Wisdom of the Jewish Sages: A Modern Reading of Pirke Avot
"Shapiro offers the reader new insights into wonderful old texts. I found his comments challenging and also calming. A gem -- for the first-time reader as well as the one who returns again and again."-- Judith Hauptman, Associate Professor of Talmud, Jewish Theological Seminary"Rami Shapiro gives current voice to our sages who taught the inner guidance about two millennia ago. This is ageless wisdom in words that not only stimulate growth but that also echo deep and compassionate realization."-- Rabbi Dr. Zalman M. Schachter-Shalomi, Aleph Alliance for Jewish Renewal"Rami Shapiro has searched within to find a contemporary language for the ancient rabbinic sages. Now once again we can hear their voices and take their wisdom to heart."-- Rodger Kamenetz, author of The Jew in the Lotus"In this wonderful interpretive translation of a Jewish classic, Rabbi Shapiro combines a sensitivity to the text with spiritual insight: a book to linger over and to share."-- Rabbi David J. Wolpe, author of The Healer of Shattered Hearts: A Jewish View of God