Earth-Based Judaism: Weekly Foundational Teachings

with Rabbi Zelig of Wilderness Torah

Join Rabbi Zelig Golden, co-founder of Wilderness Torah, in exploring foundational teachings of earth-based Judaism and contemporary applications for these times. Zelig will guide us through ancient texts ranging from Torah to Talmud to Kabbalah, as well as Chasidic and contemporary sources, to illuminate the earth-based roots of Judaism and apply them to the awakening of Judaism today, and to the critical issues we face on planet earth right now. All levels of learning are welcome.

Zelig Golden is the co-founder and Executive Director of Wilderness Torah, and organization that awakens and celebrates the earth-based traditions of Judaism to nourish the connections between self, community, earth, and Spirit. His vision for a thriving, earth-based Jewish tradition developed out of a lifetime of nature connection, Jewish leadership, and commitment to environmental advocacy. Zelig invokes mentorship, facilitation, and ceremonial tools to guide an annual cycle of land-based festivals, nature-based rites of passage, and mentorship for emerging leaders. Zelig received rabbinic ordination from ALEPH, Alliance for Jewish Renewal, supported by the Wexner Graduate Fellowship, and he was previously ordained Maggid by Rabbi Zalman Schacter-Shalomi ztz”l. He holds a Masters in Jewish Studies from the Graduate Theological Union. He previously worked as an environmental lawyer protecting food and farms and has long guided groups into the wilderness.