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The Present is the Present: Free Webinar with Rabbi Jill Zimmerman

I hope you will join me for this soul-filled one hour webinar on Thursday June 15, 2017. I would love to share with you what I’ve learned about how to integrate simple & powerful spiritual practices into each day, no matter the circumstances. Whether you are thrown by the relentlessness of “breaking news” or dealing with …

Breathe In, Breathe Out: A Meditation With the Trees*

In the Hebrew month of Shevat (usually corresponding to February) the rabbis of the Mishnah noticed that the trees begin to bud and the sap begins to flow. They created a holiday called Tu B’Shevat which we celebrate on the 15th day of Shevat.

4 Ways to Enter Your Day

One of the most joyful times of my life was the year I spent becoming certified as a Master Gardener. As part of my training, I attended a lecture by a talented landscape gardener whose speciality was “Entrances.” He taught that the garden plantings leading up to your doorway set the tone for your guest’s …

I Fell

At some point last night, I remembered what one of my teachers taught: Panic is a choice. It’s not what happens to us, it’s how we respond.*

Returning Home: Spiritual Preparation for the High Holy Days

A 4 session “virtual” telecourse* that you can take in any time zone and at your convenience! August 20, 27 & September 3, 10 Thursday evenings Each year, we begin again. We journey back to our Source, our selves, our souls. The high holy day period is one in which we turn ourselves around. We remember who …

Mindfulness Shabbat: Ushering in Elul, the Jewish Month of Reflection

please join us for a morning of  mindfulness and music Saturday August 15, 2015 9:30 am – 11:30 am private home in West Los Angeles, CA  (address given upon registration) With Rabbi Jill Zimmerman featuring musical artist Ariel Root Wolpe Last month, we had a truly beautiful morning of peace, centering and deep discussion focused …

New Jewish Mindfulness Classes May 2015 Los Angeles

Meditation & Mindfulness Through a Jewish Lens Three Monday evenings 7 pm – 8:30 pm West Los Angeles CA (location at sign-up) May 4  •  May 11  •  May 18 Specific Jewish meditation practices will be taught and time to sit.  We will incorporate Jewish teachings as well as poetry and music. $72 (limit:  15 …

“How is Your Heart?”

I recently read a lovely teaching about the “disease of being busy” by Professor Omid Safi from Duke University. He wrote that when asked “how are you?” so many of us reply with choruses of “I’m so busy…I’m crazy busy…so much going on…”   He shared that there is a Persian and Islamic custom that instead …

Lovingkindness (Chesed) Practices and Resources

Judaism holds that the world was built with chesed (lovingkindness) We read in Psalms: Olam Chesed Yibaneh עוֹלָם, חֶסֶד יִבָּנֶה (The world is build with chesed*) Psalm 89:3.  Our entire world is not only built with chesed but continually sustained our acts in the world. A few weeks ago, in our Hineni community, I taught …

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