Jewish Mindfulness for Every Day
Current Offerings
We are devoted to creating warm, inclusive, meaningful, and accessible experiences that open hearts and build community. We mine Jewish tradition for jewels of wisdom that light up our souls and bring meaning to our everyday lives. Everyone is welcome just as you are. You don’t need to be Jewishly knowledgeable or know Hebrew.
Special Shabbat Meditations
While our Hineni group hosts a weekly Mindful Shabbat, these Open Shabbats are held several times during the year on Fridays at 4:30 pm Pacific / 7:30 Eastern.
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Rosh Chodesh Elul Shabbat
August 22, 2025
4:30 – 5:45 PT
*Free* All are invited to join us as we welcome the month of Elul and the beginning of our preparations for the coming High Holy Days.
Soul Preparation for the High Holy Days
3-Session Course with Rabbi Jill Zimmerman
August 26 – Sept 18, 2025
As my teacher Rabbi Laura Geller used to say, “The high holiday season ‘works’ if you do the ‘work.'” In this course we learn then core texts and themes that underlie the High Holy Days. Through study of texts and poetry, we discover together how to make sure the season is transformative. You don’t have to be Jewishly knowledgeable.
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A New Way to Gather
Coming September & October 2025
Join Rabbi Jill and Rabbi Elana Zelony and friends for our non-traditional High Holy Day experiences. Our virtual gatherings are tailored to address the moments we find ourselves in and be joyful. Each gathering includes soulful music, learning, poetry, and reflection. NOTE: While we draw on traditional texts and prayers, our gatherings are not traditional “services.”
Chanukah Shabbat
Coming December 19, 2025
Stay tuned for details about how to join this special Shabbat gathering as we light candles for the 6th night of Chanukah.
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10 Days of Jewish Mindfulness
Coming late January 2026
When you join the challenge, you will receive daily emails from Rabbi Jill with reminders to meditate or practice mindfulness. Each day will include a kavannah or guidance for the day and a few questions. You will also be invited to join us for a special Mindfulness Shabbat.
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Repro Shabbat
Coming February 13, 2026
We invite you to join us, as we join in collaboration with the National Council of Jewish Women, and pause in the collective to honor the Jewish value of reproductive freedom. This annual event takes place on Parshat Mishpatim, which contains the verses commonly referred to as the foundation of Judaism’s reproductive health rights. Watch for your opportunity to register to join us.
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Refugee Shabbat
Coming March 13, 2026
Join us for this special Shabbat as we focus on refugees. In connection with HIAS, an incredible organization that has aided refugees and asylum seekers around the world, we recognize the importance of assisting the stranger, as we were once strangers.
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Omer Journey
Coming April and May, 2026
The 49 days between Passover and Shavuot are of enormous spiritual potency, known as “Counting the Omer.” Join us during these seven weeks for soul refinement and personal journeying from our narrow places into the great unknown of who we want to become. It’s a transformational experience for all.
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Recent Events and Ongoing Programs
Awakening Your Soul: 4-session online Course
April – May 2025
The 49 days between Passover and Shavuot have enormous spiritual potency. They are known as “Counting the Omer”. These seven weeks are designed to help us free our own souls from the ties that bind us.
We take a unique look at the Omer, by experiencing it as seven distinct stages of spiritual journeying.
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10 Days of Jewish Mindfulness – Free Series
February 9 – 18, 2025
This series included 10 days of daily emails with innovative Jewish mindfulness meditations and spiritual practices, poetry, and writing prompts. You will also be invited to join us for our Tuesday (5:00 pm PT) and Thursday (9:30 am PT) Hineni sessions as well as our Friday (4:30 pm PT) online Shabbat Meditation during this session.
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Repro Shabbat Meditation
February 21, 2025
For our Repro Shabbat event, we invited participants to join in community, to pause in the collective, and to honor the Jewish value of reproductive freedom. Reproductive freedom is a Jewish value. National Council of Jewish Women hosts Repro Shabbat annually on the Shabbat when we read Parshat Mishpatim, which contains the verses commonly used as the foundation of Judaism’s approach to reproductive health, rights, and justice. In these challenging times, we are as committed as ever to exploring these issues.
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Hineni Online Jewish Spiritual Group
ongoing
Hineni is our trailblazing alternative virtual Jewish community, which meets several times a month for in-depth Jewish text study and discussion, and each Friday for Shabbat.
Jewish Mindful Community Platform
Coming Soon
Tired of toxic social media? Stay tuned for details about the new Path With Heart Community social platform. In 2025, we’ll be introducing your own personal Jewish mindfulness social network with all the benefits of connection and engagement and no annoying ads or intrusive algorithms.
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