{"title":"Rabbi James L. Mirel","description":"\u003cp\u003eRABBI JAMES L. MIREL was ordained through Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Los Angeles in 1974. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eStepping Stones to Jewish Spiritual Living: Walking the Path Morning, Noon, and Night\u003c\/em\u003e, co-written with Karen Bonnell Werth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMirel 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen not writing, Mirel has served as a religion columnist for the \u003cem\u003eSeattle Post-Intelligencer\u003c\/em\u003e and as host of the radio program God Talk. Both roles reflect his sustained engagement with Jewish spiritual life and its broader public expression.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRabbi James L. Mirel’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":"stepping-stones-to-jewish-spiritual-living","title":"Stepping Stones to Jewish Spiritual Living: Walking the Path Morning, Noon, and Night","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn innovative yet practical guide to greater mindfulness that brings spirituality into our everyday lives—for any lifestyle. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Judaism offers a rich tradition for the spiritual seeker: its spirituality infuses daily activities with holiness and purpose. While relating the spiritual journey to a typical day in your life, we will walk with you through brief sections that discuss Jewish thought and tradition. These are followed by sections that include methods, activities, devotions, and blessings to enrich your spiritual practice. Every page offers the reader another step, another area of focus, another perspective to bring the sacred into everyday life.\"\u003cbr\u003e—from the Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn every moment of each day, we have the opportunity to bring the sacred into our everyday lives. We can perform acts of mindfulness and thanksgiving that can transform our lives and help us repair the world. Stepping Stones to Jewish Spiritual Living provides spiritual activities, meditations, prayers, and simple rituals to accommodate any lifestyle and daily routine, giving us a chance to embrace God's creation throughout the day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCoauthored by a rabbi and a psychotherapist, it bridges the gap between faith and healing, tradition and innovation, acceptance of the past and transformation for the future. Chapters are arranged according to the cycle of each day—from sunrise to midnight—and feature creative new rituals, inspiring passages from traditional Jewish texts, prayers, poems, blessings, acts of \u003cem\u003ekavanah\u003c\/em\u003e (spiritual intention), and more:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSunrise \u003c\/b\u003eRenewing our bodies with meditation and mindful breathing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMorning\u003c\/b\u003e Contributing to \u003cem\u003etikkun olam\u003c\/em\u003e (repairing the world) by ethically pursuing our livelihoods and recognizing our social responsibility.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAfternoon\u003c\/b\u003e Giving thanks with blessings at meal times, and extending hospitality to family, friends, and community.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEvening\u003c\/b\u003e Combining study and prayer with relaxation and leisure.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNight\u003c\/b\u003e Confronting pain, loss, and death with rituals for healing and renewal for the future.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes special sections dealing with the sacred aspects of relationships, love and sexuality, mourning and loss, Kabbalah, and more. By transforming our days, \u003cem\u003eStepping Stones \u003c\/em\u003eshows us how we can transform our lives to practice mindfulness all day, every day—and transform the ordinary into the extraordinary.\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\/1580230741\/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\/9781580230742\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Rabbi James L. 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