Ellen Bob Loves Jewish Learning and Wants to Share It with You
It's no secret that Ellen Bob loves Jewish Learning. To honor her for her many years of service to Etz Chayim, we are bringing Yiscah Smith, one of Ellen's favorite teachers to Etz Chayim. Join Ellen and other Etz Chayim members in this rare opportunity to learn in-person with one of the foremost spiritual activists, educators and mentors in the world of contemporary Jewish life and thought.
Cultivating Spiritual Protest
November 13 7:30 - 9:00 pm
Based on the Torah portion Chayei Sarah, Yiscah will share from her recently published book, Planting Seed so the Divine, gleanings from a Hasidic master on the importance of giving ourselves permission to spiritually protest to God. Open to Etz Chayim members and the broader community. Free to Etz Chayim members. $20.00 for non-members. Register here. Copies of the book will be available for purchase and Yiscah will be signing them.
Returning to a God-Centered Judaism
November 14, 12:00-1:30 pm Lunch and Learn
Yiscah will be in conversation with Rabbi Chaim Koritzinsky around her new book that argues for a paradigm shift in how we express our Jewish identity and the role of God in that conversation. Open to Etz Chayim members and their guests. Register here. Copies of the book will be available for purchase and Yiscah will be signing them.
Yischa Smith
Yscah is a spiritual activist, educator, mentor, and meditation guide, who addresses the spiritual practice of encountering the Divine spark within and beyond. In fact, Yiscah views Judaism as a spiritual practice.
She relies on Jewish spiritual teachings to inform and uplift her students and audiences, acting as a compass, gently guiding them to their unique inner selves. As a spiritual trailblazer, 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 truth and integrity. Encouraging, empowering and ennobling others to carve their own paths and to cultivate the integrity to remain faithful to their unique paths is indeed her passion and inner calling.
Yiscah teaches Jewish contemplative practice and spiritual texts at the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies and at Applied Jewish Spirituality. She has also founded and directs Conscious Community Nachlaot, an organization in Jerusalem that hosts Shabbat in-person spiritual gatherings, virtual guided meditation sits and spiritual text classes. In addition, Yiscah works with individuals in her private spiritual mentoring practice. Yiscah has earned a reputation as a sought-after inspiring international public speaker.
