Rabbi Chava Bahle - spiritual leader, story teller, humanitarian - speaks about the paradigm shift towards the common heart. She invites the listener to consider the question of the ages: who are we in relation to the natural world? Through story telling, she shares insights that lead to one-ness, that basic goodness that it at the center of our being.

In Traverse City, Rabbi Chava Bahle is the first rabbi in history to serve as the permanent spiritual leader of a Unitarian Universalist congregation. She is a twice-ordained rabbi and a maggid – a Jewish inspirational preacher and story teller. Rabbi Chava Bahle works monthly at the Jewish Catholic Family School of Chicago, a unique Sunday school program for children of intercultural marriages, and she serves Temple Beth El (Reform) in Midland, Michigan. She is on the board of directors of OHALAH Association of Rabbis for Jewish Renewal and is a proud member of Rotary International.

Rabbi Chava Bahle teaches courses in religion, spirituality and writing at Northwestern Michigan College Extended Education, and she blogs as yogarabbi. She was a volunteer chaplain for the Michigan Department of Corrections for 18 years and a recipient of the city of Traverse City’s Sara Hardy Humanitarian Award for her work in human rights.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx.