Or Shalom hosts Rabbi Tirzah Firestone for a Shabbaton in Vancouver June 12-13. (photo form tirzahfirestone.com)
A community Shabbaton featuring teacher, author and psychotherapist Rabbi Tirzah Firestone will take place June 12-13, offering participants the opportunity to explore ancestral healing, resilience and spiritual transformation through the lens of Jewish wisdom.
Drawing from the insights of her book Wounds into Wisdom, Firestone guides individuals and communities in transforming inherited pain into sources of strength, compassion and clarity. Through storytelling, guided meditation, embodied practice and real-life case studies from around the world, Shabbaton participants will engage in an experiential journey of healing across generations.
Jewish tradition has long recognized that we inherit not only the blessings of our ancestors, but also the residues of their unhealed wounds. While these inheritances can offer resilience and meaning, they can also shape us in ways that keep us reactive rather than reflective. This Shabbaton invites participants to approach these inheritances with awareness, tenderness and courage, transforming what has been carried unconsciously into wisdom and renewed possibility.
Over the course of the weekend, Firestone will explore what Viktor Frankl described as humanity’s “uniquely human potential to transform personal tragedy into triumph.” The Shabbaton will include a community dinner and Kabbalat Shabbat June 12, 6 p.m. (registration required); morning services with Firestone June 13, 10 a.m.; and a beachfront gathering focused on sacred stories and teachings June 13, 8 p.m. (registration required, after which location will be disclosed). To register and for more information, contact [email protected].
– Courtesy Or Shalom