Teachers and Friends, Lovers and Adversaries August 11, 2008

The Holiness of Relationship in Jewish Mystical Teachings

Jewish traditions have developed a rich vocabulary for encountering the divine while simultaneously realizing the inter-connectedness of all life.

This course will explore the world of relation in four dimensions:

* teachings on friendship as a spiritual practice;
* the role of Teacher or Mentor in spiritual growth;
* the vocabulary of loving intimacy in the Song of Songs; and
* discovering the face of the divine in all human beings — even adversaries.

Study will be anchored in text drawn particularly from rabbinic, kabbalistic and hasidic sources, and in spiritual practices that you can “take home.”

Official Website: http://isabellafreedman.org/relationship