{"product_id":"9781935052180","title":"Surprisingly Happy","description":"“Are you happy because you are getting older or because you’ve found spiritual peace?” \u003cp\u003eCo-founder of the Institute for Jewish Spirituality Rabbi Sheila Weinberg offers intriguing answers to that question in Surprisingly Happy: An Atypical Religious Memoir.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSnapshots of Rabbi Weinberg’s life, as told through poetry, prayers, and accounts of this Jewish Baby Boomer’s experiences, offer clues about her search to find God, and carves a path for others to learn from her journey. It addresses her spiritual quests through yoga and meditation, and provides a candid look at her struggles with addiction, her philosophy of feminism, and her life as a wife, mother and grandmother.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book incorporates the author's eye witness accounts of many iconic events of her generation: the 1968 student protests at Columbia University; the challenges of the Peace Corps in Chile in the late 60s; the outbreak of the 1973 Yom Kippur War; the influence of Eastern practice on Western religion; the breakthrough of women into religious leadership; and the Feb. 15th, 2003 massive movement to stop the war in Iraq.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRabbi Weinberg also relates equally engaging anecdotes of less dramatic, yet impactful, rituals of everyday life: Senior prom, family, holidays, and a complex relationship with her mother.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA life-long advocate for peace and justice, Rabbi Weinberg has been active in Rabbis for Human Rights, an international organization that gives voice to the Jewish search for justice. She is a co-founder of the Institute for Jewish Spirituality in New York City, and leads workshops and retreats for Jewish professionals and social justice activists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"White River Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47056227860720,"sku":"9781935052180","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781935052180_p0.jpg?v=1763655800","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781935052180","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}