Join Rabbi Michael Lerner and Cat Zavis as we explore how we can co-create a caring society - one that centers the needs of people and the planet rather than corporate interests. How might our economic, education, legal, and political systems look if guided by love, generosity, empathy, justice, and peace? We discuss nuanced, psycho-spiritual analyses of the political landscape, moving beyond materialist-reductionism and shame. Come imagine with us. Imagine with Us is a project of Tikkun and the Network of Spiritual Progressives. Learn more about us at tikkun.org and spiritualprogressives.org
Imagine with Us
Claim This Podcastby Rabbi Michael Lerner and Cat Zavis
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Join Rabbi Michael Lerner and Cat Zavis as we explore how we can co-create a caring society - one that centers the needs of people and the planet rather than corporate interests. How might our economic, education, legal, and political systems look if guided by love, generosity, empathy, justice, and peace? We discuss nuanced, psycho-spiritual analyses of the political landscape, moving beyond materialist-reductionism and shame. Come imagine with us. Imagine with Us is a project of Tikkun and the Network of Spiritual Progressives. Learn more about us at tikkun.org and spiritualprogressives.org
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November 17, 2022
Ep15: Judaism Unbound with Rabbi Michael Lerner
<p>[1] Original Podcast posted on <a href=" https://www.judaismunbound.com/podcast/episode-351-michael-lerner" target="_blank">Judaism Unbound</a>, a digitally-driven, radically open center for education serving as a catalyst for an entirely new era of Judaism.</p> <p>[2] Lerner has written a number of books over the years — some of our favorites include <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Jewish-Renewal-Path-Healing-Transformation/dp/0060976756" target="_blank">Jewish Renewal</a>, which you can purchase <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Jewish-Renewal-Path-Healing-Transformation/dp/0060976756" target="_blank">here</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0060842474/ref=x_gr_bb_amazon?SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0060842474&ie=UTF8&linkCode=as2&tag=x_gr_bb_amazon-20" target="_blank">The Left Hand of God: Taking Back Our Country from the Religious Right</a>, available via <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0060842474/ref=x_gr_bb_amazon?SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0060842474&ie=UTF8&linkCode=as2&tag=x_gr_bb_amazon-20" target="_blank">this link</a>, and <a href="https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520389755/revolutionary-love" target="_blank">Revolutionary Love: A Political Manifesto to Heal and Transform the World</a>, available <a href="https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520389755/revolutionary-love" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> <p>[3] In discussing the influence of AIPAC on elections, Lerner references a recent congressional primary in Michigan. For more on this, see <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jul/29/pro-israel-lobby-aipac-andy-levin-democratic-races" target="_blank">“Pro-Israel group pours millions into primary to defeat Jewish candidate,”</a> a piece in the Guardian written by Chris McGreal. You can also check out a piece in Tikkun, entitled <a href="https://www.tikkun.org/anti-israel-and-pro-israel-in-michigan/" target="_blank">“‘Anti-Israel’ and ‘Pro-Israel’ in Michigan Election,”</a> written by Ronald Aronson.</p> <p>[4] Learn more about Jim Wallis, a progressive Christian theologian that Lerner references, via <a href="https://sojo.net/biography/jim-wallis" target="_blank">this link</a>.</p> <p>[5] For <a href="https://www.tikkun.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/31.3-Tikkun-Summer-2016.pdf" target="_blank">the article</a> Lerner references, published in Tikkun as the first written by a gay and Orthodox rabbi — under a pseudonym — <a href="https://www.tikkun.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/31.3-Tikkun-Summer-2016.pdf" target="_blank">click here and skip to pages 41-42</a>. The piece was written by Steven Greenberg, initially under the pseudonym Yaakov Levado, and is entitled <a href="https://www.tikkun.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/31.3-Tikkun-Summer-2016.pdf" target="_blank">“Gayness and God: Wrestlings of an Orthodox Rabbi.”</a></p> <p>[6] <a href="http://www.beyttikkun.org/article.php/torahstudysign">Sign up to attend regular Torah Study (via Zoom) with Lerner’s community here!</a></p>
July 28, 2021
A Hopeful Sign in Troubled Times
<p><strong>Welcome to </strong><strong>Imagine with Us</strong> podcast with Rabbi Michael Lerner and Cat Zavis. In this episode, we share a story that can provide hope and inspiration and discuss the challenges we face in our efforts to move beyond individual acts of goodness to acts of societal transformation.</p> <p><a href="http://www.tikkun.org/"><u>Tikkun Magazine</u></a> - www.tikkun.org</p> <p><a href="http://www.spiritualprogressives.org/"><u>Network of Spiritual Progressives</u></a> (NSP) - <a href="http://www.spiritualprogressives.org/"><u>www.spiritualprogressives.org</u></a></p> <p>Email: <a href="mailto:cat@spiritualprogressives.org"><u>cat@spiritualprogressives.org</u></a> (subject heading - Imagine with Us)</p> <p>Rabbi Lerner’s book <a href="http://www.tikkun.org/revlove"><u>Revolutionary Love</u></a> at <a href="http://www.tikkun.org/revlove"><u>www.tikkun.org/revlove</u></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.emmasrevolution.com/"><u>Emma’s Revolution</u></a> - <a href="http://www.emmasrevolution.com/"><u>www.emmasrevolution.com</u></a></p>
May 13, 2021
Violence in Israel/Palestine
<h3><strong>In this episode, we discuss the ongoing conflict and rising violence in Israel/Palestine.</strong></h3> <p><a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-netanyahu-is-leading-israel-into-civil-war-between-jews-and-palestinians-1.9797672?fbclid=IwAR0W5ubqTm4Gzz7vH9u2xvXrO4yiRHaLScI2wbAm1Zj_9ZvbipA3gekzsiA"><u><strong>Ha’aretz Article</strong></u></a></p> <p><strong>You can learn more and register for the JCC East Bay Tikkun Leyl Shavuot (where Rabbi Lerner and Cat Zavis will be teaching) </strong><a href="https://www.jcceastbay.org/shavuot"><u><strong>here</strong></u></a><strong>.</strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.tikkun.org/"><u><strong>Tikkun Magazine</strong></u></a><strong> - www.tikkun.org</strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.spiritualprogressives.org/"><u><strong>Network of Spiritual Progressives</strong></u></a><strong> (NSP) - </strong><a href="http://www.spiritualprogressives.org/"><u><strong>www.spiritualprogressives.org</strong></u></a></p> <p><strong>Email: </strong><a href="mailto:cat@spiritualprogressives.org"><u><strong>cat@spiritualprogressives.org</strong></u></a><strong> (subject heading - Imagine with Us)</strong></p> <p><strong>Rabbi Lerner’s book </strong><a href="http://www.tikkun.org/revlove"><u><strong>Revolutionary Love</strong></u></a><strong> at </strong><a href="http://www.tikkun.org/revlove"><u><strong>www.tikkun.org/revlove</strong></u></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.emmasrevolution.com/"><u><strong>Emma’s Revolution</strong></u></a><strong> - </strong><a href="http://www.emmasrevolution.com/"><u><strong>www.emmasrevolution.com</strong></u></a></p>
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