Minyan

In Minyan Rabbi Shapiro offers a Judaism immediate and vital to living in the world with both integrity and enjoyment. . According to rabbinic law Minyan is a quorum of ten Jews—the number required for a service of any kind. Rabbi Shapiro infuses this concept with new meaning as he describes a practical tenfold path based on the eighteenth-century Hasidic tradition of the Baal Shem Tov and his followers a path accessible not only to Jews but also to all spiritual seekers. . The ten practices of Minyan are meditation repetition of a sacred phrase inspirational reading attention to the present moment generosity kindness performed with no thought of reward dreamwork ethical consumption self-perfection and celebration of the Sabbath. Here is a Jewish spiritual primer that teaches how to apply the wisdom of the ancient Jewish sages to our lives today.