Led by Reb Judith Goleman & Basha Hirschfeld
Mondays, November 9th and 16th

Noon-1p

Sacred world, emptiness, the interdependence of all things, compassion – are these Buddhist or Jewish ideas? For many years while Basha Hirschfeld was learning about Buddhism and Reb Judith Goleman was studying to be a Rabbinic Pastor, they would get together over coffee and compare notes, making the connections between these two deep traditions. And now they invite us to be part of their conversation.

Please register at least two hours before the class to receive the Zoom address.

For questions or help accessing the class, please contact learning@nershalom.org.

Rabbinic Pastor Judith Goleman, MFT, is a chaplain and also has a private practice in individual and couple counseling. As  teenager she fell in love with the joyous tales of the Hasidic Rabbis of the 18th century, who saw God as the deep nature of everything in Creation (including us in our true potential).  As an adult she encountered this spirit in the Jewish Renewal movement, and was lucky to study for her ordination as a Rabbinic Pastor in this spiritual approach. It also informs her psychotherapy practice.

Barbara (Basha) Hirschfeld has been a student of Buddhism for over 25 years, and of Judaism all her life. She is one of a few lucky students of Ani Pema Chodron and through her of the Shambhala lineage, as first taught by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche. She teaches meditation in the North Bay at various venues and owns and runs a retreat space in west Sonoma County called “Open Sky Retreat Space.”  Her favorite thing is to bring together the two wisdom traditions, and to explore how her Buddhist training can inform her Jewish faith.