Born into a family of respected Orthodox rabbis, Tirzah Firestone was raised in a strict environment which rigidly forbade any deviance from its norms. At age 17, however, she rejected "anything Jewish" and set off on a journey of self-fulfillment. She traveled the world, studied Christian mysticism, knelt at the feet of Hindu teachers, and dabbled in New Age philosophies, constantly in search of spiritual and universal truths. After more than a decade, Firestone married a Christian minister and was disowned by her Orthodox family. Yet she found herself being drawn back to Judaism and in 1992 was ordained as a rabbi. With Roots in Heaven is a book of wisdom, filled with profound teachings from spiritual leaders, advice on intermarriage issues, and other practical nuggets of learning. More than a memoir of events in her life, Tirzah Firestone has written a work as important as it is controversial, providing honest, courageous insights into the core of religious belief systems, as well as keys for anyone who desires to inject more meaning into his or her life.