Seeing Into the Life of Things: A Contemplative Retreat

Join Master Naturalist Jordan Bantuelle, dream teacher Kezia Vida and Seeing into the Life of Things author Rodger Kamenetz for an immersive contemplative two day retreat teaching the spiritual power of giving birth to our own images. We will walk the woods, deepen our remembering and find the sacred encounters in our dreams all in … Read more

The Torah of Dreams Book talk

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I will be presenting a three part series at Shir Chadash open to the public. in part one I will present teaching from Seeing into the Life of Things about how our dreams can teach usnthe difference between feeling and resction and between fantasy and true imagination. Books will be available to be signed.

MIAMI BOOK FAIR Why Poetry Still Matters

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Rodger Kamenetz will be featured in two panels during the Miami Book Fair. Sunday, November 23 @ 11 – 11:50 a.m. ET Building 8, Third Floor, Room 8303 WHY POETRY STILL MATTERS During the historic dialogue between rabbis and the Dalai Lama, as told in his international bestseller The Jew in the Lotus, Rodger Kamenetz … Read more

ADAT SHALOM. ENDURING INFLUENCE OF THE JEWISH-BUDDHIST DIALOGUE

The Dalai Lama asked two questions to the Jewish scholars and rabbis who met with him in Dharamsala in 1990. The first was about Jewish spiritual survival in exile. The second which has become increasingly important is the problem of reactive emotions and how our spiritual practices might “purify” these states of mind. In my … Read more

ADAT SHALOM. Morning Blessings with Visualizations

Drawing on the Counting Blessings practice in his new book Seeing Into the Life of Things, Rodger will teach a practice to cultivate a sense of resilience and joy in difficult times. For more information about the synagogue and event please go HERE.

ZOOM with Orange County Community Scholars Program

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In this online author presentation, Rodger Kamenetz invites us on an exhilarating journey that weaves together poetry, personal experience, and spiritual exploration. Drawing from his new work Seeing into the Life of Things, Kamenetz reveals how imagination itself can be a natural spiritual path. From the rhythms of his native New Orleans to his friendship … Read more

Jewish Buddhist Dialogue: International Symposium on Jewish Meditation

I will join authors Brenda Shoshana and Judith Linzer for a great discussion of how we have learned to make use of Buddhist wisdom in Jewish practice. You can register here to join the zoom: REGISTER   About the presenters: Brenda SHOSHANNA Brenda Shoshanna, Ph.D., award-winning author, speaker, playwright, psychologist, long term practitioner of Judaism … Read more