Turkish-born Rabbi Sonsino writes that organized religious practice can be an impediment to spirituality for some people.
Spirituality is personal and private.
But you don't have to chant and go to Tibet to find spirituality. It exists in Judaism. For each path, Rabbi Sonsino explains its basis within Jewish tradition and how you can follow it. By discussing alternative approaches to Jewish spirituality in such a straightforward manner, he provides solid ground from which we can find the spiritual path, or combination of paths, that is best for our own personal journey. Rifat Sonsino is spiritual leader of Temple Beth Shalom in Needham, Massachusetts.