Creator Bio
Rami M. Shapiro
b. 1951
Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, Rami M. Shapiro is a poet whose liturgical works are widely read in religious settings. Influenced by Zen Buddhism, Shapiro was ordained as a Reform rabbi in 1981. He was the founding rabbi of Temple Beth Or in Miami, and served as senior rabbi of Metivta, a center for contemplative Judaism in Los Angeles. Shapiro directs the One River Foundation in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, promoting religious literacy and interfaith dialogue.
Entries in the Posen Library by This Creator
Primary Source
It Is Up to Us
It is up to us
To hallow Creation,
To respond to Life
With the fullness of our lives.
It is up to us
To meet the World,
To embrace the Whole
Even as we wrestle
With its parts.
It is up to us
To…