Unlike the tyranny of the IQ, with its fateful genetic determinism that burns its number into my psyche that is the measure of my worth, spiritual intelligence can be taught and it is here that faith, religion, and character education are so important. That is why we are here. To confront not your I.Q. or M.Q. but the wisdom of your neshamah. The neshamah is not a computer. It is malleable and flexible because spiritual intelligence is not quantifiable, it is not a number.
Spiritual intelligence grows.
Emotional intelligence is profoundly connected to spiritual intelligence. Faith, hope, the respect for oneself are measured not by Simon-Binet or Lewis Theuman but as mirrored in the image of God. They are teachable. You can change the way you feel and the way you act by the way you think and the way you believe. During this year I will be dealing with the relationship of Judaism and the emotional life.