Spiritual Activism: Tikkun HaNefesh v’Olam in Our Time

August 8, 2018

by Rabbi Shawn Zevit

This PowerPoint presentation created by Rabbi Shawn Zevit for his Spirituality and Activism Reconstructionist Learning Network covers everything from “finding a spiritual home” to understanding the deeper roots of tikkun olam, as well as the intersection between internal and external transformation.

Rabbi Shawn Israel Levitt developed this presentation for his 2017 Reconstructionist Learning Network, Spirituality of Activism. Click here to see the slides from this presentation.

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