Einstein and the Rabbi: Searching for the Soul Audiobook

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• "It would be hard to find a more upbeat, moving, and loving narrative than this.

  — AudioFile

• Rabbi Naomi Levy shares her loving spirit, her inspirational stories of Einstein and the rabbi whose grief he sought to assuage, and her lessons on hearing the voice of your soul. This remarkable book spoke to me as I am sure it will speak to you.

  — Susan Cain, author of Quiet

• It is the task of the rabbi to articulate the wisdom and power of the Jewish religion in all its profundity, mystery, and earthy relevance. Naomi Levy performs the task spectacularly; she speaks from deep within the Jewish soul and gives the spiritual gifts of Judaism not only to Jews but to the world at large. It is difficult to overestimate her contribution. Einstein and the Rabbi is worthy of the matriarchs from whom originated the blessing of Jewish womanhood and who continue, through such as her, to bless it still.

  — Marianne Williamson, author of A Return to Love and Everyday Grace

• Everyone needs to read this book. It is a book for the times we live in now...capturing the human spirit through historic journeys, present-day gestures of kindness, and understanding. Naomi Levy writes with a clear, easy style that allows us to fall into her narrative, bearing witness to the soul life.

  — Julianna Margulies, actor/producer

• With keen insight, an open heart, and the graceful, accessible wisdom for which she is widely known, Rabbi Naomi Levy has written a book that will be a balm and a provocation for all who read it. It made me cry. It made me think. To read it is to be gently guided into a deeper place.

  — Dani Shapiro, author of Devotion and Hourglass

• Part candid and moving memoir, part accounting of an inspiring spiritual quest. This unusual volume is also a page-turner.

  — Wendy Mogel, Ph.D., author of The Blessing of a Skinned Knee

• Do not miss this unique work combining wisdom, inspiration, a mystery about the world's greatest scientist, and a modern search for the soul. The combination will enchant your mind and make your spirit sing.

  — Rabbi David Wolpe, author of David: The Divided Heart and Making Loss Matter: Creating Meaning in Difficult Times

• Naomi Levy examines life's polarities: birth and death, love and loss, faith and doubt. With keen insight, she shows how each duality is connected by the vital force we call 'the soul.' This is a lovely, tender book that will illuminate and inspire.

  — Jerome Groopman, Recanati Professor at Harvard University and author of The Anatomy of Hope

• Naomi Levy writes from my heart. She brings together my Judaism and my social science and my current spiritual path of love.

  — Ram Dass

• Read about Naomi Levy's spiritual journey at the risk of having her take you deeper into yourself. Einstein and the Rabbi takes you on the journey of journeys.

  — Norman Lear

• What is the soul?’ This question has been on the tips of the tongues of seekers, saints and prophets from the beginning of time. ‘Are there words to describe the ineffable?’ This question has been on the tips of the pens of poets across the ages and the continents. Rabbi Naomi Levy takes on these questions in Einstein and the Rabbi, and she does so with humility, mastery, and poetry in a book that reads like mystery novel. I couldn’t put it down.

  — Elizabeth Lesser, author of Broken Open and Marrow, and cofounder of Omega Institute

• Levy offers us a blessing—which indeed comes true as one travels through her luminous book: 'I am praying that something sacred will happen to you. Something unexpected. A turning. An awakening.' And it does; all of that and more.

  — Abigail Pogrebin, author of My Jewish Year and Stars of David

• In these bewildering and often implausible times, Naomi Levy’s book provides a vital and necessary antidote. Without stooping to easy remedies or spiritual jargon and drawing on centuries of Jewish thought, Levy shows us a soulful way to navigate a materialist world. Einstein and the Rabbi is a heartwarming and lucid reflection on balancing your life and schooling your heart.

  — Daphne Merkin, author of This Close to Happy: A Reckoning with Depression

• A great read both for those who love the science o fEinstein and the soul of the Zohar. The history of Einstein’s correspondence with Rabbi Marcus is fascinating and brings together science and soul.

  — Alan Dershowitz, author of Taking the Stand: My Life in the Law

• Naomi Levy weaves together a series of stories from her perspective as a rabbi, her personal journey through illness, and a remarkable search for a letter to Einstein that results in describing the indescribable—the nature of our souls.

  — Stephen Tobolowsky, actor and author of My Adventures with God and The Dangerous Animals Club