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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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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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An Original Mind At Beth Jacob
Rabbi Kalman Topp is giving a bunch of classes at Beth Jacob and he prepares original content for each one (just like the rabbis at Bnai David and the rabbi at YICC much of the time). Rabbi Topp is fluent … 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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Over Shabbos, I Penetrated The Mystery Of Love
Today I read Rabbi Dr. Marc Gafni‘s 2003 book "The Mystery of Love." I was surprised to find it such an erotically charged book. I thought it would be boring. From page 68: "The model for eros is virtually always … Continue reading
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Marc Gafni’s Son Survives 15 Days In Gaza To Get Injured In A Car Accident
Rabbi Dr. Marc Gafni blogs: Eytan just got back from 15 horrendous days as the commander of a group of Israeli special forces commandos who were serving in Gaza. I will not – at this time – tell the stories … Continue reading
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Saturday Night In Salt Lake City With Marc Gafni
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Saturday Night In Salt Lake City III
Full video here: Chaim Amalek emails: Where Luke once hobnobbed with the Blogger Elite of LA (thanks to the late Cathy Seipp), he now hangs out with the likes of Marc Gafni in Utah. Even Elliot Stein is giving Luke … Continue reading
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Recognizing When You Are Wrong
Hanging out in Wasatch National Park with Marc Gafni: