This Week In Wisdom, Wisdom For Builders / 16 Mar 2023
The Adjacent Possible
Life has to be lived forward but can only be understood backward
Uncategorized, Wisdom For Builders / 16 Mar 2023
Ready… Set… Set…
It took G-d a mere week to create the world, but how often do we describe the eternity of preparation that must have preceded this watershed moment? Before G-d turned the light switch on, the infinite possibilities of what could be resided in an amaranthine packet of latent potential. None of it existed until G-d took that brave leap allowing the implicit to coalesce into the explicit. Hebrew has the same root for the word Universe (Olam) and Unknown (Alum). The margin between the abyss and genesis is both infinite and imperceptible. Perhaps this is also true, albeit in far more humble dimensions, for humans engaged in sacred work. Last year I finally launched The Amen Institute – an organization that brings art and Torah into conversation with one another. We have 4 programs that engage thousands of Jews around the world to achieve this in our: Rabbinic-Artist Fellowship High School Mentorship Program Weekly Art Circle Gatherings Educational Music Resources After spending a year and a half having conversations with artists and strategizing our approach, I witnessed my countless all-nighters materialize into an international center of Jewish culture. It felt like an eternity had preceded this landmark moment as I fine-tuned my vision and methodically made my pitch to prospective stakeholders – inviting artists, rabbis, teachers, synagogues, and funders to dream with me. We anticipated an explosive inventiveness that would result when Torah scholars are pushed to see new perspectives on the texts with which they were so familiar when the probing mind of a creative soul could animate their imaginations through the medium of art. Excitement is an infectious creature. As our tent widened and more keen individuals were introduced to our world, their enthusiasm egged me on and inspired me to think even more expansively. The possibilities kept…
Spirituality & Faith / 14 Mar 2023
Sisterhood Goals in the Torah
Here’s to an enlightening Women’s History Month for us all!
Spirituality & Faith / 06 Mar 2023
Purim Lament
May we see a real transformation from mourning to the fulfillment of the Megilla’s blessing of light, joy, happiness, and honor.
Book Club / 03 Mar 2023
Interview With Poet Jared Singer
A conversation with the 36-year-old New Jersey-based poet and sound engineer about publishing his first book, writing for the stage and the page, tattoos, touring and performing, putting on tefillin, learning Hebrew, and losing weight
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August 27, 2013
Does Religion Help You Flourish in Your Life?
Michael Stock interviews Irwin Kula who speaks about religion in 21st century north America and asks the question: Does your religion help you flourish in your life? Listen here. Folk and Acoustic Music with Michael Stock, WLRN (Public Radio, Miami-Dade). This content originally appeared on clal.org on September 19, 2012....
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