Rabbi Michael Zedek, author of “Taking Miracles Seriously: A Journey To Everyday Spirituality,” will discuss his book and its range of topics and information with Rev. Robert Lee Hill.
Local independent bookstore Rainy Day Books will host the event, scheduled for Tuesday, March 26, at 7 p.m., at Unity Temple on the Plaza (707 W. 47th St., Kansas City, MO 64112).
Tickets include one copy of “Taking Miracles Seriously” and the option to bring a guest. Tickets are available at tinyurl.com/4rxvatjw, and the book is available separately on Amazon.
Rabbi Zedek, rabbi emeritus of both The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah and Chicago’s Emanuel Congregation, has received awards including a Fulbright-Hays Grant and honor from the National Conference of Christians and Jews.
“Taking Miracles Seriously” is his first book, “draw[ing] on a range of materials including the biblical tales, Indian and Japanese folklore, the works of St. Augustine, Einstein, Isaac Bashevis Singer and Groucho Marx to take readers on a truly original search for spiritual sustenance in everyday life,” according to the publisher, Sutherland House Books.
Rabbi Zedek’s book is intended to help readers learn to “appreciate the miraculous in an often mundane world… take God seriously when much of the intellectual world doesn’t, and… make the most out of underutilized spiritual resources such as poetry and prayer,” according to the publisher.
The book has garnered praise from people of diverse faiths and careers, including Missouri State Representative Emanuel Cleaver, former editor/publisher of The Christian Century John Buchanan and musician Jeff Tweedy of the band Wilco.
More information about Rabbi Zedek and his book is available at rabbimichaelzedek.com.