books by Rami Rabbi Shapiro (yerachmiel principles devoutness)

books by Rami Rabbi Shapiro

books:

The Kiss of God: A Dialogue of Devoutness Between Father Thomas Keating & Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi
Cathy Zheutlin, Edis Jurcys

Wisdom Keepers Project, 2005

In 2005, two of the worlds great spiritual elders, Reb Zalman, a Hasidic rabbi and founder of the Jewish Renewal movement, and Father Thomas Keating, a Trappist monk and founder of Contemplative Outreach, came together in Denver, Colorado for an intimate dialogue of devoutness. Join them as they are swept away in the joy of one anothers presence, moving easily from Father Thomas discussion of the mouth to mouth kiss of God to Reb Zalmans ...

Minyan: Ten Principles for Living a Life of Integrity

7 reviews
Rami Rabbi Shapiro

Harmony/Bell Tower, 1997

Thoughtful and passionate
This is an extremely interesting meditation on by a man who is passionately committed to living a life which is both solidly grounded in Jewish thought and tradition, and at the same time approaches the transcendent through mysticism. Fortunately, Judaism has had threads of mystical tradition for centuries, and this book provides detailed instructions on how to incorporate these techniques into ...

Open Secrets: The Letters of Reb Yerachmiel ben Yisrael

6 reviews
Rabbi Rami M. Shapiro

Monkfish Book Publishing, 2004

The Thou of Reality
This is my second review of OPEN SECRETS. I deleted the first because it struck me as glib, frivolous, and didn't give the prospective reader any idea what to expect. According to The Alliance for Jewish Renewal (ALEPH) "Jewish renewal seeks to bring creativity, relevance, joy, and an all embracing awareness to spiritual practice, as a path to healing our hearts and finding balance and ...

Proverbs: The Wisdom of Solomon (Sacred Teachings)

1 review
Rami Rabbi Shapiro

Harmony/Bell Tower, 2001

Not your ordinary proverbs
I like reading books of wisdom and I have read a lot of them. I think this contemporary English version of the Biblical book of Proverbs is simply tremendous and about the best in this "field". It gives more credibility to Biblical wisdom than I have ever seen before. It is a book to keep at the bedside for spiritual refreshment. Just pick it up and turn to any page... These proverbs were ...

Open Hands; A Jewish Guide on Dying, Death and Bereavement
Rabbi Rami M. Shapiro

Medic Publishing, 1991

Wisdom of the Jewish Sages: A Modern Reading of Pirke Avot

6 reviews
Rami Rabbi Shapiro

Harmony/Bell Tower, 1995

Brilliant and lucid poetic rendering; _not_ a "translation"
Rabbi Rami Shapiro, liturgical poet extraordinaire, here provides a marvelously lucid poetic rendering of Pirke Avot in the style of, e.g., Stephen Mitchell's _Tao Te Ching_. I must disagree, however, with the reviewers who have called Rabbi Shapiro's work a _translation_. It is not, and he himself recommends (in the book's equally lucid preface) that it be read in conjunction with -- _not_ as ...

Ethics of the Sages: Pirke Avot (Skylight Illuminations)

3 reviews

Skylight Paths Publishing, 2006

Expressed wisdom
As I've said in another review, Rami Shapiro's opus is uneven. While THE WAY OF SOLOMON and OPEN SECRETS are standouts, others have seemed more facile or more craft, perhaps, than art. Rami's recent work with Skylight Illuminations has been consistently good, but with ETHICS OF THE SAGES he has achieved a masterly integration of vision and material with a firm confidence in method and an ...