The Institute for Jewish Spirituality
Courses, Retreats, and Offerings Grounded in Mindfulness, Guided by Wisdom.
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Sacred Response-Ability: Mindfulness and Middot for the Omer (for 20s and 30s)
CourseJoin our Shevet young adult community for this seven-week course in tikkun middot (the practice of cultivating sacred character traits) during the Omer, the period between Passover and Shavuot.
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Mindful Speech as a Spiritual Practice
CourseJoin IJS Faculty members Kohenet Keshira haLev Fife and Rebecca Schisler on a journey to learn to speak with intention and compassion in an age when words have never mattered more.
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The Peaceful Grandparent Project
CourseIn this six-week course from IJS and Orot, taught by Jane Shapiro, grandparents will learn practices to deepen connections with adult children and grandchildren and infuse family moments with sacredness and tranquility.
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Text Study 5786 - A Healing Journey Through the Torah: Trauma, Resilience, and the Tree of Life
CourseIn this text study, Rabbi Lisa Goldstein will take us on a healing journey through the Torah, which has been called “Etz Chayim—the Tree of Life” for giving strength and hope to Jews for millennia.
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Text Study 5786 - Awareness in All Things: Rebbe Nachman of Breslov on the Weekly Torah Portion
CourseRabbi Sam Feinsmith will provide a weekly selection on the Torah portion from one of the Hasidic classics. This offering is designed for seasoned students of Hasidic text and mindfulness practice.
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Fire and Flow: Creativity and Mindfulness
CourseThis course, led by Kohenet Keshira haLev Fife, will focus on the creative process, not for the sake of producing outcomes, but to explore how cultivating mindfulness in this arena can help us to bring more intention to our day-to-day lives.