Dreaming Against the Currentampampampnbspis Haviva NerDavids spiritual psychological and emotional journey from Orthodox Jewish feminist activist to postdenominational interspiritual rabbiminister.ampampampnbspThe journey begins with Havivas religious crisis as a rabbi in Israel during theampampampnbspsummer of ampampquotOperation Protective Edgeampampquot the Israeli operation in Gaza in 2014ampampampnbspand ends with her interfaithinterspiritual ordination and certification as a spiritualampampampnbspcompanion at Riverside Church in NYC.ampampampnbspampampampnbspBut it also begins with a restrictive childhood growing up in an Orthodox Jewish home in suburban New York and ends with her skinny dipping on Yom Kippur morning.Interwoven with her highly personal and profound dream interpretationampampampnbspHavivaampampampnbsptakes us on a deep exploration of her path toward claiming her inner book spirit that had been trying to make herself heard since childhood. She battles anorexia as a teenager spends years struggling to be ordained as an Orthodox rabbi dares to evolve while remaining a committed life partner adopts a child when she already has plenty of biological children moves to politically complex and highly segregated Israel and raises seven children there with no regular extended family support. All while living with a degenerative genetic muscular disorder.Havivaampampampnbsplearns that healing our sacred wounds and believing in unconditional universal Divine Love for ourselves and others are the most challenging yet the most vital keys to owning and celebrating our most essential and authentic selves.ampampampnbspDreaming Against the Currentampampampnbspwill resonate with people searching for their own unique spiritual and general life paths whether raised in more traditional religious environments and seeking less traditional ways to listen to their souls or not.