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Our mission is to empower and unite individuals from diverse faith traditions and backgrounds in a transformative journey of education, spirituality, and service. We are a pioneering institution that trains and certifies clergy and laity alike to serve as compassionate leaders, educators, and change agents within the broader religious and spiritual community, transcending denominational, generational, and cultural boundaries.

A transformative philosophy for harvesting and engaging the wisdom of life experience, our Sage-ing® programs train mentors to support and empower elders as they navigate their aging.

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Beyond interfaith dialogue and coexistence, Deep Ecumenism is the theory and practice of finding commonality while also celebrating differences. Our diversity is our strength.

The Institute for Deep Ecumenism offers an enlightening curriculum, combining academic courses, practical experiences, community engagement, faculty mentoring, and spiritual direction.

The defining years of my childhood were spent opening to the Divine Mysteries of this world and the Source behind those mysteries, under the sheltering guidance of my paternal grandmother. What she taught me was sourced in an ageless transmission – shared from mother to daughter for countless generations, and thought to be “secret.”
—Rabbi Nadya Gross

Rabbis Nadya and Victor Gross received joint Rabbinic Smicha from Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, z”l, and the P'nai Or religious fellowship in 1998, recognizing their unique relationship paradigm. Since that time, their professional lives have been deeply inspired by and committed to Reb Zalman’s seminal teachings on Paradigm Shift, Sage-ing®, Deep Ecumenism and Eco-Kashrut. This commitment led to the creation of Yerusha in August 2017.