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Category Archives: Marc Gafni
Rabbi Marc Gafni’s Wife #3 Performs A Solo Show – Babel’s Daughter
One woman’s journey from the Bible-Belt to the Holy Land….In this electric show, Chaya shares her cosmic, sometimes-comic, always-poetic, spiritual journey from the Mississippi Delta to the hills of Jerusalem. The show is entertaining and inspirational as well as interactive, … Continue reading
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Gary Rosenblatt On Marc Gafni
Editor of The Jewish Week, Gary Rosenblatt, writes: The news this week that Marc Gafni faces new allegations of sexual misconduct from those in the “spiritual wisdom” community with which he has been associated the last five years was sad, … Continue reading
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The Latest Marc Gafni Controversy
Here is some background on Rabbi Marc Gafni. Here are the latest charges regarding the rabbi’s consensual relationships with two women: Integral life has removed Gafni as a contributor to their website and as MC of the Integral Spiritual Experience … Continue reading
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Rabbi Doctor Marc Gafni Shares Enlightenment
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10 Spiritually Transmitted Diseases
I think I caught one of these once but got over it with a shot of Torah. Mariana Caplan, P.h.D., writes: It is a jungle out there, and it is no less true about spiritual life than any other aspect … Continue reading
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Marc Gafni’s life partner is author and teacher Mariana Caplan
I just found this online: “Dr. Marc Gafni holds his doctorate from Oxford University. He is a rabbi and an iconoclastic teacher of Kabbalah and World Spirituality. He is the director with Ken Wilber, Sally Kempton and Diane Hamilton of … Continue reading
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Drawing A Line In The Sand Around My Beard
Rabbi Marc Gafni emails: You have drawn a line in the sand around the beard — a line of symbolic integrity. But my friend, is it the right line? Do you, like all of us, sometimes draw the line in … Continue reading
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Marc Gafni On ‘The Mystery of Love’
We talked for 45 minutes this afternoon about Marc Gafni‘s book "The Mystery of Love." Marc Gafni: "Levi, tell me how you enjoyed it. I’ve got the knife in my hand and I’m about to plunge it in… What part … Continue reading
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Union for Traditional Judaism Holds Conference On Child Abuse
Here’s the press release: Reports are on the rise concerning incest and child abuse in yeshivas and days schools. Many deny it’s a problem. We strongly disagree. The Union for Traditional Judaism (UTJ) is hosting a special “awareness” program featuring … Continue reading
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