24 May: The Call of Love: Reimagining Religion with Love at the Center

With Rabbi Shefa Gold

Oy Vey is excited to have Rabbi Sheffa Gold lead a workshop in Amsterdam called The Call to Love. Join us.

Date: May 24
Time: 6:00 – 9:00 PM
Location: YogaZenter, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Costs: 65 euro (sliding scale options available 36 – 90 euro). Do not let cost be a barrier to you joining.

Cornel West once said, “Never forget that justice is what love looks like in public.”

Join us for The Call of Love workshop, where we will reimagine religion with love at its core. Through the sacred words of The Song of Songs (Shir HaShirim), we will embark on an intimate journey exploring love’s many facets—its longing, challenges, fulfillment, and deep wisdom.

This evening of reflection and discovery invites you to step into the path of love, both personally and spiritually.

Workshop Program

• Part 1:  Seeking, longing, yearning, arousal, aiming, opening, Becoming receptive, calling, hearing the call.
• Part 2: The Work of Love–meeting the obstacles, facing resistance, healing wounds of the past, opening, deepening commitment.
• Part 3: Finding, celebration, appreciation, enjoyment, acknowledging beauty, consummation.
• Part 4: Unlocking the secrets of love, illuminating the mystery, receiving the gifts, integration, stepping onto the path of love.

We are honored to be guided by the wisdom of Rabbi Shefa Gold, a leader in ALEPH: the Alliance for Jewish Renewal. Rabbi Shefa received her ordination from both the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College and Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi (z”l). As the director of C-DEEP, The Center for Devotional, Energy and Ecstatic Practice, she teaches workshops and retreats on chanting, devotional healing, and spiritual community-building. A prolific composer of spiritual music and author of several books—including In the Fever of Love: An Illumination of The Song of Songs—Rabbi Shefa’s teachings draw from Jewish, Buddhist, Christian, Islamic, and Native American traditions, making her a true spiritual bridge.

We look forward to sharing this transformative journey with you!