Rabbi Zelig’s Teachings
Tu B’Shvat Teaching by Rabbi Zelig Golden
As part of our Shmita Slowdown, Wilderness Torah will not be gathering in the beautiful redwood forest for our annual Tu B'Shvat celebration. We will miss you this year, but we want to remind [...]
Groundswell: Zelig Golden on Earth-Based Judaism
This teaching is an interview of Rabbi Zelig Golden, originally published on Moment Mag, conducted by Noach Phillips What do you see as your role in confronting the climate crisis? I would say our role [...]
Teshuvah Torah Final Week: What Does It Mean to be Human?
In this final edition of our Weekly Teshuvah Torah series, we celebrate the completion of the Cycle ofย Teshuvah, the 50-day spiritual journey fromย Elulย through Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot. We reflect on our [...]
Culture Change: Teshuvah of Blind Spots
A sermon by Rabbi Zelig Golden, Yom Kippur 5782 "On Yom Kippur we do the deep work of examining our blind spots, asking ourselves, 'How have I missed the mark? Who have I [...]
Teshuvah Torah Week 6 โ Sukkot: Honoring the In-Gathering, Praying for Rain
21ย Tishreiย | Week 6 โ Sukkot: Honoring the In-Gathering, Praying for Rain Why is Sukkot one of the most important holidays? After Yom Kippur, when weโve completed our spiritual cleansing, we now head outside [...]
Climate Change Resilience: Return from Exile
A sermon delivered by Rabbi Zelig Golden on Rosh Hashanah 5782 Excerpt: "In the face of catastrophic climate change, humanity as a whole faces its greatest existential challenge. To survive this present threat, [...]
Teshuvah Torah Week 5: Shmita: The Ultimate Jewish Resiliency
4ย Tishreiย | Week 5 : Shmita: The Ultimate Jewish Resiliency With this new Jewish year of 5782, we enter intoย shmita.ย Commonly translated as the sabbatical year,ย shmitaย literally means โrelease.โ It is the final year of the [...]
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