Yiscah Smith

Yiscah is a spiritual activist, educator, mentor and meditation guide, who addresses the practice of encountering the Divine spark within and beyond. In fact, Yiscah views Judaism as a spiritual practice. She relies on Jewish spiritual teachings to inform and uplift her students and audiences, acting as a compass, gently guiding them to their unique inner selves. As a spiritual trailblazer, Yiscah exemplifies what it means to carve one’s own path, as she has grappled with the entanglements at the intersection of her spirituality, Jewish tradition and passionate desire to live a life of truth and integrity. Encouraging, empowering and ennobling others to carve their own paths and to cultivate the integrity to remain faithful to their unique paths is her passion and inner calling. Yiscah teaches Jewish contemplative practice and spiritual texts at the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies and at Applied Jewish Spirituality. She has also founded and directs Conscious Community Nachlaot, an organization in Jerusalem that hosts Shabbat in-person spiritual gatherings, virtual guided meditation sits and spiritual text classes. In addition, Yiscah works with individuals in her private spiritual mentoring practice. She has earned a reputation as a sought-after inspiring international public speaker.

Essays

Colorful painting of a large tree with spreading branches, sunlight, and a field of purple and green plants.

Encountering the Divine Within: Judaism as a Spiritual Practice

September 5, 2025

God created each of us as an individual with the inherent need to be in relationship with another, to connect with another and to share with another.

Yiscah Smith

Essays

Encountering the Divine Within: Judaism as a Spiritual Practice

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