by Shapiro, J. and Shapiro, D.H.
(1993) Judaism as a Psycho-spiritual guide to a healthy relationship: A midlife perspective. Judaism and Psychology, 17 (3) 169-191
Supplemental Material: 25 years later – Relooking at the Article
Jewish Material
Couples and Spirituality: A Jewish Perspective on Exile, Yearning, and Return
by Shapiro, DH. and Shapiro, J.
(l992) Couples and Spirituality: A Jewish Perspective on Exile, Yearning, and Return. Journal of Couples Therapy, (1),77-96.
Reflections on the Indian Jewish Fairy Tale, The Golden Tree
Dialogue on Gay and Heterosexual Relationships
Deane H. Shapiro, Jr., Ph. D.
This dialogue on gay and heterosexual relations occurred between 1997-2000, and was prompted by a column and sermon on sexual orientation given by our Temple Rabbi. Allen Krause. A fellow congregant, who was also a friend with whom our families shared a havurah* group for several years publicly expressed concern about the Rabbi’s perspective. I wasn’t aware of this friend’s views in all the years we’d been friends, so I invited her to begin a dialogue– which is included here. I found this material recently (2023) in going through notes for an article/monograph my son, Josh, and I had been working on for the past decade. on inclusivity and co-existence. The intro letter to him summarizes the background to the dialogue. Johanna also shared (2023) her comments on the dialogue.
*A havurah group is a small group of like-minded Jews who assemble to facilitate Shabbat and holiday prayer services and share communal experiences.
Judaism as a Journey of Transformation
by Deane H. Shapiro, Jr., Ph.D.
Judaism as a Journey of Transformation: Consciousness, Behavior, Society. Journal of Transpersonal Psychology,, l989, 21, (1), 13-59.
A Jewish Perspective. Reprinted, in part in Newsletter, Relaxation and Meditation: Australian Branch of the Transnational Network for the study of physical, psychological, and spiritual well-being. Jan, l994, p. 8-13.
Jewish Spirituality: A proposed definition and three challenges
by Shapiro, D.H and Shapiro, J.
Jewish Spirituality: A proposed definition and three challenges. Jewish Spectator, 1992, 56,3,31-33.
Envisioning the New Psycho-Spiritual Paradigm
by Deane H. Shapiro, Jr., Ph.D.
Envisioning the New Psycho-Spiritual Paradigm: Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, Jewish Renewal, and the Rebbe of the Future.
Transformation, Love, And Spiritual Wisdom
by Deane H. Shapiro, Jr., Ph.D.
Transformation, Love, And Spiritual Wisdom: Giving and Receiving: 7 lessons from breath and sense of control. From gratefulness at first in breath to imagining the letting go of the final outbreath. Below is the Sharing given at Yom Kippur at University Synagogue, 2004, followed by a tape of the talk.
Introduction and overview of the talk
“I cannot thank you enough for a superbly, sublime, spiritual experience.” —Rabbi Arnie Rachlis
“I spend much of my time trying to support the Rabbi and the congregants rushing around. I am happy and proud to do this. But for the hour I spent with you today listening and receiving, I am truly grateful. The comments after you “quietly slipped out” after the talk were remarkable. So many were touched and genuinely moved. Again our thanks,” —Carol Richmond, President, University Synagogue
“Loved how you used the different dimensions of breath as a metaphor for moving through life with balance and equanimity…beautiful” —John Astin
Read the Sharing (including Johanna’s 2024 comments)
Click below to listen to the audio of the talk.
Teshuvah
by Deane H. Shapiro, Jr., Ph.D.
Teshuvah. A monthly column in the Temple Beth El newsletter. l989-l990. Topics include: The Holy Days; Daily Blessings; Healthy Habits and Thoughts; Feeling God’s Presence, Universal/Particular.
Faces of Soviet Jewry
by Shapiro, J. and Shapiro, D.H.
Faces of Soviet Jewry. Temple Beth El newsletter. l990.
Below is material from our Mission to the Soviet Union sponsored by our Temple, Beth El, to meet with “Jewish Refuseniks” during 1989, a time of “glasnost” openness. The material below shares the Faces of Soviet Jews with whom we met (1); offers a pictorial essay (2); includes the suggestions we made to the Los Angeles and Orange Country Commission on Soviet Jewry (3); and ends with our personal reflections on the trip, then, and during the Days of Awe, 2017 (4).
- Refuseniks we met
- Faces of Soviet Jewry–A Pictorial Essay
- Mission to the Soviet Union on Behalf of Russian Jewry – July 18, 1989
- Our personal reflections on the trip
In 1991, two years after our visit, the USSR was disbanded into its constituent republics. We joke that maybe we had some small part in that! 🙂
Sabbath as an opportunity for Transformation
by Deane and Johanna Shapiro, Barbara and Michael Grossman, Betsy and Bob Rosenbluth
Sabbath as an opportunity for Transformation: A Learner’s Minyan Siddur prepared by the Jewish Spirituality Class of Temple Beth El.
Stories, pictures, poems, beginning explication of “spiritual themes of prayers”….
One Good Thing
One Good Thing grows out of our family’s ritual of ending the week by putting all the difficulties and challenges of the week into a “Shabbat Box” and turning them over to God for the next twenty-four hours. After we would light the candles and mom would sing the blessing (with our help!), we then would go around the dining room table and each person would say “one good thing” about the week. Our intention – what we were seeking to do is to transition from the bustle and activity of the daily week to the quiet, joy, and grace of the Sabbath. One good thing lets us begin the meal and our Sabbath evening together with sharing and joy.