Can We Change? Heschel, T’shuvah, and Beginning Again
Do people ever really change? It is the question of the High Holidays. Judaism’s answer is t’shuvah, not simply repentance, but the lifelong work of returning to our best selves. It is a hopeful idea, but it is also one of our most demanding spiritual practices.
Join two remarkable rabbis for three thought-provoking conversations about the meaning and method of t’shuvah. Beloved for his wisdom, insight, and humor, Rabbi Ed Feinstein has spent a lifetime helping Jews wrestle with life’s biggest questions. Rabbi Mark Borovitz–Spiritual Leader, Author, Senior Rabbi, CEO, ex-con, recovering alcoholic, and overall anomaly–draws on his extraordinary journey from addiction and incarceration to decades of helping others heal, rebuild, and begin again.
At the heart of this series is Rabbi Borovitz’s new book of daily meditations on the writings of Abraham Joshua Heschel. Together, these two remarkable teachers will explore how Heschel’s timeless wisdom speaks to the work of recovery, renewal, and return. Whether you’re preparing for the High Holidays or simply searching for a path toward lasting change, you’ll discover why Judaism insists that no one is ever beyond the possibility of t’shuvah.
Thanks to our partnership with Valley Beth Shalom, this course is offered at no charge.
We strive to ensure access and meaningful participation by all. As such, this program will have closed captioning.
Rabbi Mark Borovitz is a nationally recognized rabbi, author, and teacher whose extraordinary life journey has made him one of the Jewish world’s most compelling voices on teshuvah, resilience, and personal transformation. The former CEO and Senior Rabbi of
Beit T’Shuvah in Los Angeles, he has dedicated his career to helping people discover the power of Jewish wisdom to inspire healing, purpose, and lasting change.
Drawing on both deep Torah learning and lived experience, Rabbi Borovitz brings honesty, humor, and profound insight to every class. His teaching challenges learners to engage Judaism not as abstract philosophy, but as a practical guide for living with greater meaning, integrity, and hope.
Rabbi Ed Feinstein, teacher, lecturer, and storyteller, is rabbi of Valley Beth Shalom in Encino, California, and a lecturer at the Ziegler Rabbinical School of the American Jewish University. He has served on the faculty of the Wexner Heritage Program, Milken Community High School, the Chautauqua Institution, and the Shalom Hartman Institute. Raised in the back of his parents’ bakery on the wild frontiers of the West San Fernando Valley, Ed graduated from the University of California at Santa Cruz, Columbia University Teachers College, and the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, where he was ordained a rabbi and earned his doctorate in education. He was the founding head of the Solomon Schechter Academy of Dallas, the Associate Rabbi of Congregation Shearith Israel in Dallas, and the Executive Director of Camp Ramah in California. He came to Valley Beth Shalom in 1993.
Rabbi Feinstein is the author of five books, including Tough Questions Jews Ask, which is taught in schools and synagogues across North America.
The Chutzpah Imperative traces the history of theological humanism in Jewish sacred literature,
Capturing the Moon retells the greatest Jewish stories, and his latest book,
In Pursuit of Godliness and a Living Judaism, is an intellectual biography of his mentor, Rabbi Harold Schulweis. Ed shares life with Rabbi Nina Bieber Feinstein, their three adult children and spouses, and three beautiful grandchildren. Every Friday afternoon, he bakes brownies from a recipe revealed to his ancestors at Mount Sinai.
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