The rational brilliance of Maimonides. The heart-flame of the luminous Baal Shem Tov. The poetic theology of Abraham Heschel. The existential genius of Martin Buber.  The philosophical purity of Hermann Cohen. The sociological dynamism of Mordecai Kaplan. The revolution, and evolution of Haskalah, 19th century Jewish Enlightenment.

From time to time to time, Judaism takes a leap: an enlightened leap. That sudden inspiration that propels and evolves human knowledge to a new level. A new perspective suddenly dawns– a chiddush or discovery–that seems revolutionary at first, but proves evolutionary in retrospect.

This illumination can happen through any denomination: Orthodox, Reform, Reconstructionist/Renewal, Conservative. This illumination is a spiritual awakening that is beyond the divisiveness of denominationalism.

Moreover, today, quantum leaps in science have led to massive leaps of knowledge and understanding about our universe. This is radically-altering our notions of God, shifting us to a more spiritual perspective, even bringing the role of religion into question. Indeed, this tremendous secular force of science is itself a spiritual awakening of its own kind.