With Roots in Heaven

“Filled with profound teachings from spiritual leaders, advice on intermarriage issues, and other practical nuggets of learning, With Roots in Heaven is a work as important as it is controversial, providing courageous insight into the core of religious belief systems.” —Ingram

“Rich and inspiring…a page-turner. A daring exploration of different spiritual paths…filled with joy, story, community, and a celebration of ancient wisdom. I absolutely loved this book.” — Joan Borysenko, Ph.D., author of Minding the Body, Mending the Mind and A Woman’s Book of Life

“Firestone's autobiography has all the suspense and excitement of a good novel as it details her complex journey from a meticulously observant Orthodox Jewish background to her current faith. She takes readers from the static faith she experienced growing up through the geography of her spiritual search in many religious traditions to her marriage to a Christian minister and rejection of her birth family (with whom she later reconciled) and then to her rediscovery of her Jewish roots in a renewed form. Her story is a wonderful example of the transformation of what was, to the author, almost a dead faith into one that is vital and transformational yet accepting of Jews who define their faith more narrowly. Recommended reading for spiritual seekers and feminists in various religious traditions.” —Library Journal