At a time when many Jews don’t feel lis­tened to, and divi­sions with­in the com­mu­ni­ty and with­in fam­i­lies are the source of pro­found dis­tress, Deep Lis­ten­ing pro­vides inspi­ra­tion and guid­ance on how we can lis­ten to each oth­er, even when we fierce­ly dis­agree.

At once a prac­ti­cal guide and a heart­felt man­i­festo, this ground-break­ing book chal­lenges us to rethink our approach to lis­ten­ing and in doing so, trans­form our lives from the inside out. Kasriel’s approach, proven in a peer-reviewed jour­nal with a project involv­ing 1000 peo­ple from over 100 coun­tries, offers an inspir­ing, 8‑step method to help peo­ple recon­nect through authen­tic, mean­ing­ful dia­logue.

At the heart of the Deep Lis­ten­ing approach is the recog­ni­tion of the dig­ni­ty of the oth­er, just for being human, regard­less of their beliefs or their past. Deep Lis­ten­ing is enriched by the ideas of a range of the­olo­gians, writ­ers, psy­chol­o­gists, neu­ro­sci­en­tists, and artists. Giv­en the author’s back­ground, she’s cho­sen many steeped in their Jew­ish her­itage, includ­ing Mar­tin Buber, William Ken­tridge, Richard Schwarz, Gary Fried­man, and Rab­bi Samuel ben Nahmani.