Ecology, Ritual, and the Endless Work of Seeking God as the Heart of Elul

with Ariel Evan Mayse

Free for members; $18-36 donation for non-members

Through experiential practice, advanced teaching and group study, Ariel Evan Mayse will guide us into our shared ecology, ritual and spiritual seeking as what lies at the heart of Elul.

Ariel Evan Mayse is an Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Stanford University, the rabbi-in-residence at Atiq: Jewish Maker Institute, and senior scholar-in-residence at the Institute of Jewish Spirituality and Society. Previously he served as the Director of Jewish Studies and Visiting Assistant Professor of Modern Jewish Thought at Hebrew College in Newton, Massachusetts, and a research fellow at the Frankel Institute for Advanced Judaic Studies of the University of Michigan. Mayse holds a Ph.D. in Jewish Studies from Harvard University and rabbinic ordination from Beit Midrash Har’el in Israel. He is the author of Laws of the Spirit: Ritual, Mysticism, and the Commandments in Early Hasidism (2024), and Speaking Infinities: God and Language in the Teachings of Rabbi Dov Ber of Mezritsh (2020).