We have a wonderful opportunity to celebrate: Rabbi Burt Jacobson’s z”l masterwork on the Ba’al Shem Tov, Living in the Presence, is due out November 19th!
Join us as we joyfully launch Rabbi Burt’s book. This event honors Kehilla’s founding rabbi’s 30-year journey immersing himself in the life and teachings of the Ba’al Shem Tov.
To register for either in-person or virtual attendance, click here. You may also come without registering ahead of time.
We will hear from:
- Rabbi Diane Elliot, Wholly Present, and R. Burt’s life partner
- Jon M. Sweeney, Religion Editor/Associate Publisher, Monkfish Book Publishing Company
- Rabbi Dr. Wayne Dosick, Spiritual Leader of the Elijah Minyan, San Diego, CA
- Zvika Krieger, Spiritual Leader, Chochmat Ha-Lev, Berkeley, CA
The Baal Shem Tov (also known as the Besht), the Jewish kabbalist, shaman, and master teacher who sparked a massive revival of Jewish life in 18th century Poland/Ukraine, fired the Jewish spiritual imagination in ways that continue to reverberate today. Rabbi Burt z”l spent the last three decades of his life immersing in all the available scholarship on the Besht’s life, studying his teachings as transmitted by his disciples, and evolving spiritual practices based on the Besht’s ethos of love, compassion, devotion, and personal connection with Eyn Sof, the Infinitude and Oneness of Creation. Take a look at the press release here.
Co-sponsors: ALEPH, ALEPH CANADA, Afikomen Judaica and Bookshop, The Aquarian Minyan, Beyt Tikkun, Chadeish Yameinu Jewish Renewal of Santa Cruz, Chochmat Ha-Lev, Coastside Jewish Community, Congregation Netivot Shalom, Monkfish Publishing, New Lehrhaus, Torah Circle
May Rabbi Burt’s memory continue to bless us through the teachings in this book, the fruit of his life’s study.
Books will be available for purchase at the event. You can also pre-order Living in the Presence at Afikomen Bookshop.
Kehilla is fragrance free and requires masking at all indoor events. Find our full accessibility info here.
