I Came Here Seeking a Person
Join TNS Host Rabbi Irwin Keller, in-person or virtually, for a conversation with Bill Glenn Bill, as he shares the joys and the traumas of growing up gay and Catholic in the 1950s and 60s.
Creating Technology Worthy of the Human Spirit
Join TNS Host Rabbi Irwin Keller in conversation with Aden Van Noppen, in an exploration of how we can best navigate our high-tech horizon in ways that allow for wholeness and presence.
And All the Ships at Sea: Point Reyes and the Culture of Radio
Join us for a conversation with Carola DeRooy Davis, retired archivist and curator of the Pt. Reyes National Seashore Museum and Archives. Carola and Host Irwin Keller will discuss the history of the Marconi/RCA stations and their cultural reverberations (including their impact in the development of the town of Bolinas). We will also hear about the tremendous efforts made to ensure preservation of this site, which threw a lifeline to ships at sea and land stations around the world for 84 years.
The Curious World of Seaweed
Join New School Host Irwin Keller for a conversation with artist and oceans activist Josie Iselin. Josie creates hauntingly beautiful artwork featuring the seaweed and kelp of our Bay Area coastline and ocean.
Bathing in the Waters of Possibility: Mystical Tools for Healing and Renewal
Join New School host Irwin Keller in conversation with scholar and mystic Rabbi Elliot Ginsburg as they discuss Judaism’s esoteric side and what it might offer all of us in broken times.
Torah Teachings for Precarious Times
Join New School Host Michael Lerner in a webinar conversation with Irwin Keller, Jewish spiritual leader, musician, and faculty member of Commonweal’s Taproot Gathering.
Out of the Fire: A Time of Discovery
Since the North Bay fires, many of us have been wandering in the unknown. Our landmarks are gone: our homes, our workplaces, and perhaps the sense of safety that we had taken for granted. Join Dr. Rachel Naomi Remen, author of Kitchen Table Wisdom and My Grandfather’s Blessings, with other members of our community in a 2-hour process of exploration.
Rising from the Ashes: Toxic Dangers of the Sonoma County Fires
In the second of our Living in the Ashes series events exploring issues related to the 2017 North Bay fires, join New School Host Irwin Keller in conversation with Sharyle Patton, Director of the Health and Environment Program and the Biomonitoring Resource Center at Commonweal.
Living in the Ashes: Communal Grief and the North Bay Fires
Join New School Host Irwin Keller and Francis Weller in a community response to the grief surrounding the October 2017 Northern California wildfires.