Your Body is a Sukkah: Judaism Unbound Episode 360 - Yoshi Silverstein
Yoshi Silverstein is the founder and executive director of Mitsui Collective, an organization that seeks to "build resilient community, through embodied Jewish practice and somatic antiracism." Silverstein joins Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg for the 3rd episode in an ongoing mini-series on Jewish spirituality, and in their conversation they explore ways in spirituality connects not only to our souls -- but also to our physical bodies.
[1] Learn more about Mitsui Collective by heading to MitsuiCollective.org, and learn more about Yoshi Silverstein at YoshiSilverstein.com.
[2] Silverstein recently won the prestigious Pomegranate Prize, from the Covenant Foundation, awarded to emerging leaders in Jewish education. For a full article, detailing the work of Mitsui Collective on the occasion of Silverstein’s award, check out this piece in the Cleveland Jewish News.
[3] Silverstein cites a teaching from angel Kyodo williams, asking whether one’s “spiritual practice” really operates as a “spiritual hobby.” Learn more about angel Kyodo williams via Revangel.com.
[4] Dan references some previous Judaism Unbound episodes, featuring Casper ter Kuile and Angie Thurston, which looked at a variety of organizations — including CrossFit — as spiritual communities. Dive fully into this topic via Episode 18: How We Gather - Casper ter Kuile, Angie Thurston and/or Episode 227: The Power of Ritual - Casper ter Kuile.
[5] To close the episode, Silverstein considers the magical power of…a 6-foot-long staff! For a recent blog-post that explores the role that magic plays in the Torah, see “Who Knows What Magic Can Achieve? A Gemara (Commentary) on Judaism Unbound Episode 345: When Jewish Meets Jewitch,” by Judaism Unbound/New Voices Fellow Catherine Horowitz.
