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Einstein and the rabbi : searching for the soul / Naomi Levy.

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Levy, Naomi author.

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9781250057266

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Levy, Naomi author.

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x, 338 pages ; 25 cm

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Searching for the soul -- 1. Meeting the soul -- 2. Einstein and the rabbi: reviving souls -- 3. Finding the me within me: locating your inner essence -- 4. Taking a soulfie -- 5. Encountering the three levels of the soul -- Tapping into the life force: the key to vision and action -- Raising the volume of the soul's voice: feeding and awakening the soul -- 6. Giving the soul what it wants -- 7. Meditating in medicine for the soul -- 8. Letting music lift your soul -- 9. Eating to satisfy your soul -- 10. Praying and learning as keys to understanding -- 11. Restoring the soul in nature -- 12. Welcoming the sabbath: reviving your soul with a day of rest -- Assessing the soul's expansive wisdom -- 13. Stepping back to gain a wider perspective -- 14. Moving beyond our narrow thoughts -- 15. Seeing through the "truths" we tell ourselves -- 16. Glimpsing the tapestry: detecting hidden connections -- Discovering the power to act -- 17. Breaking free of old, familiar patterns -- 18. Pregnant forever: finding the courage to complete what you've begun -- Listening to the love force: the key to intimacy and uncovering your calling -- Learning to love deeply -- 19. Turning a heart of stone into a heart of flesh -- 20. Experiencing the healing of forgiveness -- 21. Praying for holy fear: learning to think before you act -- 22. Recognizing the saving power of true friends -- 23. Finding a soulmate -- 24. Entering marriage with five holy qualities -- 25. Discovering the secret to a lasting marriage -- 26. Parenting with soul -- Uncovering your holy calling -- 27. Heeding the call of the soul -- 28. Knowing you are the right man for the job -- 29. Feeling the soul's tug -- 30. Turning your weakness into your strength -- 31. Bringing your soul to work -- 32. Defeating the soul's adversary -- 33. Know who you are: recognizing your true divine power -- Welcoming the eternal force: the key to your higher knowing -- Experiencing unity and a taste of eternity -- 34. Bridging distances and returning home -- 35. Perceiving the forty-two journeys of your soul -- 36. Recognizing how setbacks can lift you higher -- 37. Seeing your world to come -- Gaining a higher understanding of time and eternity -- 38. Treasuring blessings that can never die -- 39. Living on soul time -- 40. Experiencing the oneness -- 41. Giving pleasure to the soul -- 42. Beholding threads of connection -- Coming full circle: The letter.

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"A bestselling author and rabbi's profoundly affecting exploration of the meaning and purpose of the soul, inspired by the famous correspondence between Albert Einstein and a grieving rabbi." -- Amazon.com.

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Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955-Religion.

Levy, Naomi.

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Jewish scientists -- Germany -- Biography.

Jews -- Germany -- Biography.

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Biographies.

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Winner of the 2017 Nautilus Award in the Religion/Spirituality of Western Thought category

A bestselling author and rabbi's profoundly affecting exploration of the meaning and purpose of the soul, inspired by the famous correspondence between Albert Einstein and a grieving rabbi.

"A human being is part of the whole, called by us 'Universe,' a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts, and feelings as something separate from the rest--a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness..." --Albert Einstein

When Rabbi Naomi Levy came across this poignant letter by Einstein it shook her to her core. His words perfectly captured what she has come to believe about the human condition: That we are intimately connected, and that we are blind to this truth. Levy wondered what had elicited such spiritual wisdom from a man of science? Thus began a three-year search into the mystery of Einstein's letter, and into the mystery of the human soul. What emerges is an inspiring, deeply affecting book for people of all faiths filled with universal truths that will help us reclaim our own souls and glimpse the unity that has been evading us. We all long to see more expansively, to live up to our gifts, to understand why we are here. Levy leads us on a breathtaking journey full of wisdom, empathy and humor, challenging us to wake up and heed the voice calling from within--a voice beckoning us to become who we were born be.

Author Notes

NAOMI LEVY is the author of the national bestseller To Begin Again, as well as Talking to God and Hope Will Find You . She is the founder and leader of NASHUVA, a groundbreaking Jewish spiritual outreach movement based in L.A. Levy was named one of the top 50 rabbis in America by Newsweek and has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Today Show, and on NPR.

Reviews (4)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Levy (To Begin Again), a rabbi and founder of Nashuva, a Jewish spiritual community in Los Angeles, uses an engaging framing device to begin this inquiry into the soul: her experience of reading a letter from Albert Einstein to Rabbi Robert Marcus, a chaplain who had been present at the liberation of Buchenwald and who had recently lost a child. The legendary scientist wrote that peace of mind could be achieved by overcoming the delusion that people are separate from the rest of the universe. That letter led Levy "on a journey that would deepen [her] understanding of the soul and eternity" as she searched for the letter Marcus had written to Einstein that had prompted the physicist's response. That pursuit eventually paid off, but some readers won't follow Levy's quest to the end. The intervening sections features advice that will strike many as platitudinous; for example, her five tools to help someone move from potential to action are praying, talking to others, being honest, listening and seeing, and feeling the pain. There are some genuinely moving sections, but too often Levy's rose-colored vision comes across as too good to be true. Readers who are fans of Chicken Soup for the Jewish Soul are most likely to find this volume of use. (Sept.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

Kirkus Review

A rabbi offers a program of soul-craft to get us through the "World of Separation," this reality where nothing quite works and nothing quite makes sense."If the soul is so wise then why do we stop listening to our souls?" That is not the only rhetorical question that LA-based rabbi Levy (Hope Will Find You: My Search for the Wisdom to Stop Waiting and Start Living, 2010, etc.) raises here. Pondering a letter written by Albert Einstein to a rabbi decades earlier, in which the renowned physicist mused about why we humans behave as if we were somehow disconnected from the whole, Levy proceeds to offer common-sensical suggestions to forge links to our better angelsby, for one thing, praying. To skeptical listeners in a class, she posed it as a challenge: "Why not approach it as an experiment? Try waking up and reciting a morning prayer for two weeks and we'll discuss it then." Bingo: logging the hours produces results. "If you long to connect to the divine," she continues, "begin studying, and you will receive timeless wisdom." The author occasionally drifts into the soft precincts of the Sedona set, as when she likens the "California Roll"what elsewhere is called the "New York stop," drifting through a stop sign without ever quite stoppingas the way most of us rush through religious practice: "There is a tradition to stop and take three steps backwards at the start of the prayer. Why? We imagine our souls leaving this space and entering a holy space. Suddenly we are standing in the very presence of God." For all the cheerful exhortation, there's also serious reckoning with the big picture, with matters of life and death and the travails of daily life. Throughout, Levy comes off as a trustworthy guide, with just the right leavening (or perhaps unleavening) of humor and endless compassion. Like-minded readers will find Levy's blend of Old Testament and New Age appealing. Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

Booklist Review

*Starred Review* Himself immortalized for his science, Einstein once offered spiritual counseling to a rabbi distraught over the untimely death of his son. Through this largely forgotten episode, Levy herself a rabbi enters an intense human drama that draws readers into her own lifelong inquiry into the nature of the soul. That inquiry began when as a young college student Levy suddenly felt the spiritual presence of her murdered father beside her on a campus walkway, his spiritual presence ultimately guiding her toward study of the soul as the wellspring of love and wisdom. Engaged in that study, Levy discovers Einstein's letter to the distressed rabbi Robert S. Marcus, a decorated battlefield chaplain in WWII and a postwar activist for Holocaust survivors. Perplexed as to why Marcus sought solace, not from a Jewish religious leader but rather from Judaism's greatest scientist, when his 11-year-old son died, Levy wants to find the letter Marcus wrote to Einstein to establish interpretive context for the physicist's reply, an affirmation of a cosmic unity enveloping every soul. In the inspiring story of how she finally finds the long-lost letter, readers may glimpse astonishing evidence that the universe does weave souls together in one surprising tapestry. A stirring spiritual journey.--Christensen, Bryce Copyright 2017 Booklist

Library Journal Review

Levy is a Los Angeles-based rabbi and founder and spiritual leader of Nachuva, a Jewish spiritual outreach movement, meaning she thinks a lot about the nature of the soul and its role in helping people lead fulfilling lives. The author's inspiration for this work comes from an unlikely source: Albert Einstein. Levy found a letter from Einstein to Rabbi Robert S. Marcus that she felt perfectly described the unity of existence and how our souls are essential to discovering that connection. Levy uses the three layers of the soul found in the Jewish mystical tradition-the life, love, and eternal forces-to structure the contents of this book. Weaving her journey to discovering the letter that prompted Einstein's response, stories of her own vulnerability, and her counseling experiences as a rabbi, Levy demonstrates the interconnectedness of these layers of the soul and how we can work toward understanding this relationship even through difficult times. VERDICT Spiritual seekers of any faith should find guidance and comfort in these intricately woven stories of love, loss, suffering, and success.-Amanda Folk, Ohio State Univ. Libs. © Copyright 2017. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Searching for the Soul
1 Meeting the Soul	p. 3
2 Einstein and the Rabbi: Reviving Souls	p. 12
3 Finding the Me Within me: Locating Your Inner Essence	p. 25
4 Taking a Soulfie	p. 28
5 Encountering the Three Levels of the Soul	p. 34
Tapping into the Life Force: The Key to Vision and Action
Raising the Volume of the Soul's Voice: Feeding and Awakening the Soul	p. 43
6 Giving the Soul What It Wants	p. 45
7 Meditating Is Medicine for the Soul	p. 50
8 Letting Music Lift Your Soul	p. 58
9 Eating to Satisfy Your Soul	p. 64
10 Praying and Learning as Keys to Understanding	p. 69
11 Restoring the Soul in Nature	p. 75
12 Welcoming the Sabbath: Reviving Your Soul with a Day of Rest	p. 78
Accessing the Soul's Expansive Vision	p. 84
13 Stepping Back to Gain a Wider Perspective	p. 85
14 Moving Beyond Our Narrow Thoughts	p. 92
15 Seeing Through the "Truths" We Tell Ourselves	p. 98
16 Glimpsing the Tapestry: Detecting Hidden Connections	p. 107
Discovering the Power to Act	p. 113
17 Breaking free of Old, Familiar Patterns	p. 114
18 Pregnant Forever: Finding the Courage to Complete What You've Begun	p. 119
Listening to the Love Force: The Key to Intimacy and Uncovering Your Calling
Learning to Love Deeply	p. 129
19 Turning a Heart of Stone into a Heart of Flesh	p. 131
20 Experiencing the Healing of Forgiveness	p. 140
21 Praying for Holy Fear: Learning to Think Before You Act	p. 151
22 Recognizing the Saving Power of True Friends	p. 157
23 Finding a Soulmate	p. 162
24 Entering Marriage with Five Holy Qualities	p. 165
25 Discovering the Secret to a Lasting Marriage	p. 169
26 Parenting with Soul	p. 174
Uncovering Your Holy Calling	p. 180
27 Heeding the Call of the Soul	p. 181
28 Knowing You Are the Right Man for the Job	p. 185
29 Feeling the Soul's Tug	p. 198
30 Turning Your Weakness into Your Strength	p. 205
31 Bringing Your Soul to Work	p. 212
32 Defeating the Soul's Adversary	p. 216
33 Know Who You Are: Recognizing Your True Divine Power	p. 223
Welcoming the Eternal Force: The Key to Your Higher Knowing
Experiencing Unity and a Taste of Eternity	p. 239
34 Bridging Distances and Returning Home	p. 241
35 Perceiving the Forty-Two Journeys of Your Soul	p. 246
36 Recognizing How Setbacks Can Lift You Higher	p. 251
37 Seeing Your World to Come	p. 259
38 Treasuring Blessings That Can Never Die	p. 267
39 Living on Soul Time	p. 274
40 Experiencing the Oneness	p. 284
41 Giving Pleasure to the Soul	p. 290
42 Beholding Threads of Connection	p. 295
Coming Full Circle: The Letter	p. 309
Acknowledgments	p. 325
Notes	p. 331
Bibliography	p. 337

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