10 Speech Acts/Divine Utterances

10 Speech Acts/Divine Utterances

Deborah Koff-Chapin | Center for Touch Drawing 1. YHVH is Your God YHVH is the transformative power of the universe that brought you out of the narrow consciousness of slavery and constriction. All life is a manifestation of the Divine. Transformative liberation is...
Society/Politics

Society/Politics

The Globalization of Spirit vs. The Globalization of Capital In the world of serious intellectual life, in the media, and in policy circles there is widespread sentiment that the current interest in spirituality is a silly and flaky fad that has no lasting...
Israel/Palestine

Israel/Palestine

We believe in a Judaism beyond Zionism We appreciate the important role of the land of Israel in Jewish tradition, liturgy, and identity. At the same time, we reject the fusing of Judaism or any religion with political nationalism. We oppose Jewish supremacy in all...
Social Justice

Social Justice

How To Combat Corporate Globalization The Social Responsibility Amendment (SRA) Most American politicians fear challenging corporate power not only because they need financial support during elections, but for a deeper and more reasonable reason as well: they fear...
Money & Values

Money & Values

If you are someone who has been blessed with financial well-being or wealth, you have a special opportunity to advance the process of spiritual development. You can become living proof to others that it is possible to live a life in which the pursuit of money is not...
Shabbat

Shabbat

Shabbat (the Sabbath) is not simply about going to synagogue. It is a 25-hour spiritual, meditative, psychological, and intellectual process which involves a withdrawal from the normal consciousness of domination and control over time and space. On Shabbat, we enter...