GES InterviewDuring the Global Economic Symposium in Kiel in October 2013, Rabbi Soetendorp was interviewed by the young writer and designer Amisha Ghadiali. Amisha writes: "When I was asked to be a Global Economic Symposium Fellow in September, I honestly thought that the discussion might be a bit dry. But I...

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FeatherRioA report of the intergenerational Feather Ceremony at the Rio + 20 Summit was featured in the SGI Quarterly. The ceremony was conducted in collaboration with the Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers and moved many in the audience to tears.

"The Feather Project is an intergenerational dialogue...

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SGI Quarterly is the magazine of Soka Gakkai International - a worldwide association of 82 constituent organizations with membership in over 190 countries and territories which aims to develop the potential for hope, courage and altruistic action rooted in the philosophy of Nichiren Buddhism. 
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On Sunday, 6 October 2013, a 45-minute documentary about Rabbi Soetendorp's life and work has been screened on the Jewish TV channel (Joodse Omroep) in the Netherlands. The result is a moving and very personal portrait of Rabbi Soetendorp tireless strive for peace and greater collaboration among...

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Rabbi Soetendorp's contibution to the Ervin Laszlo Forum on Science and Spirituality "Retrieving G-d's Hidden Rays of Light: A Global Partnership Is Emerging" has been featured in the Huffington Post, the world's No. 1 online newspaper with reported 2 Million monthly readers. Please find his...

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International Herald Tribune article on the Jewish Institute for Human Values' responses to the violence that erupted in the Netherlands after the van Gogh murder.

BERLIN: When it comes to welcoming immigrants, the Dutch have long been among the nicest guys in Europe.

When the Jews were...

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220px-Awraham SoetendorpPlease find here a Wikipedia entry about Rabbi Awraham Soetendorp in German and in Dutch.

rays-of-light-150x150Rabbi Soetendorp contributed to the most recent round of debates at the Erwin Laszlo Forum on Science and Spirituality, published online on July 30. The mission of Forum is to produce new thinking and language capable of integrating the age old schism between science and spirituality. It...

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Videos in English:

Rabbi Soetendorp gives a moving testimony at the TEDxConference in Amsterdam

 

Rabbi Soetendorp highlights the goals and objectives of the Soetendorp Institute and shares his message to the young generation

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The Soetendorp Institute

Contact

Jacob Soetendorp Institute for Human Values
Van Wijngaerdenstraat 21
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The Netherlands
info@soetendorpinstitute.org