Reincarnation? Are these sorts of things Jewish?
With a blend of candor, personal questioning and sharp-eyed scholarship, Rabbi Elie Kaplan Spitz relates his own observations and the firsthand accounts shared with him by others, experiences that helped propel his journey from skeptic to believer that there is life after life.
From near-death experiences to reincarnation, past-life memory to the work of mediums, Rabbi Spitz explores what we are really able to know about the afterlife, and draws on Jewish texts to share that belief in these concepts---so often approached with reluctance---is in fact true to Jewish tradition.
| "The increasing interest and faith in survival of the soul may grow into a cultural wave that is as potentially transformative for society as the civil rights movement and feminism. A renewed faith in 'the soul's journeys' will call for a reassessment of our priorities, and will enable traditional religions to renew and transform their adherents." |
"Very worthwhile...people do not know enough about the Jewish point of view on death and dying, and people need to know that reincarnation and afterlife is a fact. It's about time and the time is now. This is a brilliant book that keeps you fascinated."
"A wise, moving, carefully thought out and provocative first-person exploration into the immortality of the soul. Indispensable for anyone who has ever wondered about the mysteries of life before and after this one. A beautiful book."
"Rabbi Spitz has taken our most profound human question and given us an exciting journey into religious, historical and present-day answers....This inspirational book shows us just how important living our purpose is."
"His initial reticence to believe people's stories about life after death and past incarnations...gives this book credibility even for skeptical philosophers like me...Rabbi Spitz has me wondering!"