Rabbi Simcha Raphael, Ph.D. is Founding Director of the DA’AT Institute for Death Awareness, Advocacy and Training. He works as a psychotherapist and spiritual director in the Philadelphia area, and is on the faculty of the Art of Dying Institute of One Spirit Learning alliance. Ordained as a pastoral Rabbi by Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, he has published seven books on death and Judaism, including the ground-breaking Jewish Views of the Afterlife, and the forthcoming volume of poetry, Musings with the Angel of Death: Poems of Love, Life and Longing. Simcha received his doctorate in Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies. His website is www.daatinstitute.net
Events with Simcha Raphael
Death, Afterlife and the Journey of Transformation in Tibetan Buddhism and KabbalahAugust 16 - 18, 2024
RETREAT BY INVITED PRESENTER Within the ancient writings of both the Tibetan Book of the Dead (the Bardo Thodol) and the Kabbalah (the book of Jewish mysticism) are depictions of the ever-changing journey of the soul from birth to death, into the world beyond and reincarnation. This program will explore these teachings as transformational maps of consciousness, providing wisdom in encountering the enigmatic mysteries of living and dying, bereavement and healing. Through study of sacred texts, group explorations and meditation practices, participants will be guided as they explore the journey of their own lives. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION For over four decades…
