Holy Beggars A Journey from Haight Street to Jerusalem Copyright 2007 Aryae Coopersmith Return to The Book Endorsements I have read a number of hagiographies of Reb Shlomo Carlebach z"l as well as some not so complementary descriptions of his life and activities. None of these gripped me as much as your retelling; witnessing what it was like to be at the beginnings of what now is a phenomenon all over the world. Much of Reb Shlomo's teaching has been transcribed, translated and offered to the reader in Hebrew, English and some other languages. But who was he? What was it like to be in his presence? You of all people, Reb Aryae, have not only described him, but also offered the reader a glimpse into your soul, your exhaltation, your various inner struggles and exasperations that were occasioned by his amazing capacity to touch people in the heart. It is an important chronicle of a pivotal time in the renaissance of Judaism in America as well as the door to understanding the more ecumenical view of Judaism. Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi Author of Jewish with Feeling, Wrapped in a Holy Flame, From Age-Ing to Sage-Ing and Paradigm Shift. Founder of the Jewish Renewal and Spiritual Eldering movements.