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they of grief or joy, that are really
transitory in nature," Shapiro said.
Raised by modern Orthodox
parents, Shapiro gravitated towards
Zen Buddhism as a teen, and he
continues to incorporate both tra-
ditions in his sermons. Currently
the senior rabbi of Temple Beth Or
in Miami, a Reform institution
that he has led for the past 20
years, and the director of the Sh'ma
Center for Jewish Meditation, he
sees a connection between the two
ancient religions.
"What I really like about mysti-
cal Judaism is its ability to take the
Buddhist experience of oneness
and apply it to the concrete reality
of making the world a better place
to live," Shapiro said.
While the rabbi eschews the
"rigid, detached" God of his
Orthodox youth, he nonetheless
considers the traditions and rituals of
Judaism a balm in a harried world.
"Judaism is such a powerful way
of living," Shapiro said. "The
Sabbath is a wonderful opportuni-
ty to let go of all the workday per-
sonas we adopt and get back to
God, and to oneness."
Although admittedly a dabbler
in a plethora of religious disciplines
and thinking, Shapiro believes that
the Book of Ecclesiastes contains all the
food for thought a person might need.
In addition to the oft quoted "To
everything there is a season,"
Ecclesiastes contains a number of other
pithy sayings. Among them: "Keep
your mouth from being rash," "A
good name is better than fragrant oil"
and "Words spoken softly by wise
men are heeded sooner than those

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hat shall you do?
Work yourself to distraction?
Distract yourself from work?
Neither extreme is desirable.
Better the middle way:
Eat and enjoy your food in the com-
pany of friends;
Work and enjoy the capacities of body
and mind.
In this world of seeming separation
and divided minds,
There is no escape from imperma-
nence.
Do not build a fortress against loss
Or lay siege to eternity.
Rather, open your eyes to the wonder
of the fleeting -
And make of each moment an oppor-
tunity to do what needs doing.

Your days are few and
You cannot know •which will be your
last.
Appreciate the moment.
Sharpen your mind.
Live with attention.
Live without expectation.
And let sorrow and joy take care of
themselves.

— Ecclesiastes, 5:17-19,
translated by Rabbi Rami Shapiro

shouted by a lord in folly."
While discussing both Solomon
and Ecclesiastes, Shapiro noted that "in
Western society, we tend to look at
emotions as though we were in a soap
opera. Everything is so melodramatic.
There's no room for quiet contempla-
tion of emotion.
"Solomon really simplified things.
Basically, he said, we need to live in
the moment more." ❑

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