Chaye Sarah: An Exploration of Desire

Posted by James Jacobson-Maisels on November 7, 2017
Topics: Pardes from Jerusalem, Chaye Sarah

Through a teaching of Menachem Mendel of Vitebsk, Rabbi Dr. James Jacobson-Maisels in this week’s Parsha Podcast explores the place of desire in our lives and spiritual practice, the ways we get lost in it and the ways we can use it to become more fully ourselves.

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Larry Kluger – Creative Consultant
Arlene Harel – Production Coordinator

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About James Jacobson-Maisels

James grew up outside Hershey, PA and in Bloomfield Hills, MI. He is adjunct faculty of Jewish Thought and Mysticism and Jewish Spiritual Practices and Meditation at the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem, and also teaches at Yeshivat Hadar in New York City at Haifa University and at the Hannaton Educational and Spiritual Center in the Galilee. Click here to read more.

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