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Monday Night Meditation
7:00 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 […] , ...
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Meditation of Presence
8:15 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 […] , ...
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Torah Study
9:30 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, […] , ...
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Summer Meditation Retreat
9:30 am - 1:30 pm
Summer Meditation Retreat: A meditation retreat with Adam Moskowitz and Daniella Salzman. Sunday, August 2, from 9:30am-1:30pm. We invite you to gather in a beautiful, communal setting as we care for our bodies, minds and hearts within the sacred container of retreat. Join us to slow down, meditate, and create a collective field of awareness to […] , ...
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Monday Night Meditation
7:00 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 […] , ...
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Community Circle: 1st Tuesday, Lunch at Chochmat
12:00 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. […] , ...
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Meditation of Presence
8:15 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 […] , ...
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Kabbalat Shabbat
6:00 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, Lauren Arrow, and musical guests. Service will […] , ...
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Torah Study
9:30 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, […] , ...
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Monday Night Meditation
7:00 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 […] , ...
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Meditation of Presence
8:15 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 […] , ...
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Community Circle: 2nd Thursday, Happy Hour at Berkeley Cellarworks
6:00 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. […] , ...
Let’s Talk Prophets
7:00 pm
Notice No meeting on 6/11/26 × 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 […] , ...
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Torah Study
9:30 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, […] , ...
Contemplative Shabbat – Saturday Morning
11:00 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, […] , ...
An Intimate Evening of Jewish Song with Lior Tsarfaty
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
As Lior Tsarfaty concludes his time as Chochmat HaLev’s Sacred Music Director, join him for an intimate evening of singing the beloved prayers and melodies that have become the soundtrack of our community. Together we’ll revisit many of the songs that have shaped our Shabbat services over the years, sharing the music, spirit, and connection […] , ...
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Community Circle: 3rd Monday, Virtual Gathering
6:00 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. […] , ...
Monday Night Meditation
7:00 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 […] , ...
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Meditation of Presence
8:15 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 […] , ...
Death Café
7:00 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 experien , ...
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Kabbalat Shabbat
6:00 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, Lauren Arrow, and musical guests. Service will […] , ...
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Torah Study
9:30 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, […] , ...
An Intimate Evening of Jewish Song with Lior Tsarfaty
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
As Lior Tsarfaty concludes his time as Chochmat HaLev’s Sacred Music Director, join him for an intimate evening of singing the beloved prayers and melodies that have become the soundtrack of our community. Together we’ll revisit many of the songs that have shaped our Shabbat services over the years, sharing the music, spirit, and connection […] , ...
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Monday Night Meditation
7:00 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 […] , ...
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Meditation of Presence
8:15 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 […] , ...
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Community Circle: 4th Thursday, Coffee + Tea at Chochmat
8:00 am
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. […] , ...
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Torah Study
9:30 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, […] , ...
An Intimate Evening of Jewish Song with Lior Tsarfaty
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
As Lior Tsarfaty concludes his time as Chochmat HaLev’s Sacred Music Director, join him for an intimate evening of singing the beloved prayers and melodies that have become the soundtrack of our community. Together we’ll revisit many of the songs that have shaped our Shabbat services over the years, sharing the music, spirit, and connection […] , ...
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Monday Night Meditation
7:00 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 […] , ...
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Community Circle: 1st Tuesday, Lunch at Chochmat
12:00 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. […] , ...
Receiving Selichot with  Lior Tsarfaty, Julie Batz and Daniela Gesundheit
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Register Nourish yourself and prepare your heart for the High Holy Days during this unique event with high holidays music from Lior Tsarfaty and Julie Batz. 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 be invited […] , ...
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Meditation of Presence
8:15 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 […] , ...
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Kabbalat Shabbat
6:00 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 Lior Tsarfaty, Lauren Arrow, and musical guests. Service will start promptly at […] , ...
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Torah Study
9:30 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, […] , ...
An Intimate Evening of Jewish Song with Lior Tsarfaty
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
As Lior Tsarfaty concludes his time as Chochmat HaLev’s Sacred Music Director, join him for an intimate evening of singing the beloved prayers and melodies that have become the soundtrack of our community. Together we’ll revisit many of the songs that have shaped our Shabbat services over the years, sharing the music, spirit, and connection […] , ...

Chochmat Members receive a 30% discount on retreat tickets, and priority registration until February 9th.

If Chochmat has nourished you spiritually and you believe in our mission, this is a perfect time to give back!

Make it official—join today at chochmat.org/join and help sustain the community you love.

We offer flexible membership tiers to meet a range of budgets.

Chochmat members receive FREE High Holy Day tickets as part of their membership (a $380 value).

If Chochmat has nourished you spiritually and you believe in our mission, this is a perfect time to give back!

Make it official—join today at chochmat.org/join and help sustain the community you love.

We offer flexible membership tiers to meet a range of budgets.

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