Judaism Unbound Episode 359: Spiritual Direction - Wendie Bernstein Lash
Wendie Bernstein Lash, a longtime friend and collaborator of Judaism Unbound who co-facilitates our Elul Unbound initiative every year -- as an on-ramp to Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur -- joins Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg for the 2nd episode in an ongoing mini-series exploring Jewish spirituality. Bernstein Lash, a spiritual director (and teacher of other spiritual directors) for decades, outlines what spiritual direction is -- along why it may be worth emphasizing it more in contemporary Jewish life.
[2] This is not Wendie Bernstein Lash’s first Judaism Unbound rodeo! Wendie is a longtime friend of Judaism Unbound’s, and you might recognize her name from our yearly Elul Unbound initiative, which she co-founded, and which serves as a digital on-ramp into the holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Check out Elul Unbounds of the past by heading to JudaismUnbound.com/elul.
[3] Learn more about Wendie by heading to her website.
[4] Might you be interested in training to become a spiritual director yourself? Check out the Institute for Jewish Spirituality’s new program to train spiritual directors, called Kol Dodi, by clicking here. You can also learn about Aleph: Alliance for Jewish Renewal’s Hashpa’ah program via this link.
[5] Bernstein Lash mentions Sylvia Boorstein, a Jewish and Buddhist spiritual teacher who has had a profound influence on her. Learn more about Boorstein by heading to SylviaBoorstein.com.
[6] Lex refers to a past Judaism Unbound episode featuring Rachel Gildiner, CEO of Gather Inc. Listen in to that episode by clicking here: Episode 348: Jewish Gathering - Rachel Gildiner.
