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Cohen, Michael M.
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New England - Local Authors
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Price: $15.95
Availability: Special Order
Paperback
ISBN/UPC: 9781605710013
ISBN-10: 1605710016
Published: 07/31/2008
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Average Rating of 5.00 from 2 Reviews
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Extraordinary Read
Rabbi Jack Cohen on 2008-12-31 11:51:53
EINSTEIN'S RABBI is extraordinary in style and content. I was intrigued throughout my reading by the feeling, on the one hand, that the author was engaged in presenting Einstein's theoretical concerns about time and energy and, on the other hand, offering a skilled introduction to Einstein's views on a naturalistic theology. It was difficult for me to realize that I was reading a novella and not a realistic analysis of Einstein's mind and his endeavor to link science and religion as partners in the human effort to rate the mystery of the cosmos. Scientists and religionists will find much to challenge them in this work.
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For skeptics and spirituality people alike!
David A. Lewis on 2008-11-20 05:52:34
An intriguing and wondrously rewarding tale of the interplay of science and monotheism in understanding dimensions of personal identity, pursuing truth, renewing ethics, and building a wise vision of peace with justice for all the world's people.
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Publisher Comments
“…I read Einstein’s Rabbi in a single sitting. What made it so compelling was the believability of the three voices: narrator, rabbi, and Einstein….It is a measure of their wisdom that what they say is as full of questions as it is of answers.”
Rev. Frederick Buechner, Pulitzer Prize nominee
“Einstein’s Rabbi is fascinating, engaging and uniquely creative. It is
more than the story of a young person’s spiritual quest. It touches
on many of the deep and fundamental issues that we face in our
world today.”
Patrick J. Leahy, US Senator for Vermont
“This book rescued me from myself. On a dark day it brought light into my life.”
--Mandy Patinkin, Tony Award-winning actor
Einstein’s Rabbi: A Tale of Science and the Soul is the story of a young man’s search for meaning in his life. He asks for guidance from Rabbi Asher Ternfka, Albert Einstein’s fictitious rabbi. In a series of imagined conversations based on Einstein’s quotes, the rabbi tells the young man, Joseph, of his experiences with Einstein, and the dialogues between the two become a mirror for Joseph’s own spiritual journey. The book, which Rabbi Cohen worked on for 28 years, is rich with insight on the human condition and a compelling model for all spiritual searchers no matter what their religious orientation.
About the Author
Rabbi Michael Cohen is a graduate of the University of Vermont and served as the Rabbi of the Israel Congregation in Manchester Center from 1990 to 2000. He is a founding faculty member of the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies, a program in the Middle East to prepare future Arab and Jewish leaders to solve the region’s environmental challenges.
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