Mimi Feigelson
Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies
Telephone: (310) 440-1297
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Reb Mimi (www.zieglerpodcasts.com) is the Mashpi’ah Ruchanit and Lecturer of Rabbinic Literature at the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies at the American Jewish University, L.A.
Reb Mimi is an Israeli orthodox rabbi and holds a M.A. from Hebrew University, Jerusalem. She was the Associate Director of Yakar, Jerusalem. She’s taught in Canada, England, the F.S.U, and India. Her teaching weaves elements of mind, heart, and soul through rigorous text analysis, music, and contemplation.
Chassidic Tish
- Friday 9:45PM–11:00PM Sun Burst, Drift
Stories, niggunim, and teachings honoring the Shabbat queen, the Shabbat table and your Shabbat soul.
Reb Levi Yitzchak Of Berditchev
Life and Legend
- Saturday 4:30PM–5:45PM Ballroom Ten Mile
Reb Levi Yitzchak, the 18th century Chassidic Master, was known as the “Advocate of Israel”. It is he that stood in front of God demanding justice and compassion! Reb Levi, as briefly hosted by a 20th century female Modern-Chassidic Rav, will share with you moments in his personal and public life. How did he see himself and how was he seen by others? Who did he talk to and share his soul with? What was the nature of the relationship that he established with his students and how is Rabbi Akiva (2nd century) responsible for this?
Join Reb Levi Yitzchak as he tells his story and answers some of the questions you’ve been waiting a lifetime to ask him.
On The Cusp of Life – The Art of Saying Good-bye:
“I’m sorry, the Number You Have Reached is Temporarily Disconnected” (I of III independent sessions)
- Sunday 9:00AM–10:15AM Windwood
How is it that the phone operator knows more about death and dying than so many of our rabbi’s and teachers? For you, is a cemetery: a Beit K’varote – a dwelling place of graves? a Beit Moed L’chol Chai – a dwelling destiny of all living creatures? a Beit Olamim – a home where the two worlds meet? How does this change the way you stand at a funeral or maybe facilitate one? While exploring this question we will delve into the mystery of the “night life” at your local cemetery with the help of our Talmudic sages. Hopefully this will assist us in rethinking what a Jewish funeral can really be.
On The Cusp of Life – The Art of Saying Good-bye
"Excuse Me, Are You Talking to ME?" (II of III independent sessions)
- Sunday 1:30PM–2:45PM Starslide
My question to you is: When you find yourself at a funeral, are you there to escort the dead on their last journey or are you there to escort the mourners on their new journey? What does rabbinic choreography – the sages of the Talmud, Maimonides and the Shulchan Aruch (the Code of Law) – teach us? How are our parting words perceived? And what do weddings and funerals have in common?
On The Cusp of Life – The Art of Saying Good-bye
L’chayim! L’chayim! L’chayim! – A Celebration of Life (III of III independent sessions)
- Monday 10:30AM–11:45AM Windwood
Imagine walking away with “party favors” from a funeral! With gratitude I carry the ones that I was given six months ago with me wherever I go. The Chernobler Rebbe and Reb Levi Yitzchak of Berdichev will assist us in looking at this possibility.
H.H.The Dali Lama, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Amma and Anna will lead us to their last moments.
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