Encountering the Shadow (Class #3)

Meet your Shadow (with Rabbi Mel Gottlieb)!

Beneath the outer social mask we embody, we each have a hidden shadow we are often unaware of: for example, an impulsive, wounded, sad, or isolated energy that we try to ignore. But the shadow can actually be a source of vitality and acknowledging it can be a path of healing and greater authenticity. ENCOUNTERING THE SHADOW will describe the Torah’s depiction of three shadow characters found in Torah Travels (pp. 190-211), and how each of us encounter our inner shadow in our lives.

We will each be invited to meet our dark side, accepting it, and learn to use its energies in productive ways. We shall see how our shadow affects our personal choices, learn to reclaim forbidden or lost feelings and achieve greater self-acceptance. We may learn to recreate relationships, increase compassion, and renew creative expression.

Students will be encouraged to keep private, confidential journals to explore and deepen their consciousness and their unique soul.

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Rabbi Mel Gottlieb, Ph.D., was ordained at Yeshiva University and holds a doctorate in Mythology/Depth Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute. He is President Emeritus of the Academy for Jewish Religion – California and served as well as the Dean of its Rabbinical School. Rabbi Gottlieb has also taught at Columbia University, Yeshiva University, and the University of Southern California Graduate School of Social Work, and served as Hillel Director at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Princeton University.

Rabbi Mel recommends that you purchase his book, Torah Travels: A Psycho-Spiritual Journey Through the Weekly Torah Portion, in advance of the class. You can purchase it HERE, or from many other online retailers.

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When: Wednesdays, June 10, 17 and 24, 7pm – 8:15pm

Where: on Zoom (Zoom link will be emailed to you upon registration