A bestselling author and rabbi7 s profoundly affecting exploration of the meaning and purpose of the soul, inspired by the famous correspondence between Albert Einstein and a grieving rabbi.A bestselling author and rabbi7 s profoundly affecting exploration of the meaning and purpose of the soul, inspired by the famous correspondence between Albert Einstein and a grieving rabbi.
Naomi Levy is the author of the bestseller To Begin Again, as well as the books Talking to God and Hope will Find You. She is the founder and leader of NASHUVA, a Jewish spiritual outreach movement based in Los Angeles, California. Named one of the 50 top rabbis in America by Newsweek, Levy was in the first class of women to enter the Conservative rabbinical seminary. She has appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show, The Today Show, and on NPR. She lives in Venice, California with her family.
"Drawing on poignant personal stories, Jewish life and traditions,
and a spiritual letter from Einstein to a grieving father, Naomi
Levy's book outlines an inspiring guide on how to live a meaningful
and connected life." --Alan Lightman, author of Einstein's
Dreams
"Rabbi Naomi Levy shares her loving spirit, her inspirational
stories of Einstein and the rabbi whose grief he sought to assuage,
and her lessons on hearing the voice of your soul. This remarkable
book spoke to me as I am sure it will speak to you." --Susan Cain,
author of Quiet
"It is the task of the rabbi to articulate the wisdom and power of
the Jewish religion in all its profundity, mystery, and earthy
relevance. Naomi Levy performs the task spectacularly; she speaks
from deep within the Jewish soul and gives the spiritual gifts of
Judaism not only to Jews but to the world at large. It is difficult
to overestimate her contribution. Einstein and the Rabbi is worthy
of the matriarchs from whom originated the blessing of Jewish
womanhood and who continue, through such as her, to bless it still.
--Marianne Williamson, author of A Return to Love and Everyday
Grace
"[Levy] is a gifted storyteller--courageous, daring, witty and
wise.... She brings not only eloquence and wisdom but also a wry
sense of humor and the deepest compassion to her writing. Yet
[Einstein and the Rabbi] achieves something even more exalted, an
intimate revelation that rings with courage and authenticity. The
reader surely will come away from Levy's latest book with that
sense of spiritual fullness she seeks to impart in everything she
does." --Jewish Journal "[Levy's] wisdom and openness and wondrous
spirit ripple through the pages of her engaging new book." --The
Jerusalem Post
Engaging...genuinely moving. --Publishers Weekly
"Everyone needs to read this book. It is a book for the times we
live in now...capturing the human spirit through historic journeys,
present-day gestures of kindness, and understanding. Naomi Levy
writes with a clear, easy style that allows us to fall into her
narrative, bearing witness to the soul life." --Julianna Margulies,
actor/producer
"With keen insight, an open heart, and the graceful, accessible
wisdom for which she is widely known, Rabbi Naomi Levy has written
a book that will be a balm and a provocation for all who read it.
It made me cry. It made me think. To read it is to be gently guided
into a deeper place." --Dani Shapiro, author of Devotion and
Hourglass
"Throughout, Levy comes off as a trustworthy guide, with just the
right leavening (or perhaps unleavening) of humor and endless
compassion." --Kirkus Reviews "Spiritual seekers of any faith
should find guidance and comfort in these intricately woven stories
of love, loss, suffering, and success." --Library Journal Part
candid and moving memoir, part accounting of an inspiring spiritual
quest. This unusual volume is also a page-turner. --Wendy Mogel,
Ph.D., author of The Blessing of a Skinned Knee
Do not miss this unique work combining wisdom, inspiration, a
mystery about the world's greatest scientist, and a modern search
for the soul. The combination will enchant your mind and make your
spirit sing. --Rabbi David Wolpe, author of David: The Divided
Heart and Making Loss Matter: Creating Meaning in Difficult
Times
Naomi Levy examines life's polarities: birth and death, love and
loss, faith and doubt. With keen insight, she shows how each
duality is connected by the vital force we call 'the soul.' This is
a lovely, tender book that will illuminate and inspire. --Jerome
Groopman, Recanati Professor at Harvard University and author of
The Anatomy of Hope
"Naomi Levy writes from my heart. She brings together my Judaism
and my social science and my current spiritual path of love." --Ram
Dass "Read about Naomi Levy's spiritual journey at the risk of
having her take you deeper into yourself. Einstein and the Rabbi
takes you on the journey of journeys." --Norman Lear "What is the
soul?' This question has been on the tips of the tongues of
seekers, saints and prophets from the beginning of time. 'Are there
words to describe the ineffable?' This question has been on the
tips of the pens of poets across the ages and the continents. Rabbi
Naomi Levy takes on these questions in Einstein and the Rabbi, and
she does so with humility, mastery, and poetry in a book that reads
like mystery novel. I couldn't put it down." --Elizabeth Lesser,
author of Broken Open and Marrow, and cofounder of Omega Institute
Rabbi Naomi Levy has done something extraordinary. Inspired by one
of the most famous letters written by Einstein, she has, through
meticulous research uncovered the utterly unexpected background to
Einstein's letter, words written to a saintly rabbi who had just
undergone the worst suffering a parent can experience. Naomi Levy,
who decades earlier had undergone the worst suffering a child can
experience, has united the words of Einstein, the story of Rabbi
Robert Marcus, and of herself and her own father in a way that
makes us all realize that the soul truly can see what eyes cannot.
With Naomi Levy as our guide we too can learn to see with our
souls, and thereby bless the lives of those around us and our own
lives as well. --Rabbi Joseph Telushkin, author of Jewish Literacy,
Rebbe, and Words that Hurt, Words that Heal Levy offers us a
blessing--which indeed comes true as one travels through her
luminous book: 'I am praying that something sacred will happen to
you. Something unexpected. A turning. An awakening.' And it does;
all of that and more. --Abigail Pogrebin, author of My Jewish Year
and Stars of David "In these bewildering and often implausible
times, Naomi Levy's book provides a vital and necessary antidote.
Without stooping to easy remedies or spiritual jargon and drawing
on centuries of Jewish thought, Levy shows us a soulful way to
navigate a materialist world. Einstein and the Rabbi is a
heartwarming and lucid reflection on balancing your life and
schooling your heart." --Daphne Merkin, author of This Close to
Happy: A Reckoning with Depression "A great read both for those who
love the science of Einstein and the soul of the Zohar. The history
of Einstein's correspondence with Rabbi Marcus is fascinating and
brings together science and soul." --Alan Dershowitz, author of
Taking the Stand: My Life in the Law "Naomi Levy weaves together a
series of stories from her perspective as a rabbi, her personal
journey through illness, and a remarkable search for a letter to
Einstein that results in describing the indescribable--the nature
of our souls." --Stephen Tobolowsky, actor and author of My
Adventures with God and The Dangerous Animals Club
You will be moved by Levy's ability to weave personal memoir and
philosophical discourse so accessibly and emotionally. --Tom Allon,
Huffington Post
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