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Ki Tisa: Getting Lost, Awareness and the Root of Sin

Introduction

In this podcast, through the teachings of the Piaseczner Rebbe, Rabbi Dr. James Jacobson-Maisels explores how the ways we act harmfully are rooted in our forgetting of who we are and the many distractions which cause us to lose our center, our connection to the divine, and our awareness of our own belovedness. The cure for our forgetfulness is awareness or genuine knowing (da’at) which is a kind of knowledge rooted in our body and hearts as well as our minds.

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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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