Planting Seeds of the Divine: Torah Commentaries to Cultivate Your Spiritual Practice with Author Yiscah Smith
Planting Seeds of the Divine: Torah Commentaries to Cultivate Your Spiritual Practice with Author Yiscah Smith
Sunday, November 2, 2025 | 10:30 AM–12:00 PM | Onsite
With Author and Teacher Yiscah Smith
Join us for a rich morning of spiritual learning and reflection with renowned educator and spiritual teacher Yiscah Smith, celebrating her new book, Planting Seeds of the Divine: Torah Commentaries to Cultivate Your Spiritual Practice, jointly published by the University of Nebraska Press and the Jewish Publication Society.
In Planting Seeds of the Divine, Yiscah invites us to approach Torah as a spiritual garden—each weekly portion offering seeds for personal transformation and intimate encounters with the Divine. Drawing on classical commentaries, Hasidic and Neo-Hasidic teachings, and her own insights, each chapter of the book highlights a middah (spiritual trait or emotional disposition) and offers step-by-step practices to help us embody these teachings in our daily lives.
Engaging the intellect, heart, body, and spirit, Yiscah’s work reclaims a contemplative and experiential path through Torah—one that helps us connect deeply with our inner selves and with God.
About the Author:
Yiscah Smith is a spiritual activist and beloved teacher at the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies, Applied Jewish Spirituality, and the Institute for Jewish Spirituality. She is the founder of Conscious Community Nachlaot in Jerusalem, which offers inclusive Shabbat gatherings rooted in spiritual connection. Through her teaching and writing, Yiscah empowers others to discover and follow their unique spiritual paths.
Books will be available for purchase at the event.
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