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Rabbi Will: Sustaining the World Through Spirituality and Civic Service

by | October 29, 2010 | 0 comments

The traditional Jewish mandate to assist God in sustaining and repairing the world has taken on new meaning and urgency in our age of widespread environmental degradation and untold human suffering.

On October 19, 2010, Repair the World’s Rabbi-in-Residence, Rabbi Will Berkovitz, addressed students at University of St. Thomas, St. Paul Campus. Drawing on classical and contemporary sources, Rabbi Berkovitz explored how we may respond to this mandate through the cultivation of life-affirming spirituality and civic engagement.

Video courtesy of the University of St. Thomas.

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About the Author

Rabbi Will Berkovitz is Vice President of Partnerships and Rabbi in Residence for Repair the World. An ordained rabbi from the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies in Los Angeles, he is the former rabbi and executive director of Hillel at the University of Washington and Jconnect Seattle. Rabbi Will currently lives in Seattle with his wife Lelach, and their sons Nativ and Idan.


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