Josh Feigelson: Judaism Unbound Episode 358 - What Does “Spirituality” Mean?
Josh Feigelson, the president and CEO of the Institute for Jewish Spirituality -- and also the author of a new book entitled Eternal Questions: Reflections, Conversations, and Jewish Mindfulness Practices for the Weekly Torah Portion -- joins Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg for the 1st episode in an ongoing mini-series exploring contemporary Jewish spirituality.
[1] Learn more about the Institute for Jewish Spirituality by heading to JewishSpirituality.org, and register for their daily meditation sits (which take place via Zoom) via this link!
[2] For a recent article exploring the growth of Jewish meditation — and of notions of spirituality in Jewish life more broadly — see “Feel your breath: Mindfulness moving into the Jewish mainstream,” written by Ben Sales for eJewish Philanthropy.
[3] Feigelson references a book by Mark Warner, exploring the phenomenon of something once viewed as countercultural moving into the mainstream. The book, entitled Publics and Counterpublics, can be purchased here.
[4] Feigelson explores the ways in which spirituality need not be conceptualized as only an “inner” project, designed to better oneself. For a past episode of Judaism Unbound considering this issue as one of its central points, see Episode 167: The Meaning of Mussar - David Jaffe.
[5] Recently, Keshira HaLev Fife — a past guest on Judaism Unbound and teacher in the UnYeshiva — was named the inaugural faculty fellow of the Institute for Jewish Spirituality. Check out her past appearances on Judaism Unbound via Episode 246: Priestessing Priestesses - Keshira HaLev Fife and/or Episode 313: Learning, Unlearning, and…Onion Learning - Tova Birnbaum, Keshira HaLev Fife.
[6] Feigelson references the notion of “habitus,” first coined by Pierre Bourdieu. For a brief article breaking down what this term connotes, click here.
