages, Published 2011 by Spirituality & Health Publisher ISBN-13: 978-0-9818708-4-7, ISBN: 0-9818708-4-8
"Written by one of the nation’s top theologians, this is a down-to-earth, tolerant, and uplifting guide to the God shared and revered by all religions and spiritual practices. Published simultaneously with Rabbi Rami’s Guide to Forgiveness, It is the first book in a series of eight."
"Jews have been celebrating the Passover through a special meal, called a seder, for millenia. Jesus himself celebrated the Passover feast with his disciples in what we refer to as The Last Supper. In this special book, co-authored by a rabbi and a pastor, we have the unique opportunity to experience an authentic Jewish Passover seder, from a distinctively Christian perspective. There are many haggadot used in Jewish homes and synagogu ..."
Ethics of the Sages(1st Edition) Pirke Avot - Annotated & Explained (SkyLight Illuminations) by Rami M. Shapiro, RabbiRamiShapiro Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 2006 by Skylight Paths ISBN-13: 978-1-59473-207-2, ISBN: 1-59473-207-8
"The clear and compelling wisdom of the rabbinic sages can become a companion for your own spiritual journey. At the heart of Judaism is an ethical imperative to live life from your true self, as the image and likeness of God. To do this, you must see the greatness of God manifest in all things, and therefore engage each moment with ..."
"More than ancient erotic love poetry, this celebration of the human relationship with Wisdom can be a companion for your own spiritual journey.The Song of Songs is the Hebrew Bible's deeply erotic poem of love, sexual yearning and consummation. Holding it sacred yet troubled by its thinly veiled eroticism, Jews and Christians for millennia have read the Song of Songs as an allegory of God's love for Israel--the classic Jewish understand ..."
"The Tales of the Hasidic Masters Can Become a Companion for Your Own Spiritual Journey. "The wisdom of the Hasidim is earthy, realistic, rooted in the simplicity of the heart. It is alive with the awareness of the holiness of Creation and the boundlessness of God’s mercy, and is utterly honest about the necessity of living such awareness in lo ..."