Mondays,  7 – 8:30pm by donationOnly on Zoom Check out our Timeline of Jewish Meditation » EVENT DESCRIPTION Come Deepen Your Practice of Jewish Meditation Want to see God (or at least It’s shadow)? Lower your blood pressure? Manage your spiritual confusion? Connect with a deeper Jewish consciousness? Learn about Judaism’s esoteric side? Get a whiff of […] , ...

These casual weekly gatherings are a great starting point to meet new people while also learning how to engage more deeply with Chochmat HaLev. Hosted by our Community Weaver, Brittany Berman, these lightly structured conversations are where you can bring all your questions about Chochmat. No registration is required. Just show up whenever you’re able. […] , ...

In person and on Zoom. Join Chochmat HaLev for a Kabbalat Shabbat (Welcoming Shabbat) service, a mystical tradition full of embodied prayer, soulful singing, ecstatic dancing, guided meditation, sharing of ancestral wisdom, and connection in intergenerational community.  Service will start promptly at 6pm — please arrive a few minutes early to check in and be […] , ...

Notice: No meeting on Rosh Hashanah 9/12/26 Saturdays, 9:30 – 11amwith Eric Strellis Join on  Zoom It is a tree of life to all who take hold of it, and whoever keeps hold of it is happy; its ways are ways of pleasantness, and all its paths are peace.  – Proverbs 3:17-18 If Torah is our […] , ...

Mondays,  7 – 8:30pm by donationOnly on Zoom Check out our Timeline of Jewish Meditation » EVENT DESCRIPTION Come Deepen Your Practice of Jewish Meditation Want to see God (or at least It’s shadow)? Lower your blood pressure? Manage your spiritual confusion? Connect with a deeper Jewish consciousness? Learn about Judaism’s esoteric side? Get a whiff of […] , ...

with Jeffrey KesslerWednesdays  |  8:15 – 9amBy Donation  |  On Zoom  Check out our Timeline of Jewish Meditation » Torah is our technology for encountering the Divine Presence. Silence provides a necessary space for that encounter. According to Jewish tradition, the Presence dwells continually within and around us, but we must learn deep listening to […] , ...

Overview: This Rosh Chodesh (New Hebrew Month) Women+ Wisdom Circle is a monthly gathering for women-identifying and nonbinary individuals to connect in community and tap into the wisdom and healing available through the Hebrew calendar—and one another. Each new moon, we’ll explore the unique “soul” of the month through themed reflections, discussions, embodied practice, and […] , ...

Notice No meeting on 9/10/26 × Read aloud and discuss Kings 1, Chapters 21-22 and Kings 1, Chapters 1-2. Our reading concludes Eliah’s story. We will meet via Zoom. All donations appreciated! 7pm on Zoom »Meeting ID: 895 6011 5951Passcode: 573038 “Never again did there arise in Israel a prophet like Moses.” Our Torah Scroll ends […] , ...

Notice: No meeting on Rosh Hashanah 9/12/26 Saturdays, 9:30 – 11amwith Eric Strellis Join on  Zoom It is a tree of life to all who take hold of it, and whoever keeps hold of it is happy; its ways are ways of pleasantness, and all its paths are peace.  – Proverbs 3:17-18 If Torah is our […] , ...

In person and on Zoom  Join us for a Shabbat morning Shacharit prayer service, full of soulful singing, ecstatic dancing, and guided meditation. Our interactive Torah experience mines the texts of our ancestral wisdom for modern meaning. Celebrating the B’Mitzvah of Nathaniel Goodman, son of Judy and Matt Goodman Service will start promptly at 10:30 am — […] , ...

REGISTER HERE As featured in the J. The goal of this group is to support men and masc-identifying individuals at Chochmat HaLev and the East Bay Jewish community, broadly defined, in being sources of blessing in their families and communities through mutual support and the Kiddush Levana ritual. Kiddush Levana is an exuberant, festive, and […] , ...

These casual weekly gatherings are a great starting point to meet new people while also learning how to engage more deeply with Chochmat HaLev. Hosted by our Community Weaver, Brittany Berman, these lightly structured conversations are where you can bring all your questions about Chochmat. No registration is required. Just show up whenever you’re able. […] , ...

Mondays,  7 – 8:30pm by donationOnly on Zoom Check out our Timeline of Jewish Meditation » EVENT DESCRIPTION Come Deepen Your Practice of Jewish Meditation Want to see God (or at least It’s shadow)? Lower your blood pressure? Manage your spiritual confusion? Connect with a deeper Jewish consciousness? Learn about Judaism’s esoteric side? Get a whiff of […] , ...

with Jeffrey KesslerWednesdays  |  8:15 – 9amBy Donation  |  On Zoom  Check out our Timeline of Jewish Meditation » Torah is our technology for encountering the Divine Presence. Silence provides a necessary space for that encounter. According to Jewish tradition, the Presence dwells continually within and around us, but we must learn deep listening to […] , ...

Third Wednesday of the month, 7 pm to 8:30 pm at Chochmat Modeled after the official “Death Cafe” format, these Death Over Wine/Tea events provide a safe space in which to explore with others your feelings and thoughts around death and dying in lightly moderated, participant-directed discussions facilitated by expe , ...

These casual weekly gatherings are a great starting point to meet new people while also learning how to engage more deeply with Chochmat HaLev. Hosted by our Community Weaver, Brittany Berman, these lightly structured conversations are where you can bring all your questions about Chochmat. No registration is required. Just show up whenever you’re able. […] , ...

In person and on Zoom. Join Chochmat HaLev for a Kabbalat Shabbat (Welcoming Shabbat) service, a mystical tradition full of embodied prayer, soulful singing, ecstatic dancing, guided meditation, sharing of ancestral wisdom, and connection in intergenerational community.  Service will start promptly at 6pm — please arrive a few minutes early to check in and be […] , ...

Notice: No meeting on Rosh Hashanah 9/12/26 Saturdays, 9:30 – 11amwith Eric Strellis Join on  Zoom It is a tree of life to all who take hold of it, and whoever keeps hold of it is happy; its ways are ways of pleasantness, and all its paths are peace.  – Proverbs 3:17-18 If Torah is our […] , ...

Mondays,  7 – 8:30pm by donationOnly on Zoom Check out our Timeline of Jewish Meditation » EVENT DESCRIPTION Come Deepen Your Practice of Jewish Meditation Want to see God (or at least It’s shadow)? Lower your blood pressure? Manage your spiritual confusion? Connect with a deeper Jewish consciousness? Learn about Judaism’s esoteric side? Get a whiff of […] , ...

with Jeffrey KesslerWednesdays  |  8:15 – 9amBy Donation  |  On Zoom  Check out our Timeline of Jewish Meditation » Torah is our technology for encountering the Divine Presence. Silence provides a necessary space for that encounter. According to Jewish tradition, the Presence dwells continually within and around us, but we must learn deep listening to […] , ...

These casual weekly gatherings are a great starting point to meet new people while also learning how to engage more deeply with Chochmat HaLev. Hosted by our Community Weaver, Brittany Berman, these lightly structured conversations are where you can bring all your questions about Chochmat. No registration is required. Just show up whenever you’re able. […] , ...

Notice: No meeting on Rosh Hashanah 9/12/26 Saturdays, 9:30 – 11amwith Eric Strellis Join on  Zoom It is a tree of life to all who take hold of it, and whoever keeps hold of it is happy; its ways are ways of pleasantness, and all its paths are peace.  – Proverbs 3:17-18 If Torah is our […] , ...

Join us for an in-person Shabbat service. Janet Falk and Jeffrey Kessler conduct Chochmat’s beautiful Contemplative Service, created by founding member Nan Gefen and Rabbi Jonathan Omer-man. The service follows the arc of the traditional morning Shabbat service in distilled form – with alternating periods of chant and silence, time for personal prayer, Torah teaching, […] , ...

Mondays,  7 – 8:30pm by donationOnly on Zoom Check out our Timeline of Jewish Meditation » EVENT DESCRIPTION Come Deepen Your Practice of Jewish Meditation Want to see God (or at least It’s shadow)? Lower your blood pressure? Manage your spiritual confusion? Connect with a deeper Jewish consciousness? Learn about Judaism’s esoteric side? Get a whiff of […] , ...