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by Lewis John Eron (Author)
I AM: A Journey in Jewish Faith is a spiritual/theological meditation on the Shema, the biblical statement of God's oneness that rests in the heart of the Jewish people. Through poetry and prose, Rabbi Eron uses the words of the Shema--"Listen carefully all you people of Israel, the Eternal is our God, the Eternal alone!"--and the three biblical passages that follow it in the Jewish worship service to explore and express a contemporary understanding of the ties that bind each of us and God together. The two fundamental themes of the Shema--declaration of the oneness of God and proclamation that people and God are in a relationship--anchor Eron's presentation of a deeply spiritual expression of monotheistic faith from a modern Jewish perspective. As we discover ourselves as unique individuals, we open our hearts and minds to the God who, like ourselves, is unique. This powerful symmetry provides the foundation upon which we can build the lasting and sustaining relationships that connect us not only to God but also to each other and to all creation.
Author Biography
Lewis John Eron is the Rabbi Emeritus of Lions Gate, a continuing care retirement community in Voorhees, New Jersey, where he served for twenty-five years as the Director of Religious Services and Jewish Community Chaplain. He received his PhD in Religion from Temple University in 1987 and the title of rabbi from the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in 1981. He is a coauthor of Bursting the Bonds: A Jewish-Christian Dialogue on Jesus and Paul (1990).
