In Minyan, Rabbi Shapiro offers a Judaism immediate and vital to living in the world with both integrity and enjoyment.

According to rabbinic law, "Minyan" is a quorum of ten Jews--the number required for a service of any kind. Rabbi Shapiro infuses this concept with new meaning as he describes a practical tenfold path, based on the eighteenth-century Hasidic tradition of the Baal Shem Tov and his followers, a path accessible not only to Jews but also to all spiritual seekers.

The ten practices of Minyan are meditation, repetition of a sacred phrase, inspirational reading, attention to the present moment, generosity, kindness performed with no thought of reward, dreamwork, ethical consumption, self-perfection, and celebration of the Sabbath. Here is a Jewish spiritual primer that teaches how to apply the wisdom of the ancient Jewish sages to our lives today.

Author: Rami Shapiro
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Harmony/Rodale/Convergent
Published: 08/19/1997
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.6lbs
Size: 8.72h x 5.68w x 0.55d
ISBN: 9780609800553


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 08/18/1997 pg. 86

About the Author
Rami M. Shapiro, rabbi and storyteller of Temple Beth Or in Miami, Florida, is an award-winning poet and essayist, whose liturgical poems are used in prayer services throughout North America. He is the author of Wisdom of the Jewish Sages: A Modern Reading of Pirke Avot.