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 […]

A Life of Praise: Praise as the core expression of Sufism

Shaykha Fariha presents the main tenets of Islamic Sufism, the spiritual genetic code that maintains it as an authentic tradition. The sentence, “La ilahe ilallah Muhammad Rasulallah,” has been transmitted from heart to heart since it was first revealed over 1,400 years ago. This is the key to the Sufi Way. Shaykha will explore what […]

A Multi-Faith Response to the Climate Crisis with Rev. Fletcher Harper

Around the globe, the impacts of climate change are hitting harder.  Fires, severe storms, droughts, and floods are displacing millions of people.  These impacts break our hearts. They do grave harm to the planet and the human family. They call us to bear witness from a place of stillness and determination, compassion and justice. Since […]

Sutra and Bible: Faith and the Japanese American World War II Incarceration

Curators’ Preview and Gallery Talk Join Duncan Ryuken Williams and Emily Anderson, curators of the upcoming exhibition, “Sutra and Bible: Faith and the Japanese American World War II Incarceration” for a virtual preview of many never-before-seen artifacts that tell the stories of how Japanese Americans drew on their faith to survive forced removal and incarceration […]

Transformation in Zen and Hasidism

Torah and Dharma Part II: The Technology of Transformation in Zen and Hasidism Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi and Roshi Bernie Glassman in Dialogue. Edited by Netanel Miles-Yepez ZALMAN SCHACHTER-SHALOMI, better known as Reb Zalman, was born in Zholkiew, Poland, in 1924. His family fled the Nazi oppression in 1938 and finally landed in New York City […]