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Spiritual Direction team includes Rabbi David Adelson,
Rabbi Myriam Klotz, and Dr. Linda Thal.
In June 2012 the Spirituality Initiative will provide stu-
dents and alumni with a week-long yoga and Jewish
spirituality training program geared specifically toward
Jewish clergy.
Reflecting on the importance of the Spirituality Initiative,
Dr. Andrea Weiss, Assistant Professor of Bible at HUC-
JIR/New York, says, “This program is providing students
on our campus with unprecedented access to a rich array
of resources for spiritual growth that have been transfor-
mative for clergy in the field.”
Rabbi Nancy Flam adds, “HUC-JIR’s new Spirituality Ini-
tiative provides an invaluable opportunity for students to
explore and deepen their own inner lives and create a
sustaining and sustainable spiritual practice in the midst
of their years at the seminary. The promise of personal
integration, of bringing together ‘role and soul’ as Jewish
leaders and as spiritual beings, will bring blessing not only
to the students themselves, but to every person with
whom they will work.”
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Guided by (from right) Rabbi
Shirley Idelson, Dean, HUC-JIR/
New York, students have the
opportunity to study with Rabbi
Jonathan Slater, Rabbi Myriam
Klotz and Rabbi Sheila Weinberg;
participate in spiritual direction
with (from left) Rabbi David
Adelson, Dr. Linda Thal, and
Rabbi Klotz; and learn from
guest speaker Rabbi Jacqueline
Koch Ellenson (third from left).
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Attending to our spiritual lives through the integration of study and practice
nourishes our soul, awakens our hearts and sustains us, as that is what allows
Torah to live as a vital force in our lives.”
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The Spirituality Initiative at the New York School offers
new courses on spiritual practice.
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Students and faculty engage
in prayer enriched by the new
Spirituality Initiative.
