Dina Etigson: 'The point is not to transcend this world but to bring God here into it'
About this episode
Dina Etigson discusses her transformative experience with Jewish mysticism and its implications for spirituality and the Jewish People.
For Dina Etigson, encountering Jewish Mysticism has been a transformative experience. Beyond the academic and textual Judaism she already knew and loved, she describes the experience as entering “a different dimension,” where spirituality and intellectualism blends. Dina Etigson is a teacher and a thinker in Israel. Now, she sits down with Rabbi Dr. Benji Levy to answer eighteen questions on Jewish mysticism and discuss the balance of taking and receiving from God, God’s greater goals for the Jewish People’s existence, and how we can reframe our mindsets to better connect with Him. Here are our questions: What is Jewish mysticism? How were you introduced to Jewish mysticism? In an ideal world, would all Jews be mystics? What do you think of when you think of God? What is the purpose of the Jewish people? How does prayer work? What is the goal of Torah study? Does Jewish mysticism view men and women the same? Should Judaism be hard or easy? Why did God create the world? Can humans do something that is against God’s will? What do you think of when you think about Moshiach? Is the State of Israel part of the final redemption? What is the greatest challenge facing the world today…
People in this episode
Host: Rabbi Dr. Benji Levy
Guest: Dina Etigson
Topics covered
- Jewish mysticism
- spirituality
- intellectualism
- God
- Jewish People
- prayer
- Torah study
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: 18Forty
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