Return From Exile

by Brenda Shoshanna

A spiritual memoir depicting the journey to our true home and deepest selves. The book starts and is rooted in the Hasidic world of Borough Park Brooklyn during the forties. We watch Rivkah absorb the beauty and wisdom of the world. We meet the characters who live and breathe there, including intense, demanding Rabbis with whom Rivkah engages deeply, always craving to taste the truth for herself. We also meet her stalwart grandmother, mystical grandfather and parents who do not fit in. Rivkah struggles with questions and conflicts that arise and is finally forced to leave and wander in many other worlds. As her quest continues, she engages with unique characters, including her non-Jewish husband and Japanese Samurai Zen Master, who relentlessly points Rivkah towards her true home. The book is a tapestry of joy, pain and discovery as Rivkah learns to walk in the footsteps that lead her out of exile, able to embrace both her origins and the life she is living now. www.theonetent.com "Your book inspired me to sit more, pray more, write and study more. It is about the process of redemption for all of us." Alana

252 pages, Paperback

Published September 28, 2016

About the author

I am a psychologist, speaker, author and long term Zen practitoner who is dedicated to integrating the teachings and practices of East and West, and showing how to make them real in our everyday lives.

My weekly podcast is Zen Wisdom For Your Everyday Life.

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