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Striking a Spiritual Balance between Self and Other with Yiscah Smith, Thought Leader, Spiritual Activist & Educator
Many people perceive a strong individual as self-absorbed, and not spiritual, cut off from the practice of cultivating human connection.
This dichotomy echoes the contradiction in the Genesis Creation story. On one hand we read in Genesis 1:27, “And God created humankind in the Divine image, creating it in the image of God—creating male and female,” pointing to the individuality; the human being having been created in the singular. Yet, as was written in Genesis 2:18, we read, “It is not good for the human to be alone.”
We all share this duality — this struggle for balance — regardless of background:
- cultivating a spiritual sense of one’s own unique self, while…
- connecting an authentic, individuated self with other humans — and by extension, other, nonhuman forms of life in the Creator’s world.
In this presentation, Yiscah will invite us to appreciate that cultivating connection with others is essential to our integral health — mind, body, heart, and soul. She will share practical ways to experience spirit within our selves and with others, and how striking a balance between self and other provides a path to a life of greater harmony and well-being.
Please join us. Bring your questions, and dreams.
This presentation covers the first portion in Yiscah’s recent book, Planting Seeds of the Divine: Torah Commentaries to Cultivate Your Spiritual Practice, available on Amazon.com
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About the presenter…
Yiscah Smith is a thought leader, spiritual activist and agent of change who addresses the spiritual practice of encountering the Divine spark within and beyond. She relies on Jewish spiritual teachings and contemplative practices to inspire her students, acting as a compass, gently guiding them to their unique inner selves—their souls.
As a spiritual trailblazer, and spiritual mentor Yiscah exemplifies what it means to carve one’s own path, as she has grappled with the entanglements at the intersection of her spirituality, Jewish tradition and passionate desire to live a life of integrity. She encourages, empowers and ennobles others to remain faithful to their individual and unique spiritual paths, working with groups and individuals.
Yiscah teaches at the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies, Applied Jewish Spirituality (AJS) and the Institute for Jewish Spirituality (IJS). She founded Conscious Community Nachlaot, an alternative prayer space in Jerusalem that hosts Shabbat spiritual gatherings.
Her newest book, Planting Seeds of the Divine: Torah Commentaries to Cultivate Your Spiritual Practice, was recently co-published by the University of Nebraska Press (UNP) and the Jewish Publication Society (JPS).
Yiscah Smith
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Learn more about Yiscah’s work at YiscahSmith.com