Yiscah Smith: Planting Seeds of the Divine:

Yiscah Smith is a thought leader, spiritual activist, and agent of change who addresses the spiritual practice of encountering the Divine spark within and beyond. In her talk, we will hear about her newest book, Planting Seeds of the Divine: Torah Commentaries to Cultivate Your Spiritual Practice, which  was recently co-published by the University of Nebraska Press (UNP) and the Jewish Publication Society (JPS).

As a spiritual trailblazer, Yiscah exemplifies what it means to carve one’s own path, as she has grappled with the entanglements at the intersection of Jewish tradition, her spirituality, and her passionate desire to live a life of truth and integrity. She encourages, empowers, and ennobles others to remain faithful to their individual and unique spiritual paths.

Yiscah teaches at the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies, Applied Jewish Spirituality, and the Institute for Jewish Spirituality. She founded Conscious Community, Nachalot, an alternative prayer space in Jerusalem that hosts Shabbat spiritual gatherings.