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Enjoy our open sukkah hours from 11am-2pm every day this week (Monday through Friday). Bring your lunch, a blanket, and enjoy the sukkah! Monday, Oct 65:30-7pm: Queer Sukkah Hang: Bring snacks! Tuesday, Oct 712-1:15pm: Lunch & Lounge: Bring your our lunch! 7-8:30pm: October 7 Community Memorial Vigil: Song, prayer, teachings, and sharing in community Wednesday, […] , …NA’ANUIM: Sukkot Shakeupdownandallaround11:00 am – 2:00 pmNA’ANUIM: Sukkot Shakeupdownandallaround An Intergenerational Sukkot Experience for All Ages With Rabbi Rishe Groner and guest musicians Sunday September 27, 2026 – Day 2 of Sukkot Na’anuim: Literally, “movements”: The multidirectional shaking ritual – upward, downward, northward, southward, eastwards westward, inward- of the Four Kinds, or “Arba Minim”: Lulav (Palm), Etrog (Citron), Hadas (Myrtle), […] , … - 28SukkotAll DayEnjoy our open sukkah hours from 11am-2pm every day this week (Monday through Friday). Bring your lunch, a blanket, and enjoy the sukkah! Monday, Oct 65:30-7pm: Queer Sukkah Hang: Bring snacks! Tuesday, Oct 712-1:15pm: Lunch & Lounge: Bring your our lunch! 7-8:30pm: October 7 Community Memorial Vigil: Song, prayer, teachings, and sharing in community Wednesday, […] , …Monday 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 […] , … - 29SukkotAll DayEnjoy our open sukkah hours from 11am-2pm every day this week (Monday through Friday). Bring your lunch, a blanket, and enjoy the sukkah! Monday, Oct 65:30-7pm: Queer Sukkah Hang: Bring snacks! Tuesday, Oct 712-1:15pm: Lunch & Lounge: Bring your our lunch! 7-8:30pm: October 7 Community Memorial Vigil: Song, prayer, teachings, and sharing in community Wednesday, […] , …Tea Time with Zvika5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Join Rabbi Zvika for tea, questions and conversation at Chochmat Halev. No registration required. Just show up , … - 30SukkotAll DayEnjoy our open sukkah hours from 11am-2pm every day this week (Monday through Friday). Bring your lunch, a blanket, and enjoy the sukkah! Monday, Oct 65:30-7pm: Queer Sukkah Hang: Bring snacks! Tuesday, Oct 712-1:15pm: Lunch & Lounge: Bring your our lunch! 7-8:30pm: October 7 Community Memorial Vigil: Song, prayer, teachings, and sharing in community Wednesday, […] , …Meditation 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 […] , …Nighttime Sukkah Lounge7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Wine, tea, gentle connection, and chillaxing. Come take it easy in the sukkah with Community Weaver Brittany Berman—meet new people, catch up with friends, laugh, linger, and enjoy a cozy community hang under the stars. Bring wine and desserts for optimal schmoozing! In-Person in the Chochmat HaLev Courtyard Free for members; Suggested donation $18 for […] , … - 1SukkotAll DayEnjoy our open sukkah hours from 11am-2pm every day this week (Monday through Friday). Bring your lunch, a blanket, and enjoy the sukkah! Monday, Oct 65:30-7pm: Queer Sukkah Hang: Bring snacks! Tuesday, Oct 712-1:15pm: Lunch & Lounge: Bring your our lunch! 7-8:30pm: October 7 Community Memorial Vigil: Song, prayer, teachings, and sharing in community Wednesday, […] , …
- 2SukkotAll DayEnjoy our open sukkah hours from 11am-2pm every day this week (Monday through Friday). Bring your lunch, a blanket, and enjoy the sukkah! Monday, Oct 65:30-7pm: Queer Sukkah Hang: Bring snacks! Tuesday, Oct 712-1:15pm: Lunch & Lounge: Bring your our lunch! 7-8:30pm: October 7 Community Memorial Vigil: Song, prayer, teachings, and sharing in community Wednesday, […] , …
- 3SukkotAll DayEnjoy our open sukkah hours from 11am-2pm every day this week (Monday through Friday). Bring your lunch, a blanket, and enjoy the sukkah! Monday, Oct 65:30-7pm: Queer Sukkah Hang: Bring snacks! Tuesday, Oct 712-1:15pm: Lunch & Lounge: Bring your our lunch! 7-8:30pm: October 7 Community Memorial Vigil: Song, prayer, teachings, and sharing in community Wednesday, […] , …Torah Study9:30 am
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 […] , …Simchat Torah: Remixed5:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Get tickets Saturday, October 3 At Chochmat HaLev Join us for Simchat Torah, the Jewish season finale and season premiere in one night! We finish reading the last lines of the Torah and immediately roll back to “In the beginning” — traveling the spiral of Jewish time together. We’ll start the night with an early […] , …
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- 5Monday 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 […] , …
- 6Community Circle: 1st Tuesday, Lunch at Chochmat12:00 pm
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. […] , … - 7Meditation 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 Chodesh Women+ Wisdom Circle5:45 pm – 7:30 pm
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 […] , … - 8Community Circle: 2nd Thursday, Happy Hour at Berkeley Cellarworks6:00 pmThese 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. […] , …Let’s Talk Prophets7:00 pm
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 […] , … - 9Kabbalat 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 special guest Elana Brody, Rabbi Zvika Krieger, and musical guests. Service will […] , … - 10Torah Study9:30 amNotice: 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 […] , …
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- 12Monday 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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- 14Meditation 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 […] , …
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- 17Torah Study9:30 amNotice: 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 […] , …
- 18Kiddush Levana (Bless the Moon) 57876:30 pm – 9:30 pm
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 […] , … - 19Community Circle: 3rd Monday, Virtual Gathering6:00 pmThese 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. […] , …Monday 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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- 21Meditation 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 Café7:00 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 , … - 22Community Circle: 4th Thursday, Coffee + Tea at Chochmat8:00 amThese 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. […] , …
- 23Kabbalat 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 Rabbi Zvika Krieger, Lauren Arrow, and musical guests. Service will start promptly […] , …
- 24Torah Study9:30 amNotice: 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 […] , …
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- 26Monday 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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- 28Meditation 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 […] , …
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- 31Torah Study9:30 amNotice: 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 […] , …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, […] , …
