Get your very own copy of The Avian Rebbe Takes Flight by Aaric Eisenstein.

The Avian Rebbe teaches Jewish wisdom seen through the beauty of birds.

It is a compilation of the author's full-color bird photography coupled with insightful drashot, short teachings of Jewish wisdom. Each entry explores the bird - individually; Jewish tradition - individually; and then how the two are juxtaposed to reveal unexpected connections. The inevitable conclusion is that there is something deeply, profoundly Godly in the natural world of which we are an integral part, and so too Jewish wisdom isn't confined to study halls and synagogues.

Written during the darkest days of COVID-19, The Avian Rebbe Takes Flight pushes back with light. There are eternal verities and enduring questions that transcend even the most horrific ephemera. This is a book that can be read straight through, but it's intended both to inspire and to require more cogitation. Consider a single page each week. Sages have wrestled with many of these themes for over two thousand years, so surely they merit a week's reflection.... Faith, doubt, intention, science, music, and silence are just some of the topics that you'll be inspired to consider from different perspectives.

Volume 1 portrays birds of Central Texas. The Austin area is the border between North America's Western and Eastern bird populations and also is a critical way station on the north-south migration path. This nexus attracts a wonderful and diverse variety.