Torah study happens every Saturday morning at 9:30 am in the sanctuary. For more information contact email hal.aronson@gmail.com.
Time:
11:00am - 1:00pm
Location:
1714 Woodhaven, Oakland (near Thornhill)
Description:
Join this monthly friendship group to explore community and meditaiton. Potluck brunch, meditation and community teaching. RSVP requested: Melanie@chochmat.org
Time:
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Location:
Chochmat HaLev
Description:
Whether you are new to Judaism or returning, this six week program will give you boots in which to walk the path of the Covenant. Each three hour workshop will focus on a putting a particular aspect of Jewish spiritual practice into action.
Time:
7:30pm - 8:30pm
Description:
Monday Night Drop In Meditation and Chanting: Torah of Awakening with Brian Schachter-Brooks
The Awakening of consciousness out of the dream of life's dramas and psychological pain is the foundation for realizing the sacred as a genuine, lived Reality. The Torah path is a tapestry of opportunities for awakening from time into Presence, from anxiety into peace, from bondage into freedom. Join Brian Schachter-Brooks Monday evenings to learn the art of true meditation through teachings, chanting of Hassidic melodies, prayer and silent sitting. Dare to join us Monday evenings for these truly transformative sessions.
Time:
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Description:
Community Building Committee Meeting
Time:
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Description:
Has your relationship with prayer and faith been seriously impaired or crippled as a result of childhood definitions and conceptions of God? Join with Rabbi Steven Fisdel for this transformative look at the Jewish mystical approaches to God, centering on accessing the Divine Names.
Time:
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location:
Social Hall
Description:
Sons of Orpheus
Time:
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Description:
Tikkun Olam Chorus
Time:
8:00am - 9:00am
Description:
Contemplative Shacharit Service
with Zelig Golden
Thursdays 8-9am, in the garden room.
In this morning circle, we begin the day by chanting the traditional morning prayers of gratitude, praise, and direct connection to the Infinite One, followed by space for meditation and personal prayer.
Time:
5:00pm
Description:
Tai-Chi with Jeffrey Kessler
Develop inner strength, balance, and better health with Jeffrey Kessler, a seasoned practioner of chi arts. Jeffrey Kessler holds degrees in philosophy, mathematics and spiritual psychology. He is a long-time practitioner and teacher of Tai-Chi Chuan. A graduate of Chochmat HaLev's Jewish Meditation Instructor's Training program and a student of various traditions and psycho-physical systems, he is dedicated to the deepening of Jewish Spiritual practice.
Time:
6:45pm - 8:00pm
Description:
A new class taught by Rabbi SaraLeya, in partnership with Jeffrey Kessler
Thursday evening weekly Parashat HaShavua Torah Study, with Hasidic commentary
6:45 Meditation led by Jeffrey Kessler
7PM (we'll start on time!) study of selected texts from the weekly Torah portion along with commentary by various Hasidic rebbes. Bring your on Humash or Tanakh if you have one.
Will be held in the Garden Room.
Time:
12:00pm - 3:00pm
Description:
Rental GR
Time:
5:30pm - 6:20pm
Location:
Garden Room
Description:
Friday pre-Shabbat Meditation
Fridays 5:30 pm
Ease your way into the Shabbat holiday by slowing down, turning inward and meditating with a small group before Friday night services. Prepare yourself to welcome the Sabbath bride with an open, grounded heart.
Time:
6:00pm - 6:30pm
Location:
Chochmat HaLev Library
Description:
Join Rabbi SaraLeya to welcome Shabbat with songs, prayers and a story. We will end by making Kiddush and Motzi with the Tot Shabbat group.
Family Vegetarian Potluck to follow from 6:30-7:30.
Families are then invited to join the Celebratory Shabbat service at 7:30, especially during the first hour of singing and dancing. The evening service after "Barkhu" is a more quiet prayer time.
Time:
6:00pm - 6:30pm
Location:
Social Hall
Description:
Come and sing, dance and bless with Jen Miriam Kantor! The service includes candle-lighting, sing-alongs with guitar and instruments, puppets and dancing. The service ends with Kiddush and Hamotzi.
Family Vegetarian Potluck to follow from 6:30-7:30.
Families are then invited to join the Celebratory Shabbat service at 7:30, especially during the first hour of singing and dancing. The evening service after
Time:
6:30pm
Description:
You are invited for a Shabbat pot-luck dinner at 6:30pm on Friday before Kabbalat Shabbat Services (usually first and third Fridays of the month, but check the calendar).
Please bring a vegetarian dish to share, a beverage of your choice and/or wine, and join friends, family and fellow community members in feasting and celebration before services.
Potluck will take place in the garden, or in the case of bad weather, in the garden room.
Time:
7:30pm - 9:30pm
Description:
Join us Friday evenings for the celebratory welcoming of the Sabbath bride. The services are led by Rabbi SaraLeya Schley, Assistant Brian Schachter-Brooks, and Cantor Cyrise Beatty and accompanied by the Chochmat HaLev musicians. Join our rich community to open your heart and connect to the Divine through prayer, song and dance.
Time:
9:30am - 10:30am
Description:
Torah study happens every Saturday morning at 9:30 am in the sanctuary. For more information contact email hal.aronson@gmail.com.
Time:
10:30am
Description:
Davening with Rabbi SaraLeya -
Learners and Participatory Minyan
Rabbi SaraLeya leads a renewal style service with chanting, core elements of the traditional prayers and and interactive Torah service during which we will draw out the lessons and draw down the blessing of our Torah portion. There will be explanations of the prayers and the organization of the service appropriate to those who are present. Please contact saraleya@chochmat.org if you would like particpate or if you are ready to begin leyning from the Torah scroll!
Time:
11:30am - 5:00pm
Location:
Briones State Park; Carpools leave from Chochmat HaLev
Description:
Briones Peak Shabbat Hike and Third Meal
5-6 mile hike in Briones State Park http://www.ebparks.org/parks/briones
Carpools leave Chochmat HaLev at 11am sharp!
Explore spirituality in nature and enjoy the day of rest, embraced by the breezes of fall and the sweet voice of community.
RSVP Requested: melanie@chochmat.org
Time:
4:00pm - 6:10pm
Description:
Gather with Rabbi SaraLeya toward the end of Shabbat, a time of quiet contemplation and learning. There will be a meditative afternnon prayer service. We will share a light Third Meal (potluck vegetarian finger food please) while studying texts that will guide us on our soul journey of self-reflection and self-development. When 3 stars are visible, we will make Havdallah with wine, spices and candlelight. Note that times vary with the season, and families or other busy folk are welcome to come just for havdallah.
Time:
5:30pm - 6:30pm
Location:
1870 San Antonio Ave. Berkeley, CA 94707 at the home of Jane, Matthew, Alexander, and Anna
Description:
For families with kids ages 6-10 seeking a place to create Jewish life together in community.
Time:
5:00pm - 6:00pm
Location:
1614 6th St., Berkeley, CA at the home of Susan, Shea, and Luna
Description:
For families with kids between ages 2-5 seeking a community to create Jewish life together.
Time:
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Location:
Chochmat HaLev
Description:
Whether you are new to Judaism or returning, this six week program will give you boots in which to walk the path of the Covenant. Each three hour workshop will focus on a putting a particular aspect of Jewish spiritual practice into action.
Time:
7:30pm - 8:30pm
Description:
Monday Night Drop In Meditation and Chanting: Torah of Awakening with Brian Schachter-Brooks
The Awakening of consciousness out of the dream of life's dramas and psychological pain is the foundation for realizing the sacred as a genuine, lived Reality. The Torah path is a tapestry of opportunities for awakening from time into Presence, from anxiety into peace, from bondage into freedom. Join Brian Schachter-Brooks Monday evenings to learn the art of true meditation through teachings, chanting of Hassidic melodies, prayer and silent sitting. Dare to join us Monday evenings for these truly transformative sessions.
Time:
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Description:
Has your relationship with prayer and faith been seriously impaired or crippled as a result of childhood definitions and conceptions of God? Join with Rabbi Steven Fisdel for this transformative look at the Jewish mystical approaches to God, centering on accessing the Divine Names.
Time:
6:45pm - 9:00pm
Location:
Chochmat Sanctuary
Description:
The Time is Now!
Unlocking the Mystery of the Meaning of Time
with Rabbi Naftali Citron
Rabbi of the Carlebach Shul in New York City
Wednesday, November 12, 6:45-9pm
At Chochmat HaLev
2215 Prince St, in Berkeley
About four blocks east of the Ashby BART station
Tuition: $15 Chochmat members, $18 nonmembers
(No one will be turned away for lack of funds.)
Rabbi Naftali Citron continues the Carlebach tradition of deep Torah learning mixed with psychological insights.
Rabbi Citron was ordained in the Central Lubavitch Yeshiva in Brooklyn and he has had the privilege of studying Talmud and Jewish Mysticism from some of the greatest teachers of the late 20th century. Rabbi Citron’s area of expertise is in Kabbalah and Chassidis. Rabbi Citron has a unique ability to explain very complex mystical concepts and make them relevant to people’s lives.
Before becoming Rabbi of the Carlebach Shul Rabbi Citron directed the Jewish Learning Center in Santa Cruz, California, and then served as Rabbi of the Highland Lakes Shul in South Florida.
Rabbi Citron lectures widely on topics of Kabbalah and Jewish Spirituality and is a noted retreat leader and heads a number of annual conferences including A Day of Kabbalah held at the JCC in Manhattan.
In this teaching, he applies his unique understanding of the mystical and the everyday to the topic of Time.
Note: This event will start promptly on time due to Rabbi Naftali's flight reservations back to NY.
Time:
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location:
Social Hall
Description:
Sons of Orpheus
Time:
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location:
First meeting in the Library, thereafter in the Garden Room
Description:
STANDING TOGETHER AGAIN AT SINAI
A Beginning Jewish Spiritual Direction Group with
Laura Goldman
Our tradition teaches us that we were all present for the Revelation at Sinai, and further, that Revelation is a continuous process, available at any moment. Perhaps you have felt a spark of the Sacred, have brushed up against the Mystery, and wish to deepen this experience. Perhaps you live with a sense of God’s Presence, and long to find a way to talk about it. Perhaps your heart yearns to feel a connection to Holiness, and yet you have not found an entry.
This group is for those who are interested in beginning an exploration of their spiritual lives with others on a similar path. We will support each other as we deepen our abilities to listen with our hearts and discover our unique response to the eternal Revelation. Through the use of meditation, prayer, silence, and words, we will create a spiritual community of safety and interconnection.
For additional info, and to arrange for an interview, please contact Laura Goldman at (510) 528-1835.
Laura Goldman is a practicing psychotherapist and spiritual director. She is a teacher of Jewish meditation and leader of contemplative worship at Chochmat HaLev.
Time:
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Description:
Tikkun Olam Chorus
Time:
8:00am - 9:00am
Description:
Contemplative Shacharit Service
with Zelig Golden
Thursdays 8-9am, in the garden room.
In this morning circle, we begin the day by chanting the traditional morning prayers of gratitude, praise, and direct connection to the Infinite One, followed by space for meditation and personal prayer.
Time:
5:00pm
Description:
Tai-Chi with Jeffrey Kessler
Develop inner strength, balance, and better health with Jeffrey Kessler, a seasoned practioner of chi arts. Jeffrey Kessler holds degrees in philosophy, mathematics and spiritual psychology. He is a long-time practitioner and teacher of Tai-Chi Chuan. A graduate of Chochmat HaLev's Jewish Meditation Instructor's Training program and a student of various traditions and psycho-physical systems, he is dedicated to the deepening of Jewish Spiritual practice.
Time:
6:45pm - 8:00pm
Description:
A new class taught by Rabbi SaraLeya, in partnership with Jeffrey Kessler
Thursday evening weekly Parashat HaShavua Torah Study, with Hasidic commentary
6:45 Meditation led by Jeffrey Kessler
7PM (we'll start on time!) study of selected texts from the weekly Torah portion along with commentary by various Hasidic rebbes. Bring your on Humash or Tanakh if you have one.
Will be held in the Garden Room.
Time:
7:30pm - 9:30pm
Description:
Kabbalat Shabbat is not the only time to pray with your body! Join with Miriam Peretz, an internationally acclaimed performing artist and find ways to deepen your understanding of biblical stories, Jewish rituals, prayers, and holidays through movement in solo and in connection with others.
Time:
12:00pm - 3:00pm
Description:
Rental GR
Time:
6:30pm - 8:30pm
Description:
Boundary Crosser Minyan — Join Lisa and Brian Schachter-Brooks (on the SECOND Friday of each month) at 6:30 pm in this smaller, more intimate alternative to the larger Kabbalat Shabbat service. It features chanting and singing of the traditional liturgy, as well as insightful teachings on the awakening of consciousness through Torah.
Time:
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Location:
4707 Park Blvd. #3, Oakland, CA 94602
Description:
A monthly group for 30ish - 40ish year olds who want to create Jewish community to celebrate shabbat, simchas and each other with song, prayer and food!
First Shabbat Gathering: Short peer led shabbat service til 7:45
Potluck Dinner: bring a dish based on last name: A-L (Side dish/main dish/veggies); M-Z (appetizers, drinks, desserts).
Host: Lisette (Cell: 510-915-4795)
Description:
Step Into the Magic Carpet Lounge...
Step Into the Magic Carpet Lounge for a fabulous evening of live music, dancing, and delectable food and drinks at Chochmat HaLev’s First Annual Cocktail Party and Benefit Auction.
Saturday, November 15th
5:30-10:30 PM
Chochmat HaLev (www.chochmat.org)
2215 Prince St.
Berkeley, CA. 94705
Festivities will include:
• Delicious Middle Eastern treats, wine, and beer,
• Live Music!
• 5:30-6:15 – Kid Kaleidoscope – Kid Kaleidoscope is a bay area children’s music group with songs about belly buttons, the sun, yarn, dancing and just about anything fun you can imagine! Kid Kaleidoscope has a magical, educational, ecological, and whimsical tapestry woven throughout the songs. Puppets and plenty of interactive games and dancing round out the show. http://sites.google.com/site/magiccarpetlounge/Home/kid-kaleidoscope-pictures
• Supervised childcare after the performance, so parents can dance the night away!
• 6:15-7: Evolutionista (DJ Set) - Oakland's Evolutionista delves into downtempo, blending ambient curiosities with beat-centric sensibilities. – http://www.evolutionista.com
• 7-10 – Radio Devi – A collaboration of world music, funky grooves, and soulful diva vocals, Radio Devi is a world soul group featuring members of the award-winning world music group Hamsa Lila. Eclectic instruments and loops create a deeply inspired elevation station that shakes the bottom and rockets the soul skyward. Radio Devi features Vir McCoy, Ian Herman, Deja Solis, and Evan Fraser. (www.hamsalila.com)
• Silent Auction – Bid on gifts for yourself or your friends, like massages, tours, parties, vacations and more,
• Chill lounge and Fairy-lit garden to relax, chat and savor tasty food and drinks.
Tickets can be purchased at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/45075 or call 800-838-3006
Advance purchase: $100-$40 sliding scale
(Food and a drink included in ticket cost)
At the door: $50 and up
Teens: $25
Kids 6-12: $18
Kids under 5: Free
All proceeds will benefit Chochmat HaLev (Wisdom of the Heart), a community focused on renewing Judaism as a joyful and relevant path. Your contributions will be used to:
• Host celebrated teachers for classes open to all ranging from Jewish meditation and spiritual guidance groups to Jewish sacred dance and drum and chorus classes
• Produce unique, spiritually connected, and musically-infused Shabbat and other holiday services
• Retain the most talented and creative musicians in the Jewish Renewal Movement
• Support community building and community service through our Chavurah program
• Maintain our sanctuary building and garden
We hope to see you there!
Chochmat HaLev is located at 2215 Prince Street in Berkeley and is accessible by Ashby BART. Safe bike parking will be available.
If you're interested in volunteering, please contact julie_wolk[at]yahoo[dot]com.
Time:
9:30am - 10:30am
Description:
Torah study happens every Saturday morning at 9:30 am in the sanctuary. For more information contact email hal.aronson@gmail.com.
Time:
10:30am - 12:30pm
Description:
Join us Saturday mornings for this meditative service led by community members. It is designed for adults and combines both chanting and silence in an alternating sequence to resonate with your soul and connect with the Divine.
Time:
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Location:
Chochmat HaLev
Description:
Whether you are new to Judaism or returning, this six week program will give you boots in which to walk the path of the Covenant. Each three hour workshop will focus on a putting a particular aspect of Jewish spiritual practice into action.
Time:
6:40pm - 9:00pm
Description:
A spiritual direction group with Estelle Frankel
Time:
7:30pm - 8:30pm
Description:
Monday Night Drop In Meditation and Chanting: Torah of Awakening with Brian Schachter-Brooks
The Awakening of consciousness out of the dream of life's dramas and psychological pain is the foundation for realizing the sacred as a genuine, lived Reality. The Torah path is a tapestry of opportunities for awakening from time into Presence, from anxiety into peace, from bondage into freedom. Join Brian Schachter-Brooks Monday evenings to learn the art of true meditation through teachings, chanting of Hassidic melodies, prayer and silent sitting. Dare to join us Monday evenings for these truly transformative sessions.
Time:
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Description:
Has your relationship with prayer and faith been seriously impaired or crippled as a result of childhood definitions and conceptions of God? Join with Rabbi Steven Fisdel for this transformative look at the Jewish mystical approaches to God, centering on accessing the Divine Names.
Time:
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Description:
Board Meeting
Time:
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location:
Social Hall
Description:
Sons of Orpheus
Time:
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Description:
Tikkun Olam Chorus
Time:
8:00am - 9:00am
Description:
Contemplative Shacharit Service
with Zelig Golden
Thursdays 8-9am, in the garden room.
In this morning circle, we begin the day by chanting the traditional morning prayers of gratitude, praise, and direct connection to the Infinite One, followed by space for meditation and personal prayer.
Time:
5:00pm
Description:
Tai-Chi with Jeffrey Kessler
Develop inner strength, balance, and better health with Jeffrey Kessler, a seasoned practioner of chi arts. Jeffrey Kessler holds degrees in philosophy, mathematics and spiritual psychology. He is a long-time practitioner and teacher of Tai-Chi Chuan. A graduate of Chochmat HaLev's Jewish Meditation Instructor's Training program and a student of various traditions and psycho-physical systems, he is dedicated to the deepening of Jewish Spiritual practice.
Time:
6:45pm - 8:00pm
Description:
A new class taught by Rabbi SaraLeya, in partnership with Jeffrey Kessler
Thursday evening weekly Parashat HaShavua Torah Study, with Hasidic commentary
6:45 Meditation led by Jeffrey Kessler
7PM (we'll start on time!) study of selected texts from the weekly Torah portion along with commentary by various Hasidic rebbes. Bring your on Humash or Tanakh if you have one.
Will be held in the Garden Room.
Time:
7:30pm - 9:30pm
Description:
Kabbalat Shabbat is not the only time to pray with your body! Join with Miriam Peretz, an internationally acclaimed performing artist and find ways to deepen your understanding of biblical stories, Jewish rituals, prayers, and holidays through movement in solo and in connection with others.
Time:
7:40pm - 9:00pm
Description:
Ritual Committee Meeting
Time:
12:00pm - 3:00pm
Description:
Rental GR
Time:
5:30pm - 6:20pm
Location:
Garden Room
Description:
Friday pre-Shabbat Meditation
Fridays 5:30 pm
Ease your way into the Shabbat holiday by slowing down, turning inward and meditating with a small group before Friday night services. Prepare yourself to welcome the Sabbath bride with an open, grounded heart.
Time:
6:00pm - 6:30pm
Location:
Chochmat HaLev Library
Description:
Join Rabbi SaraLeya to welcome Shabbat with songs, prayers and a story. We will end by making Kiddush and Motzi with the Tot Shabbat group.
Family Vegetarian Potluck to follow from 6:30-7:30.
Families are then invited to join the Celebratory Shabbat service at 7:30, especially during the first hour of singing and dancing. The evening service after "Barkhu" is a more quiet prayer time.
Time:
6:00pm - 6:30pm
Location:
Social Hall
Description:
Come and sing, dance and bless with Jen Miriam Kantor! The service includes candle-lighting, sing-alongs with guitar and instruments, puppets and dancing. The service ends with Kiddush and Hamotzi.
Family Vegetarian Potluck to follow from 6:30-7:30.
Families are then invited to join the Celebratory Shabbat service at 7:30, especially during the first hour of singing and dancing. The evening service after
Time:
6:30pm
Description:
You are invited for a Shabbat pot-luck dinner at 6:30pm on Friday before Kabbalat Shabbat Services (usually first and third Fridays of the month, but check the calendar).
Please bring a vegetarian dish to share, a beverage of your choice and/or wine, and join friends, family and fellow community members in feasting and celebration before services.
Potluck will take place in the garden, or in the case of bad weather, in the garden room.
Time:
7:30pm - 9:30pm
Description:
Join us Friday evenings for the celebratory welcoming of the Sabbath bride. The services are led by Rabbi SaraLeya Schley, Assistant Brian Schachter-Brooks, and Cantor Cyrise Beatty and accompanied by the Chochmat HaLev musicians. Join our rich community to open your heart and connect to the Divine through prayer, song and dance.
Time:
9:30am - 10:30am
Description:
Torah study happens every Saturday morning at 9:30 am in the sanctuary. For more information contact email hal.aronson@gmail.com.
Time:
10:30am - 12:30pm
Description:
Continue the festive traditions of Kabbalat Shabbat into the morning. This service is led by Rabbi SaraLeya Schley, Brian Schachter-Brooks and Cyrise Beatty and the Chochmat musicians. In this fresh and vibrant musical service, we will chant, daven and meditate to the effervescent sounds of harmonium and hand drums, hear an accessible Torah reading and create a sacred space for inner alchemy! Please bring a vegetarian/dairy/kosher fish dish to share for a post-service kiddush luncheon. We'll supply the challah and the wine!
Time:
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Location:
Social Hall or Garden Room
Description:
Gather with Rabbi SaraLeya toward the end of Shabbat, a time of quiet contemplation and learning. We will share a light Third Meal (potluck vegetarian finger food please) while studying classic Jewish mystical texts that will guide us on our soul journey of self-reflection and self-development. When 3 stars are visible, we will make Havdallah with wine, spices and candlelight. Note that times vary with the season, and families or other busy folk are welcome to come just for havdallah.
Time:
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Description:
Introduction to Jewish Meditation
with Brian Schachter-Brooks
4th Monday of each month, 7pm
Free (Donations welcomed.)
The Jewish tradition is rich with images of communion with the Divine. These images to point to a deeper Reality--not to events that happened a long time ago or those we hope will happen in the future—but to the oneness of Being in the here and now. The key to this communion is meditation, or hitbodedut.
Join Brian Schachter-Brooks and the Chochmat HaLev musicians for an informative and experiential introduction to Jewish Meditation. This seminar will provide an overview of hitbodedut, chanting, silent meditation, and a question & answer session. Perect for those new to or curious about Jewish meditation.
Time:
7:30pm - 8:30pm
Description:
Monday Night Drop In Meditation and Chanting: Torah of Awakening with Brian Schachter-Brooks
The Awakening of consciousness out of the dream of life's dramas and psychological pain is the foundation for realizing the sacred as a genuine, lived Reality. The Torah path is a tapestry of opportunities for awakening from time into Presence, from anxiety into peace, from bondage into freedom. Join Brian Schachter-Brooks Monday evenings to learn the art of true meditation through teachings, chanting of Hassidic melodies, prayer and silent sitting. Dare to join us Monday evenings for these truly transformative sessions.
Time:
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location:
Social Hall
Description:
Sons of Orpheus
Time:
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Description:
Tikkun Olam Chorus
Time:
8:00am - 9:00am
Description:
Contemplative Shacharit Service
with Zelig Golden
Thursdays 8-9am, in the garden room.
In this morning circle, we begin the day by chanting the traditional morning prayers of gratitude, praise, and direct connection to the Infinite One, followed by space for meditation and personal prayer.
Time:
5:00pm
Description:
Tai-Chi with Jeffrey Kessler
Develop inner strength, balance, and better health with Jeffrey Kessler, a seasoned practioner of chi arts. Jeffrey Kessler holds degrees in philosophy, mathematics and spiritual psychology. He is a long-time practitioner and teacher of Tai-Chi Chuan. A graduate of Chochmat HaLev's Jewish Meditation Instructor's Training program and a student of various traditions and psycho-physical systems, he is dedicated to the deepening of Jewish Spiritual practice.
Time:
6:45pm - 8:00pm
Description:
A new class taught by Rabbi SaraLeya, in partnership with Jeffrey Kessler
Thursday evening weekly Parashat HaShavua Torah Study, with Hasidic commentary
6:45 Meditation led by Jeffrey Kessler
7PM (we'll start on time!) study of selected texts from the weekly Torah portion along with commentary by various Hasidic rebbes. Bring your on Humash or Tanakh if you have one.
Will be held in the Garden Room.
Time:
6:30pm - 9:00pm
Description:
Invite your havurah or other community members to Shabbat at your home. Let's build intimate spiritual community!
Rabbi SaraLeya and Ron would like to share their Shabbat Table with 4-6 members of the community each month. What a wonderful way to get to know each other in a more intimate way! Please write to saraleya@chochmat.org to schedule by Wednesday of the week.
Time:
9:30am - 10:30am
Description:
Torah study happens every Saturday morning at 9:30 am in the sanctuary. For more information contact email hal.aronson@gmail.com.
Time:
10:30am - 12:30pm
Description:
Join us Saturday mornings for this meditative service led by community members. It is designed for adults and combines both chanting and silence in an alternating sequence to resonate with your soul and connect with the Divine.
Time:
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Location:
CHL Social Hall
Description:
Gather with Rabbi SaraLeya toward the end of Shabbat, a time of quiet contemplation and learning. There will be a meditative afternnon prayer service. We will share a light Third Meal (potluck vegetarian finger food please) while studying texts that will guide us on our soul journey of self-reflection and self-development. When 3 stars are visible, we will make Havdallah with wine, spices and candlelight. Note that times vary with the season, and families or other busy folk are welcome to come just for havdallah.