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- 1Monday Night Meditation7:00 pm
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 […] , ... - 2
- 3Meditation of Presence8:15 am
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 […] , ... - 4Security Greeter Training6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Thursday, Sepetember 4, 6:30 – 8pm Chochmat is committed to keeping our community safe, and we all have a part to play. Join our Security Greeter Team to warmly welcome people as they arrive for services and major events, while staying attentive to any potential concerns. Our Security Greeter training will give you the tools […] , ... - 5Kabbalat Shabbat6:00 pm
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. This service will be led by Rabbi Zvika Krieger, Lior Tsarfaty and special guests. Service will start promptly at […] , ... - 6Torah Study9:30 am
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 Tree of Life, where are its roots, […] , ...
- 7Walking the Sacred Path: Approaches to Prayer, Song and Embodied Practice for Spiritual Renewal and the High Holy Days6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Three Sundays from 6-7:30pm: August 31, September 7 and 14 Chochmat HaLev Sanctuary, 2215 Prince Street, Berkeley, CA 94705 Free for members; $18-36 donation for non-members As the month of Elul invites us into reflection and return, this three-part series offers a meaningful pathway to prepare our hearts, bodies, and spirits for the transformative […] , ... - 8Monday Night Meditation7:00 pmMondays, 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 […] , ...
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- 10Meditation of Presence8:15 amwith 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 […] , ...
- 11Let’s Talk Prophets7:00 pm
This is an Alert I am a description. Click the edit button to change this text. × 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 […] , ... - 12
- 13Torah Study9:30 amSaturdays, 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 Tree of Life, where are its roots, […] , ...Contemplative Shabbat – Saturday Morning11:00 am - 12:30 pm
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, […] , ...
- 14Walking the Sacred Path: Approaches to Prayer, Song and Embodied Practice for Spiritual Renewal and the High Holy Days6:00 pm - 7:30 pmThree Sundays from 6-7:30pm: August 31, September 7 and 14 Chochmat HaLev Sanctuary, 2215 Prince Street, Berkeley, CA 94705 Free for members; $18-36 donation for non-members As the month of Elul invites us into reflection and return, this three-part series offers a meaningful pathway to prepare our hearts, bodies, and spirits for the transformative […] , ...
- 15Monday Night Meditation7:00 pmMondays, 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 […] , ...
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- 17Meditation of Presence8:15 amwith 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 […] , ...Death Over Wine + Tea7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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 , ... - 18
- 19Kabbalat Shabbat6:00 pmIn 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. This service will be led by Lior Tsarfaty and special guests. Service will start promptly at 6pm — please […] , ...
- 20Receiving Selichot with Lior Tsarfaty, Julie Batz and Daniela Gesundheit7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Register Nourish yourself and prepare your heart for the High Holy Days during this unique event with high holidays music from Lior Tsarfaty, Julie Batz, and Daniela Gesundheit. This soulful reimagining of the traditional “selichot” (songs of forgiveness) ritual is not a service nor a performance, this is an opportunity to simply receive. Attendees will […] , ...
- 21Rosh Chodesh Circles6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Ritual Embodied PresenceNew Moons All are welcome – all genders, all bodies, all hearts. Gather in sacred community to explore the mystical, kabbalistic rhythms of time. Each month, we welcome the new moon and the spiritual energy of the Hebrew calendar through Chochmat’s unique blend of mindfulness, embodied ritual, and connection to ancient wisdom. Come as […] , ... - 22Monday Night Meditation7:00 pmMondays, 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 […] , ...Erev Rosh Hashanah7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
In partnership with Wilderness Torah Monday, September 22 • 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Service Leaders: Rabbi Zvika Krieger| Lior Tsarfaty | and other special guestsCantorial Soloist: Daniela GesundheitMusicians: Lauren Arrow | Michaelle Goerlitz | Irene Sazar | Eliyahu Sills First Presbyterian Church2407 Dana Street, Berkeley CA 94704 The gates are open: We invite you […] , ... - 23Rosh Hashanah Day10:00 am - 1:30 pm
In partnership with Wilderness Torah Tuesday, September 23 • 10:00 am – 1:30 pm Service Leaders: Rabbi Zvika Krieger | Lior Tsarfaty | and other special guestsCantorial Soloist: Daniela GesundheitMusicians: Lauren Arrow | Michaelle Goerlitz | Irene Sazar | Eliyahu Sills First Presbyterian Church2407 Dana Street, Berkeley CA 94704 Return to the Heart of it […] , ...Rosh Hashanah Picnic and Tashlich Ritual1:30 pm
Picnic Time: Following ServiceLocation: Faculty Glade, UC Berkeley Campus Tashlich Ceremony with Wilderness Torah Faculty Glade, UC Berkeley Campus Ceremony Start Time: 2:30/3:00 pm Join us for Tashlich, a short but meaningful ritual led by Wilderness Torah, who bring earth-based Jewish practices to life. In Tashlich, we symbolically cast off regrets, missed marks, and anything we wish […] , ... - 24Meditation of Presence8:15 amwith 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 […] , ...Rosh Hashanah Second Day: Contemplative Morning Service10:00 am
Torah Study and Contemplative Service with Nan Gefen, Jeffrey Kessler, Janet Falk, Eric Strellis, Miriam Smoloverat Chochmat HaLev, 2215 Prince St. Berkeley, CA 94705 Parking Permit Schedule: 10:00 am | Torah Study11:00 am | Contemplative Service Registration Join us for torah study and a contemplative morning service on the 2nd Day of Rosh Hashanah, for […] , ... - 25
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- 27Torah Study9:30 amSaturdays, 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 Tree of Life, where are its roots, […] , ...
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- 29Monday Night Meditation7:00 pmMondays, 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 […] , ...
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- 1Meditation of Presence8:15 amwith 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 […] , ...Erev Yom Kippur6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
In partnership with Wilderness Torah Friday, October 11 • 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm Service Leaders: Rabbi Zvika Krieger| Lior TsarfatyCantorial Soloist: Daniela GesundheitMusicians: Lauren Arrow | Michaelle Goerlitz | Irene Sazar | Don Benedictson First Presbyterian Church2407 Dana Street, Berkeley CA 94704 The turn inward begins with Kol Nidre, a gentle shift into the […] , ... - 2Yom Kippur Day10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Contemplative Service Thursday, October 2 • 10:00 am – 12:30 pm Service Leader: Lior TsarfatySpecial Guests: Melanie DeMore | Laura Goldman | Naomi Newman First Presbyterian Church2407 Dana Street, Berkeley CA 94704 The journey inward continues as we enter the Contemplative Service, our Shacharit morning offering that weaves traditional prayer, heart-opening music, and sharing of […] , ...Yom Kippur Day Workshops3:15 pm
Thursday, October 2 • 3:15 pm The workshops are free for all those attending our Yom Kippur services. Information coming soon. Parking Permit Art as Midrash On Yom Kippur, during the exquisite hours of inner reflection before the closing of the gates, choosing what to bring forward to the new year and what to leave […] , ...Yom Kippur Day Yizkor5:00 pm - 6:15 pm
In partnership with Wilderness Torah Thursday, October 2 • 5 pm – 6:15 pm Service Leader: Lior Tsarfaty First Presbyterian Church2407 Dana Street, Berkeley CA 94704 The Yizkor service is our personal gate of honoring the memory of those who have died. Our tradition wisely gives us the opportunity to express our sorrow in community […] , ...Yom Kippur Day Neilah6:30 pm - 7:45 pm
In partnership with Wilderness Torah Thursday, October 2 • 6:30 pm – 7:45 pm Service Leaders: Rabbi Zvika Krieger| Lior TsarfatyCantorial Soloist: Daniela GesundheitMusicians: Lauren Arrow | Michaelle Goerlitz | Irene Sazar | Don Benedictson First Presbyterian Church2407 Dana Street, Berkeley CA 94704 The gates are closing. Have we done the necessary work of teshuvah, return […] , ... - 3
- 4Torah Study9:30 amSaturdays, 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 Tree of Life, where are its roots, […] , ...
