Blessed by Pope John Paul II and acclaimed by Deepak Chopra and Rabbi Harold Kushner.
The Psychic and the Rabbi is a spellbinding correspondence between the world's most celebrated paranormalist and one of the most controversial and famous religious figures. In over fifty letters, these two friends share their inner fears, doubts, joys and beliefs. Searingly honest, they lay bare their innermost feelings and life experience while confronting the most profound questions and issues of our time:
--Can we believe in God when we experience a horrendous tragedy?
--Is marriage always sacred?
--Is human cloning immoral?
--Does extraterrestrial intelligence exist?
Deeply moving and far reaching in scope, Geller and Boteach discuss such topics as sexual energy as a spiritual force, New Age spirituality versus traditional religion, money, power, ambition, fame and much more.
Uri Geller, the author of twelve books, is the world's most investigated and celebrated paranormalist, known for his mind- and spoon-bending powers. He has worked with the FBI and the CIA to wipe out KGB computer files and track serial killers. He has achieved worldwide celebrity status and has written about his experiences with John Lennon and Elvis Presley. He lives in England.
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, an Orthodox Chassidic rabbi, is the author of eleven books, including the international mega bestsellers Kosher Sex and Dating Secrets of the Ten Commandments as well as the critically acclaimed Moses of Oxford. At the age of 22, he became the rabbi at Oxford University where he served for eleven years and founded the L'Chiam Society. Born in Los Angeles, Boteach now lives in New Jersey, New York and London with his wife Debbie and their six children.