With Bruce Bierman & Gilberto MelendezThursday, August 27, 10 – 11:30am Tickets• Chochmat Members $15• General Public $20• Pay What You Can – If the ticket price is beyond your reach, we still want you to come! Zoom link will be emailed to you the day before the class, 2 hours before the class, and again at 10 minutes before the class. Buy Tickets for August 27 The Joy of Jewish Dance is a weekly musical movement practice that begins by exploring the deeper healing meanings behind the Hebrew letters with creative movement......
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With Bruce Bierman & Gilberto Melendez Thursday, August 20, 10 – 11:30am Tickets • Chochmat Members $15 • General Public $20 • Pay What You Can – If the ticket price is beyond your reach, we still want you to come! Zoom link will be emailed to you the day before the class, 2 hours before the class, and again at 10 minutes before the class. Buy Tickets for August 20 The Joy of Jewish Dance is a weekly musical movement practice that begins by exploring the deeper healing meanings behind the Hebrew......
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A Loving Approach to Atonementwith Carole PertofskyTuesday, August 25 @7pmon Zoom $9 – Chochmat Members $18 – General Public Pay what you can (because we really want you to join us and price should not be an obstacle) Festival Pass – all Elul events $36 members or $72 nonmembers Register As the Days of Awe approach, we reflect upon the sacred qualities of Rachamim (compassion) and S’lach (forgiveness). Together, we will deeply explore compassion and begin to free ourselves from the adverse impact of the harsh inner critic. The way of self-compassion is to......
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with Judith Bell and Daniel EllenbergTuesday, September 15 @7pmon Zoom $9 – Chochmat Members$18 – General PublicPay what you can (because we really want you to join us and price should not be an obstacle)Festival Pass – all Elul events $36 members or $72 nonmembers Buy Tickets Nothing is more important for creating greater intimacy with the important people in your life than to navigate conversations that matter. Join Judith and Daniel for an inspiring and practical workshop that will support your journey to the High Holy Days and prepare you for tashlich. You’ll......
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A Moving Elul Experience with Bruce Bierman and Gilberto Melendez Thursday September 10 @ 7pm (on Zoom) Chochmat Members – $9 | General Public – $18 | or Pay What You Can Festival Pass – $36 Members or $72 Nonmembers for all Elul events Buy Tickets The angular, oppositional shapes and deeper philosophical meanings of the Hebrew letters have long fascinated mystics, artists, and contemporary choreographers alike. Join celebrated Jewish dance master, Bruce Bierman, for this playful movement workshop spotlighting the Kabbalistic letter connected to the month of Elul— YUD–the smallest of the Hebrew letters that ‘holds much’. Dig deep......
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Note: Still at 6pm, but we won’t be in the courtyard due to air quality Friday, September 11 @ 6pmRSVP to get your Zoom link RSVP with Jhos Singer, Julie Batz, Lior Tsarfatyand special guest Michaelle Goerlitz It is said that during the month of Elul, the Divine One is in the “field,” presenting Itself to us in a place that is easily accessible to everyone. We’re celebrating this Elul Shabbat with music and prayer livestreamed directly from the beautiful Chochmat HaLev courtyard with Jhos, Julie, Lior, and our High Holy Day Ensemble. ......
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Preparing for the High Holy Days with Rabbi Dorothy RichmanA 2-Session Jewish Meditation IntensiveAugust 30 & September 6 @ 7pm $9 per day – Chochmat & Makor Or Members $18 per day – General Public Pay what you can (because we really want you to join us and price should not be an obstacle) Festival Pass – all Elul events $36 members or $72 nonmembers Register The Hebrew month of Elul is a time for soulful introspection and preparation. How is the reality of living through a pandemic affecting us, body, and soul?......
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Preparing for the High Holy Days with Rabbi Dorothy RichmanA 2-Session Jewish Meditation IntensiveAugust 30 & September 6 @ 7pm $9 per day – Chochmat & Makor Or Members $18 per day – General Public Pay what you can (because we really want you to join us and price should not be an obstacle) Festival Pass – all Elul events $36 members or $72 nonmembers Register The Hebrew month of Elul is a time for soulful introspection and preparation. How is the reality of living through a pandemic affecting us, body, and soul?......
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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 receive its generative wisdom. Shemah – in a word that sounds like an exhalation of breath, we are directed to listen in order to understand the Divine Oneness. We are to open to this Oneness with all of......
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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 enlightenment? Just as healthy foods nourish our body, Jewish meditation nourishes our soul. It has been around for centuries and includes forms such as chanting, visualization, silence, and movement. It can revitalize and transform Judaism from the blasé......
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