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Acharei Mot: Transformation

Introduction

Through a teaching of R. Menachem Mendel of Vitebsk (a Hasidic Rebbe who led a pre-Zionist Hasidic Aliyah to Israel) on this week’s parsha, Rabbi James Jacobson-Maisels will explore the nature of transformation and how true transformation requires a dying to who we were so that we can be reborn again anew.

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Larry Kluger – Creative Consultant
Arlene Harel – Production Coordinator

James Jacobson-Maisels

Rabbi Dr. James Jacobson-Maisels is adjunct faculty at Pardes, where he has developed and taught programs in Jewish thought, mysticism, spiritual practice, and meditation. James holds a Ph.D. in Jewish Studies from the University of Chicago and degrees from Brown University and Oxford University. He studied at Pardes from 2001-2003 as a member of its inaugural Kollel Program and received rabbinic ordination from Rabbi Daniel Landes.

James is the founder and Spiritual Director of Or HaLev, bringing Jewish spirituality, meditation and mindfulness to thousands across the globe. He has taught at Haifa University and Yeshivat Hadar, and was the founding Rosh Yeshiva of Romemu Yeshiva. James strives to integrate his study with his practice, and to help teach and live Judaism as a spiritual discipline.

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