Sit In The Middle

"Sit in the Middle" with Rabbi Dan & Alana Kessler

Sitting in separate worlds, Rabbi Dan and Alana Kessler come together to help us explore the space in between Judaism and Buddhism, asking: In this charged world, what are the methods that we can adopt as a way to live? What are the anchors that tether us amidst so much unrest? And can we do the work the heals?

As your hosts for this evening of internal and external investigation, Alana and Rabbi Dan will sit with you in the middle, a place where - amidst uncertainty - sacred space resides.

Alana Kessler finds her passion to contribute through integrating the mind and body to receive, assimilate, accept and transform intrinsic and extrinsic information supporting the transitions of day to day living influenced by both inherited and present day consciousness patterns. Through Alana's unique Method Mapping technique she has designed The BE WELL ARC System for a refined practice in health & wellness. Spiritually curious from an early age, she continues to grow herself by dedication to ritual, inspired by the fluidity of eastern religions and the deep respect to her roots in Judaism. She is a vocal artist, dietician and a yoga practitioner for almost two decades, and has taught mindfulness and yoga in NYC for over 10 years.

Rabbi Dan Ain - Rabbi and revivalist Dan Ain gathers those who are open to being reached. He finds holiness in honest conversation, in the spaces where people can say what they really think and allow others to do the same. His latest project Because Jewish creates opportunities for our religious perspectives to be in genuine dialogue with our artists, our musicians and our everyday lives.

The Times of Israel says: "Because Jewish represents the zeitgeist of Jewish Brooklyn, circa 2016. Its raison d’être is to offer community and presence amidst the racing speed and technological isolation of the here and now."