Zvika Krieger

Right. You know, and it's like a useful jumping off point to have a conversation about God, but it's not, that is not God because you can't, God does not have human form. So like, how can you talk about God in that way?

Right. You know, and it's like a useful jumping off point to have a conversation about God, but it's not, that is not God because you can't, God does not have human form. So like, how can you talk about God in that way?

So I was joking with you before that there's this book that I love that talks about the challenge of like explaining the experience of God. And it's called Catching Water in a Net, which is like it's so hard to talk about. So I'm going to try to talk about it. I appreciate it. And so the first thing I want to say is like I don't spend all day every day thinking about God.

So I was joking with you before that there's this book that I love that talks about the challenge of like explaining the experience of God. And it's called Catching Water in a Net, which is like it's so hard to talk about. So I'm going to try to talk about it. I appreciate it. And so the first thing I want to say is like I don't spend all day every day thinking about God.

So I was joking with you before that there's this book that I love that talks about the challenge of like explaining the experience of God. And it's called Catching Water in a Net, which is like it's so hard to talk about. So I'm going to try to talk about it. I appreciate it. And so the first thing I want to say is like I don't spend all day every day thinking about God.

Right? And in the Jewish sort of spiritual tradition, like, that's okay. There is this practice called dveikut, which literally means like cleaving or connecting. And it's like, we always want to be deepening our awareness and our connection to God. But like, that's something that you drop in and out of. Probably the best analogy is mindfulness.

Right? And in the Jewish sort of spiritual tradition, like, that's okay. There is this practice called dveikut, which literally means like cleaving or connecting. And it's like, we always want to be deepening our awareness and our connection to God. But like, that's something that you drop in and out of. Probably the best analogy is mindfulness.

Right? And in the Jewish sort of spiritual tradition, like, that's okay. There is this practice called dveikut, which literally means like cleaving or connecting. And it's like, we always want to be deepening our awareness and our connection to God. But like, that's something that you drop in and out of. Probably the best analogy is mindfulness.

Yes, you could be a Buddha on a mountaintop somewhere and just be fully mindful 24-7. But actually, for most people, it's like, I strive to have moments of mindfulness in my life. And those moments kind of inform the rest of my life, but I'm not just sitting in lotus position all day.

Yes, you could be a Buddha on a mountaintop somewhere and just be fully mindful 24-7. But actually, for most people, it's like, I strive to have moments of mindfulness in my life. And those moments kind of inform the rest of my life, but I'm not just sitting in lotus position all day.

Yes, you could be a Buddha on a mountaintop somewhere and just be fully mindful 24-7. But actually, for most people, it's like, I strive to have moments of mindfulness in my life. And those moments kind of inform the rest of my life, but I'm not just sitting in lotus position all day.

And so to answer this question, I kind of have to tell you like what I think God is. That's fine. I'm going to come out of the closet and tell you what I think God is. You know, so like in Jewish spiritual tradition, God is like, it's going to be so hard to say things that don't sound like completely woo and sort of out there. You have blanket permission. Permission to be woo. Yes.

And so to answer this question, I kind of have to tell you like what I think God is. That's fine. I'm going to come out of the closet and tell you what I think God is. You know, so like in Jewish spiritual tradition, God is like, it's going to be so hard to say things that don't sound like completely woo and sort of out there. You have blanket permission. Permission to be woo. Yes.

And so to answer this question, I kind of have to tell you like what I think God is. That's fine. I'm going to come out of the closet and tell you what I think God is. You know, so like in Jewish spiritual tradition, God is like, it's going to be so hard to say things that don't sound like completely woo and sort of out there. You have blanket permission. Permission to be woo. Yes.

So in Jewish tradition, the shortest way to sum it up is like God is oneness. That like everything that ever was, is, and will be, the sum total of all of those things is God.

So in Jewish tradition, the shortest way to sum it up is like God is oneness. That like everything that ever was, is, and will be, the sum total of all of those things is God.

So in Jewish tradition, the shortest way to sum it up is like God is oneness. That like everything that ever was, is, and will be, the sum total of all of those things is God.

Absolutely. And this concept of dvekud, of cleaving, is like when you feel totally subsumed in the oneness. That's the sort of goal, right? And God is an English word and a Christian word. It's not a Jewish word. And the word for God in the Jewish lineage, it's a four-letter word that you can't pronounce. Some people call it the ineffable name. And it's like some people...

Absolutely. And this concept of dvekud, of cleaving, is like when you feel totally subsumed in the oneness. That's the sort of goal, right? And God is an English word and a Christian word. It's not a Jewish word. And the word for God in the Jewish lineage, it's a four-letter word that you can't pronounce. Some people call it the ineffable name. And it's like some people...

Absolutely. And this concept of dvekud, of cleaving, is like when you feel totally subsumed in the oneness. That's the sort of goal, right? And God is an English word and a Christian word. It's not a Jewish word. And the word for God in the Jewish lineage, it's a four-letter word that you can't pronounce. Some people call it the ineffable name. And it's like some people...