Institute for Jewish Spirituality

During this very painful week, if you are looking for some time and space to grieve, breathe, and be held in a supportive environment, please join us for our free daily Jewish meditation sits every day at 12:30 PM ET on Zoom. IJS is here for you this week and every day, as we yearn for peace and find comfort in our practice together. Today’s sit will be led by our President & CEO, Josh Feigelson. Sign up for free or join us live on YouTube: https://www.jewishspirituality.org/get-started/free-resources-from-ijs/

Join Jenna Zadaka () this upcoming Tuesday for our Shevet Weekly Sit!

Hosted by Carrie Watkins, Jenna will be leading us in 30 minutes of Jewish mindfulness meditation practice. Each session includes an optional 15 minutes of Q&A and sharing. Participants will gain access to recordings from each week, and are invited to join an ongoing Whatsapp group to continue sharing, learning, and exploring Jewish spirituality and mindfulness. All folks in their 20s and 30s are warmly welcome.

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From our President & CEO, Rabbi Josh Feigelson:

Those of you who know me know of my abiding interest in the intersection of spiritual practice and democratic life, what Alexis de Tocqueville referred to as the "habits of the heart." I think that the extraordinary, bold project of a diverse, multi-everything group of people try to live together and govern themselves is not only a legal or strategic thing. At its deepest core, I think it's a spiritual thing. It requires spiritual capacities of each of us: the ability to be at home within ourselves, our communities, our country.

I have written plenty about this over the last decade. But I'm really, really excited to share the next five episodes of Soulful Jewish Living (don't worry, they're 10-12 mins each). Each one of these episodes is going to focus on a different habit of the heart, as enumerated by my great teacher Parker J. Palmer. The first dropped yesterday and focuses on remember that "we are all in this together."

I hope you'll give a listen and let me know what you think. And, if you're so inclined, please share with others you think would benefit.

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Join us for today's Daily Mindfulness Meditation with Chaplain Marita Anderson live now on YouTube:
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Join us for today's Daily Mindfulness Meditation with Chaplain Marita Anderson live now on YouTube:

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Join us for today's Daily Mindfulness Meditation with Jenna Zadaka, live now on YouTube:

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Join us for today's Yoga Studio with Cantor Lizzie Shammash, live now on YouTube:

Yoga Studio 08.19.24 with Cantor Lizzie Shammash

This September, tap into a special High Holidays series in our vibrant weekly Shevet Jewish Mindfulness Community, to prepare for the Jewish New Year with a welcoming community of young adults in their 20s and 30s. Together, we’ll embark on a powerful journey of reflecting on the past year and returning to our most authentic selves for the year ahead.

This unique four-week program will be led by IJS Core Faculty, Kohenet Keshira haLev Fife and Rebecca Schisler. Register for free: https://t2m.io/6vhuYe75

Prepare for the Jewish New Year with the Institute for Jewish Spirituality! Join us for a FREE four-week online program, including weekly teachings and live practice sessions with IJS Faculty. Together, we will prepare our inner lives for the challenges and joys of the upcoming Jewish year, 5785.

We will explore a new theme each week in the month leading up to Rosh Hashanah. Our first live session takes place Wednesday, September 4 with IJS Core Faculty, Rabbi Miriam Margles. Register today: https://t2m.io/czW8LOB0

Tisha B’av is a day of mourning and turning towards the reality of inconsolable grief and loss in our lives and in our world - presently and historically. It is also the beginning of the season of teshuva, returning, and our journey towards the high holidays and renewed connection with the divine.

Thank you to IJS Core Faculty Rabbi Sam Feinsmith for offering these questions for reflection in response to this teaching on Tisha B'av from Rabbi Alan Lew’s “This is Real and You Are Completely Unprepared".

Daily Meditation Sit 08.12.24 with Rabbi Robin Damsky:

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Watch today's Yoga Studio with Julie Emden, now on YouTube:

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Join Ariel Hendelman this upcoming Monday to ease into the Jewish holiday of Tisha B’av, a time on our calendar when we open our hearts to feel the reality of grief and loss - personal and collective, present and historical.

Ariel Yisraelah Hendelman is the Spiritual Leader of B’nai Or, a Jewish Renewal community in Boston, & a Rabbinic student with the  Aleph Ordination Program. Ariel counts meditation & chant as the cornerstones of her spiritual practice. She co-leads a monthly Rosh Chodesh circle for  with her teacher Mira Neshama, as well as retreats in the New England area, centering around rituals & tools for expanded consciousness, including dreamwork, mystical prayer, & ecstatic dance.

Hosted by IJS Core Faculty , Ariel will be leading us in 30 minutes of Jewish mindfulness meditation practice. Each session includes an optional 15 minutes of Q&A and sharing. Participants will gain access to recordings from each week, and are invited to join an ongoing Whatsapp group to continue sharing, learning, and exploring Jewish spirituality and mindfulness. All folks in their 20s and 30s are warmly welcome.

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