Fearless Hearts: Women Leaders in Contemplative Social Action with Rabbi Nadia Gross

As part of our Women’s Leadership series, Rabby Nadya Gross will talk about her life and work. Rabbi Nadya is the co-Founder and CPO of Yerusha, a progressive, multi-faith educational organization, founded by Jewish spiritual leaders committed to interfaith diversity and to fostering understanding and unity among people of various faith traditions. Yerusha’s programs meet at the intersection of education, […]
Ba’al Shem Zen: Buber’s Hasidic Tales as Koans

Join Rabbi David Curiel and Roshi Ken Byalin in a close reading of one of Martin Buber’s stories from The Legend of the Ba’al Shem—a collection of stories about the founder of the Hasidic movement—with touchpoints from both Jewish mystical and Zen traditions.
Mourning the death of my friend Don Singer

Mourning the death of my friend Don Singer by Monika Winkelmann Don Singer has died! I almost want to say that he died “suddenly and unexpectedly”. For me! For me, the death announcement came out of the blue. For himself maybe not at all, maybe he had seen it coming, the death, maybe sometimes […]
Not Your Typical Rabbi: A Sit-down with Sensei Don Singer

Rabbi Don Ani Shalom Singer draws upon his Judaic roots and Eastern teachings to explore the wisdom of the heart. originally published by Linda Rubin. Click here Known as the Zen Rabbi because his teachings blend Hasidic tales and Zen stories called koans, Don Ani Shalom Singer is not your father’s rabbi. A Sensei who […]
The Gifts and Burdens of Legacy

Please join Rabbi Victor Gross and Rabbi Nadya Gross, founders of Yerusha. Yerusha (Hebrew: legacy) was founded to carry the legacies of our teachers and build a legacy for future generations. Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi was a primary teacher and inspired our work in Deep Ecumenism (the idea that we can best serve the needs of […]
Dual Belonging: A Peacemaker Roundtable

Please join Executive Director Geoff O’Keeffe hosting our friends Willie Mukei Smith, Amy Jonin Newell-Large, and Paul Rietmann for a lively discussion of dual belonging. All our guests are both Episcopal priests and deeply active in their Zen practice. Zen Peacemakers is intentionally an inter-faith mission, and we welcome those engaged in social action from […]
Bernie Glassman Memorial Part Three: “Bernie and Interfaith Zen”

Bernie and Interfaith Zen with Guest Speakers: Krishna Das Rabbi David Curiel Father Kennedy S.J. Roshi Miriam Healy Sensei June Tanoue Sensei This is the third session of a 4-part series celebrating Bernie Glassman’s life and legacy. This panel discussion will focus on Bernie’s work on interfaith collaboration.
Buddhism & Christianity – Beyond World Traditions

with Father Michael K. Holleran Even as we drink deeply of the rich currents of other traditions, these very traditions challenge our own, and help us rediscover hidden and neglected elements of our native tradition. And the interplay is mutual! Come and discuss how Buddhism & Christianity can collaborate and corroborate in this way, precisely […]
The Healing Power of Inter religious Study and Practice in Challenging Times

Wisdom Teachings of Rev. Howard Thurman and Reb Zalman Dr. Rachael Wooten will discuss the life-changing effect of her encounters with Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi (aka Reb Zalman) over the last twenty years and the inspiration she has received from African-American theologian and mystic, Rev. Howard Thurman, in more recent years. After regaling close associates of […]
Many Wells, One River

Meister Eckhart, mystic-theologian in the 13th century, said: “Divinity is an underground river that no one can stop and no one can dam up.” Rabbis Nadya and Victor introduces the foundational teachings from Reb Zalman, and invite you to explore, with them, how critical this worldview is to the work of social action, to which […]