Reception

Kris's address - is about the Kabbala - sometimes referred to as the "Soul" of Judaism. It's derived from the Hebrew word for Reception - that received wisdom of Jewish theology through rituals, imagery of angels and demons, incantations, amulets and practice built upon the Judaic teachings handed down through the millennia.

Kris begins with a challenging question to focus - and to challenge our Unitarian thinking:
- Whether we want to be free of the worries, toils and snares of this world - and draw closer to the Divine?
or to put the question in a more humanistic, perhaps..."unitarianised" way:
- Can you imagine a shining light of Loving Kindness within you, a light that you can bring to your life and those around you - through self development, greater consciousness - simply being the best person you can be?

Liston on to some of the Received Wisdom of the Kabbala, the four levels of meaning from literal to the Midrashim and utimately to an esoteric, metaphyical level and how its imagery might even begin to transform our lives - as Unitarians.
Kris concludes: "Can we imagine a shining light within us? And if so let us share it with the world - every day of our lives!