I AM: A Journey in Jewish Faith

“We might imagine that after millennia of interpretation, there is little left to say about the Shema that has not been said. But Rabbi Eron’s I AM proves the wisdom of the ancient rabbinic aphorism: ‘perpetually turn the words of the Torah, for it is the gateway to everything.’ Eron uses the well-known words of this most central of Jewish prayers to explore in remarkably fresh ways the intricacies of life observed over time, harvesting what has been and imagining what might yet be.” 


—Richard Hirsh, rabbi, Congregation M'kor Shalom, Cherry Hill, New Jersey





“After decades of serving Jewish elders as they face the spiritual issues of their lives, Rabbi Eron has taken on the intellectual challenge of clarifying his own beliefs. The faith on offer in this book is as intellectually sophisticated as it is rooted in tradition. Anyone with an interest in the life of the spirit and of the mind would do well to spend time in the company of this wise rabbi.”


—Nancy Fuchs Kreimer, Reconstructionist Rabbinical College





“Rabbi Eron has taken Judaism's central prayer, the Shema, and turned its key words and phrases into gateways opening onto paths of personal theological exploration. . . . The writing is clear, careful, and warm. As he explores spiritual metaphors, Divine names, and the limits of human perception, Rabbi Eron also draws us into the vulnerable places we inhabit, where we grapple with our feelings of loneliness and our intuition of belonging to the One of many names, who cannot accurately be named.”


—Rabbi Maurice Harris, author of Leviticus: You Have No Idea (Cascade, 2013)