From Simon & Schuster, Miraculous Living is Shoni Labowitz's guided journey in Kabbalah through the ten gates of the tree of life.
In Miraculous Living Rabbi Shoni Labowitz unlocks the secrets of ancient Jewish mystical traditions in an inspiring, enlightening book that will appeal to Jews seeking to rediscover their spiritual roots.
This book isn't the kind you read once. I can't even count how many times I have read it! It is terrific for meditation purposes, just open to a page, and it will address what you need to hear at the time! Shoni's writing style is very accessible! I told my children years ago this was part of my ethical will. A book to be treasured!
I think this book was decently written and had good ideas but just was not for me. I am trying to push my beliefs and expand my traditional understandings but a lot of this Jewish-Eastern fusion theology/philosophy just does not jive with what I feel. I thought it was somewhat strange that every chapter also including a Lao Tzu quote, and that a lot of eastern practices were incorporated into a tradition that already has rich practices. I think my twin brother would love this and all the recommendations for meditations, thought patterns, and routines, but it just was not for me. I would appreciate learning more about Kabbalah from source texts and in a historic/analytical way I suppose.
This book is an amazingly beautiful, spiritual guide to living. I am reading it for the third time, taking a chapter every Saturday morning as part of my honoring the Sabbath. It feeds my soul in the most beautiful way, and I will read it over and over again. Rabbi Shoni was an amazing role model and teacher who helped change the role of women in religion. May her memory be a blessing. 🙏🏻❤️✨