{"title":"Ira Stone","description":"\u003cp\u003eIRA STONE is a Conservative rabbi ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in 1979 and the author of \u003cem\u003eA Responsible Life: The Spiritual Path of Mussar\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eReading Levinas\/Reading Talmud\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSeeking the Path to Life\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStone holds a BA in Religious Studies from the University of California at Santa Barbara and served as rabbi of Temple Beth Zion-Beth Israel in Philadelphia from 1988 to 2015, becoming Rabbi Emeritus upon his retirement. He has taught philosophy at the Jewish Theological Seminary and modern Jewish thought at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen not writing, Stone serves as founding director of the Center for Contemporary Mussar, established in 2017, where he leads the contemporary renewal of the Musar movement. His books reflect that sustained engagement with Musar as a living spiritual practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIra lives in Philadelphia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIra Stone’s books are published by Jewish Lights, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"seeking-the-path-to-life","title":"Seeking the Path to Life: Theological Meditations on God and the Nature of People, Love, Life and Death","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor people who never thought they would                 read a book of theology—let alone understand it, enjoy it, savor it and have it affect the way they think about their lives. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e            \u003cp\u003eIn forty-five intense meditations, each a page or                 two in length, Stone takes us on explorations of the most basic                 human struggles: life and death, love and anger, peace and war,                 covenant and exile.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1683362845\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781683362845\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Ira Stone","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43240499609816,"sku":"9781683362845","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43240499642584,"sku":"9781683362852","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9781580237697_FC_mockup_v2_1738738357_d9b7d1fe-fab2-4765-86ea-73a3a226e50a.jpg?v=1791043300"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-ira-stone.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}