Authentic Jewish Living with Yiscah Smith – Episode 32: Rabbanit Nechama Goldman Barash

Introduction

This was originally posted on Authentic Jewish Living with Yiscah Smith. From Yiscah: “Nechama Goldman Barash is a role model for spiritual authentic living, a dedicated Torah scholar and educator specializing in matters of gender and Jewish law AND an activist in interfaith dialogue promoting non violence and understanding between Israeli and Palestinian communities.”

Nechama is a member of the Pardes faculty and a frequent member of our digital learning and podcasts. You can hear other teachings from Nechama by clicking here.

Additionally, Nechama will be directing this winter’s Pardes Learning Seminar: “Who Am I?: The Complexity of Identity in the 21st Century.” The Seminar dates are December 27-31. For more details, including the schedule and how to register, please visit the Pardes website. As with this past summer’s seminar, this will be on zoom, so it is globally accessible for all wanting to participate and benefit from this incredibly inspiring program. Yiscah will be teaching as well and how special it will be to learn from both of these scholars. Please consider taking advantage of this special opportunity.

Winter Pardes Learning Seminar Details

Production by Rabbi Adam Titcher, Director of Digital Media

Yiscah Smith

Yiscah Smith is an adjunct faculty member at Pardes, where she teaches Hasidism and spiritual texts. A spiritual activist, educator, mentor, and meditation guide, Yiscah approaches Judaism as a spiritual practice rooted in the encounter with the Divine spark within and beyond oneself. Yiscah holds a Master’s Degree in Jewish Education from The Jewish Theological Seminary.

Yiscah’s passion is encouraging and empowering others to carve their own paths. Her work takes many forms: faculty at Pardes, Applied Jewish Spirituality, and the Institute for Jewish Spirituality; founder and director of Conscious Community Nachlaot in Jerusalem; international lecturer; and author of Planting Seeds of the Divine: Torah Commentaries to Cultivate Your Spiritual Practice. As an avid gardener, Yiscah also enables her passion for growth to find expression in the natural world.