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Breakfast at Noshville
I’m sitting at the counter in Noshville, Nashville’s New York-style Jewish deli, talking to a well-dressed fellow who tells me he’s a lawyer. Our conversation turns to the ec…
Create Your Own Holy Day
We are entering one of the busiest spiritual seasons of the year, so we asked for some special “Roadside Assistance” from Rabbi Rami Shapiro:• What are holy days for?• How should w…
Essential Conversations with Rabbi Rami: 21st Century Spirituality
Former priest Matthew Fox speaks with Rabbi Rami Shapiro about his work, and his new book, modern spirituality, and intergenerational wisdom.
Great Jews
Rabbi David Wolpe, citing Rav Abraham Isaac Kook, asks a great question in his 12/29/11 blog post: When will Jews who are great also be great Jews? This questions begs an…
Greta Thunberg as Mad Max
“There are two women tackling climate change in a big way. Michele Bachmann is one of them. The other is Greta Thunberg, the teen climate activist who was just named Time’s Person of the Year.”
Hosting an Interfaith Harmony Breakfast
The first week in February is World Interfaith Harmony Week. The week was proposed by the Jordanian delegation to the United Nations and established by the UN General Assembly in 2…
I Have Failed, Part 1
I’m grading papers this week. One assignment in my Bible class was to rewrite the end of the Book of Job beginning with the premise that God actually tells Job the truth about Job’…
If Meditation Isn’t Joyful, Don’t Do It
“You might ask, if I am meditating just to meditate—if there is no goal to it at all—why bother with it in the first place? Good question.”
Is Lying About God Okay?
“Lying about God and promoting a Pollyannaish understanding of religion isn’t going to help at all.”
Learning to Love
Peggy La Cerra’s “Why Relationships Are So Difficult” ends with a challenge: “Perhaps it’s time for a new approach to the problem [of human selfishness and self-centeredness] — an …
Peace & Harmony vs. Reality
I'm in India as part of a Peace & Harmony conference in honor of the 150th anniversary of Swami Vivekananda's birth. His Holiness the Dalai Lama and I both spoke to the gathering o…
Podcast: Ken Honda
Rabbi Rami speaks with Ken Honda, Japan’s No. 1 best-selling personal development expert. His newest book, Happy Money: The Japanese Art of Making Peace with Your Money, shares how gratitude opens up bounty.
Podcast: Sarah Hurwitz
Rabbi Rami talks with Sarah Hurwitz, a former speechwriter for the Obamas, about her new book on Judaism.
Rabbi Rami: "I Find Myself Wishing My Dad Would Die?"
Roadside Assistance for the Spiritual Traveler
Rabbi Rami: Am I Morally Bound to Chastise Meat Eaters?
Rabbi Rami answers your spiritual questions.
Rabbi Rami: Can God incarnate as both Christ and Krishna?
Roadside Assistance for the Spiritual Traveler
Rabbi Rami: How Can I help My Parents Trust God to Provide for Me?
Roadside Assistance for the Spiritual Traveler
Rabbi Rami: How Do I Afford to Make a Pilgrimage?
Q: I long to go on a pilgrimage, but lack the funds to do so. Any suggestions?A: My understanding of pilgrimage comes from Genesis 12:1–3, where we are called to walk (lech) t…
Rabbi Rami: How to Talk with My Astronomer Daughter about God?
Roadside Assistance for the Spiritual Traveler
Rabbi Rami: What's a Horrified Catholic Mom to Do?
Author and teacher Rabbi Rami Shapiro is encouraging Perennial Wisdom to lead us beyond alienation and isolation to integration and unity, based on Genesis 12:3: “You shall be a blessing to all the families of the earth.”*
Rabbi Rami: What’s Wrong with Being a Disembodied Mind?
Roadside Assistance for the Spiritual Traveler
Rabbi Rami: Why Force Christian Bakers to Bake Cakes For Gay Weddings?
Roadside Assistance for the Spiritual Traveler
Rabbi Rami's Guide to Life's 5 Biggest Questions
Let’s face it. The biggest unknown in a parent’s life is her child. These beings come into the world without papers. We have no idea who they are, where they came from, what they a…
Rabbi Rami's Meditation Tips
I know that meditation is good for me, but I can’t sit still for five minutes, let alone 20. Is there an alternative to meditation?Meditation is waking to God in, with, and a…
The Healing Truth
The goal of The World Wisdom Bible is not to create a world religion, but to create peace, 12 coffee cups at a time
The Spiritual Traveler: Why Does God Hate Me?
Rabbi Rami Shapiro is an award-winning author, poet, and teacher. In this column, he answers reader-submitted questions pertaining to faith, morality, religious traditions, and oth…
Trust the Ball
Now that we have two GOP contests under our belt I turned to my trustworthy Magic 8-Ball to determine the future. Here is what I learned: -Will Mitt Romney be the next Pre…
Weather or Not to Vote
I just spoke with my dad in western Massachusetts. He and my mom are praying that hurricane Sandy doesn't cause too much damage or take any lives. My dad isn't what I could call a …
What I Want for My Grandchildren
I received an interesting questionnaire while I was away in India. I’m sharing my responses with you here as an invitation for you to share your own with us as well. The questionna…
What’s the Difference Between Jesus and Christ?
You’re a hypocrite. You don’t believe in heaven or hell, and yet you let people who do get away with it. Why not just tell them they’re wrong?If you want to dialogue deeply with pe…
Why Vote?
I just read that House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) vowed today not to raise taxes on the rich even if President Obama wins in November. So why vote? If the system is rigged …
Would Humanity Be Better Off With Only One Religion?
In the latest installment of Roadside Assistance, Rabbi Rami answers questions about morality, atheism, and enlightenment (and that Allstate commercial).
