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Beaming Light (Vayeshev-Hanukkah 5784)

Beaming Light (Vayeshev-Hanukkah 5784)

Dec 7, 2023 | Blog, Rabbi Josh Feigelson, PhD, President & CEO, Institute for Jewish Spirituality

This coming Saturday night marks the fifth yahrtzeit, or death anniversary, of my father, Lou Feigelson z”l (pictured above with my mother during the dancing at our wedding; it’s a favorite picture.)While professionally my Dad made his living in real...
Flourish: A Mindfulness Certification Program for Jewish Communal Professionals

Flourish: A Mindfulness Certification Program for Jewish Communal Professionals

Nov 13, 2023

Mindfulness as a Conflict Resolution Resource

Mindfulness as a Conflict Resolution Resource

Oct 18, 2023 | Blog, by Rebecca Schisler, Core Faculty, Institute for Jewish Spirituality

Written by Rebecca Schisler in 2021, edited and adapted 10/2023The Mishnah, the core text of the Talmud, relays a concept called “mahloket l’shem shamayim” – conflict ‘for the sake of heaven.’ The ancient rabbis valued an approach to engaging in difficult discourse...
Flourish: A Mindfulness Certification Program for Jewish Communal Professionals

Flourish: A Mindfulness Certification Program for Jewish Communal Professionals

Oct 12, 2023

Looking with the Eyes of Our Hearts

Looking with the Eyes of Our Hearts

Aug 15, 2023 | Blog, by Rabbi Myriam Klotz, Senior Core Faculty, Institute for Jewish Spirituality

The first word of the Torah portion we read as Elul begins is “Look!”–”Re’eh!” Look, really see, that before you today, this day, is a blessing and a curse. Choose life!, we are told in this parasha (Torah portion). It is right here before you, in the life you...
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