Mercaz is a forum where Judaism and intellectual, robust self-help meet.

Mercaz experiences are centered around big ideas and in pursuit of personal growth, where ideas and stories are shared in a communal setting. Mercaz’s method opens a portal to the particular wisdom of Judaism through a universal question, yielding tangible lessons that invite participants to live more purposefully by integrating Judaism into their everyday lives and considerations.

Each experience is built around an essential theme or question, and is based in conversation - usually panel discussions. The panelist contributors offer expertise in both the macro and the micro of the question or theme. This structure enables multifaceted dialogs between people with a diverse knowledge base who approach issues from their unique point of view (sometimes Jewish, sometimes not).

There is very little in life that is outside of the teachings and wisdom of Judaism, from child rearing, poverty, eating, and politics to modesty and dress, civil discourse, exercise, and composting. Mercaz recognizes that this wisdom, and the tradition that birthed it, can only develop, grow, and be applied meaningfully if it enters our secular, modern world without fearing its evolution. Folks leave Mercaz experiences with key understandings that alter their thinking, as well as provide ideas for behavioral modifications, creating lasting and transformational change.