Thank you for your interest in Hineni – our Jewish Mindfulness spiritual community! We meet online! We’re so glad you’ve arrived at this page to learn more.
Hineni is a community rooted in kindness, mindfulness, and deep connection. Whether you are seeking greater presence, healing, or simply a place to belong, we invite you to join us.
Hineni is our online kehillah (community) dedicated to Jewish mindfulness practice. Here, we embrace the ancient wisdom of our tradition to nurture presence and awareness in our modern lives. We’ve been around since 2015 and have members from around the world.
Our Community Vision
We gather in the digital realm to create something profoundly real—a space where Jewish sacred texts become living guides for personal growth. Together, we practice being fully awake and aware, especially when life challenges us most.
We are especially aware that we live in challenging and uncertain times. And still, there is beauty in front of our eyes. In Hineni, we talk a lot about how to hold both pain and joy as we journey through life.
How We Gather
Our Hineni community meets bi-monthly for text study and spiritual practice, and each Friday night to welcome Shabbat via Zoom. Each session creates meaningful connections through interactive engagement—this is not simply “live-streamed” content but a genuine meeting of hearts and minds.
As pioneers in creating meaningful online Jewish spaces, we’ve discovered that virtual gatherings can foster authentic community when approached with intention. Our sessions are warm, welcoming, and soulful.
We welcome all who wish to explore Judaism’s depths through study and practice. Whether you’re deepening an established connection or just beginning to learn about Jewish tradition, you’ll find a home here.
Hineni is Hebrew for I Am Present
“Hineni” – Judaism’s powerful expression of full presence – forms the foundation of our community. Together, we cultivate being present through life’s transitions, challenges and joys.
Life brings journeys we choose and those that choose us. In challenging times, we decide how to navigate forward.
Some face personal transitions – loss, illness, aging. Others feel the weight of societal divisions or environmental concerns. Most of us bear both the personal and collective simultaneously.
While we cannot control what happens to us, as Viktor Frankl observed, between what happens in our lives and how we react lies a precious space of choice.
In Hineni, we explore this space where choice lives. Weaving Jewish wisdom with poetry and music, we transform ancient teachings into living practices that foster connection, compassion, and authentic presence in each moment.
I enjoy being a part of Hineni. I love the connections with poetry, music, and the scholars from centuries ago, and how you can relate to their ideas today.
~ Susan
Deep gratitude for creating such a sacred place where we finally feel at home… We love the spirituality, open-heartedness, kindness, and intimacy that Rabbi Jill creates and encourages in this community.
~ Jane & Joe
I joined Hineni because I wanted to integrate Jewish spirituality into my life…I feel a special connection to the people in the group. Being a part of Hineni is very important to me as it guides me along the path.
~Linda
Hineni has changed my spiritual life and touched my soul.
~ Cherie
In Hineni You Will…
- Learn from the Path to Presence Model of Jewish mindfulness
- Attend in-depth online Live Sessions with Rabbi Jill twice a month—1 hour each, offered on Tuesdays or Thursdays (recordings are available).
- Attend our weekly Shabbat Community for meditation, song, healing & Kaddish with occasional special musical guests
- Do your own Personal Reflection and Spiritually-Enriching Practices, aided by handouts, guided meditations, and curated music playlists.
- Learn from brilliant Guest Teachers to get a broader perspective on our core teachings and invitations to special learning events.
- Enjoy the opportunity to be in Small Groups with other Hineni members to deepen your integration of the material and build relationships.
- Have an opportunity to join one of our weekly lay-led Torah study groups, our monthly Fiber Arts group, and more.
- Experience Meditation Challenges.
- Be invited to join all Core Courses taught by Rabbi Jill at no additional cost, including her Omer Journey, which follows Passover, and her Spiritual Preparation for the High Holy Days
Live Sessions
Live Hineni sessions usually take place every other week on Zoom. We hold the same session on Tuesdays and Thursdays to accommodate different schedules; each gathering is an hour long. We record each session, so if you miss one, you will receive a link to at least one recording via email at the end of the week. You can also access these recordings via our archive in our Members’ Center.
Hineni Live Session – Time 1 (Tuesdays)
Tuesday at 5 pm PT / 8 pm ET
Hineni Live Session – Time 2 (Thursdays)
Thursday at 9:30 am PT / 12:30 pm ET
Shabbat Meditation, Learning & Healing
Every Friday at 4:30 pm PT / 7:30 pm ET
Hineni Live Session Topics
Rabbi Jill focuses her teachings on a variety of topics throughout the year, depending upon the season, current events, or upcoming Jewish holidays. Some examples are:
Waking Up to This New Year: Intentions & Spiritual Practice & Sukkot!
Deepening Awareness: Self-Talk & Self-Compassion
Judaism & Joy
Soul Prep for Passover & Passover Texts
Exploring the Sacred: Mystical Views on God
Soul Preparation for the High Holy Days
Waking Up to Awe
Deepening Awareness: Noticing Beauty
Wrestling for the Blessing: Finding the Good in difficult situation
Journey: Walking Through the Omer
Exploring the Sacred: The Many Views on God in Judaism
High Holy Day Gatherings
Should you wish to see a calendar of upcoming meeting dates and topics, please email our Program Manager, Lynae, and share that you are a potential Hineni member interested in the upcoming meeting dates.
Membership
The cost of Hineni is set up on a sliding scale from $72 – $144 per month, and you may choose to pay monthly, quarterly, or annually (discount at this level). A limited number of scholarships are available at $54 per month.
I have always needed community in my life. Rabbi Jill and Hineni is a crucial Jewish structure to add to the retirement community in which I live.
~Rabbi Rim
Words are insufficient to tell you how much you have enriched my life, given me comfort, and inspiration. The highlights of my week are always the times with you. Thank you for everything you do.
~ Ter
Thank you, Rabbi Jill, for the profound, beautiful, magical Holy spaces you continuously unfold for us to courageously explore and excavate our own Holy spaces both within and outside of ourselves.
~Brenda
Hineni has allowed me to go deeper within myself in order to better connect with my Judaism. The Mindfulness techniques and mystical leanings of Rabbi Jill are exactly what I was looking for to draw me closer to the texts of Judaism.
~Karen
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