Institute for Jewish Spirituality

The Peaceful Grandparent Project

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In 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.

Wise Aging Through Jewish Mindfulness

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Based on Wise Aging, the now-classic book by Rabbi Rachel Cowan and Linda Thal, this six-week program will immerse participants in a community of ongoing mindfulness practice, reflection, and connection.

Falling In Love With The World Again: Finding Our Way When Everything Feels Broken

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Join us for a five-week program with Anya Kamenetz to examine our emotional responses to the crises of our time. This will also be an opportunity to build a community of solidarity to fuel our action.

Seeing into the Life of Things: Imagination and the Sacred Encounter

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Renowned author and poet Rodger Kamenetz, will offer this five-week program of imaginative spiritual practice based on his new book.

Mindful Jewish Leadership in the Face of Antisemitism: Trauma-Informed Practice for Healing and Wise Response

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This course will equip Jewish leaders with tools to empower ourselves and others to begin to transform our unconscious inherited wounds and reactive habits into conscious ways of being.

Text Study 5786 - A Healing Journey Through the Torah: Trauma, Resilience, and the Tree of Life

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In 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.