Spiritual Practices
Spirituality and Hanukkah
Hanukkah isn’t about lighting candles, clogging your arteries with fried food, playing dreidel,...
Roadside Musings
Contributed by: Rabbi Rami Shapiro
About Roadside Musings
In Roadside Musings, Rabbi Rami draws from the well of the world's religious and spiritual traditions, covering life passages, answering sticky questions, and sharing comfort.
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Perspectives
Thankful This Pandemic Season
“Facing mortality is only one of the gifts I am thankful for this pandemic season. Another is...
Living in the World
Spirituality and Pronouns
“While I do my best to honor people’s pronoun preferences, the pronouns that really matter to me...
The Body
Spirituality and Aloneness
“I come to see it for what it is: a ceaseless swirl of mental flotsam and jetsam outside my...
The Body
Spirituality and Prayer
Spirituality and prayer: What’s the precise connection? “When asked if I pray, I used to say...
The Day After the End-Time
Rabbi Rami was relieved when a fake prophecy did not come to pass. Still, “It makes me wonder...
One Nation Under God?
Can individual states establish a preferred religion? “Lots of Americans believe the United States is a Christian nation, as opposed to a nation established by Christians.”
Living in the World
Culture, Not Hate? Symbols of the Confederacy
Two blocks north from my house, a neighbor flies a large Confederate flag. A half-mile south stands a statue commemorating the Confederate soldiers who fought to save my city from …
Living in the World
Black Lives Matter Protests: Rabbi Rami Answers Your Questions
Rabbi Rami’s inbox has been filling up with questions from people troubled by and conflicted over...
Living in the World
World War N
World War N is a fight against nihilism, the belief that power is the only thing that really...
About the Author
Rabbi Rami Shapiro is an award-winning author, essayist, poet, and teacher. In the print version of our magazine, he has an advice column, “Roadside Assistance for the Spiritual Traveler,” addressing reader questions...