Rabbi James L. Mirel

RABBI JAMES L. MIREL was ordained through Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Los Angeles in 1974. He is the author of Stepping Stones to Jewish Spiritual Living: Walking the Path Morning, Noon, and Night, co-written with Karen Bonnell Werth.

Mirel served as spiritual leader of Temple B'nai Torah in Bellevue, Washington, beginning in 1985, later becoming rabbi emeritus there, and subsequently served with the Wood River Jewish Congregation in Sun Valley, Idaho. He has received awards and recognition for his work in Jewish and communal services.

When not writing, Mirel has served as a religion columnist for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and as host of the radio program God Talk. Both roles reflect his sustained engagement with Jewish spiritual life and its broader public expression.

Rabbi James L. Mirel’s books are published by Jewish Lights, an imprint of Turner Publishing.

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