How To Be a Hidden Saint: The legend of the Lamed-Vav and the challenge of being a blessing can inspire us to work subtly for the welfare of persons and the planet.  Explore how to become Lamed-Vavniks in this retreat.

Presented by Rabbi Rami Shapiro on Zoom | Saturday, July 10 from 10:00am-2:00pm EST

Buried in the 2711 double sided folios of the Babylonian Talmud's sixty–three tractates is a single sentence by Rabbi Abaye, an otherwise unknown talmudic sage, revealing a centuries old secret: at any given moment there must be no less than thirty-six people awake to Shekhinah (the Feminine Divine) and engaging in being a blessing to all the families of the earth (Genesis 12:3) if human civilization is to avoid collapsing under the weight of its own ignorance, arrogance, violence and fear. Called Lamed-Vavniks (36ers) and Tzadikkim Nistarim (hidden saints), these individuals work subtly to see to the welfare of person and planet. In this workshop we will explore what it is to be a Lamed-Vavnik and how to become one.

Cost $75 | Zoom Access information will be emailed to you prior to the event.

A Jewish practitioner of Perennial Wisdom, Rabbi Rami Shapiro is an award–winning author of over thirty-six books on religion and spirituality. He received rabbinical ordination from the Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion and holds a Ph.D. in religion from Union Graduate School. A rabbinic chaplain with the USAF for 3 years, a congregational rabbi for 20, and a professor of religious studies for 10, Rabbi Rami currently co-directs the One River Foundation (www.oneriverfoundation.org), writes the Roadside Assistance for the Spiritual Traveler column for Spirituality and Health magazine, and hosts the magazine’s weekly radio show, Essential Conversations with Rabbi Rami (www.spiritualityhealth.com). His newest book is The Tao of Solomon: Unlocking the Perennial Wisdom of Ecclesiastes (Ben Yehuda Press, 2018).