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Kallah 2018one-day workshops

Tuesday AMHow to Prepare and Deliver a D’var TorahMorenu, Maggid, & Rabbinic Deputy Reuven Goldfarb

Jewishly knowledgeable people are often asked to give over words of Torah at a Shabbat service or at other ceremonial or ritual occasions. In this workshop you will be empowered to refine your purpose, locate your sources, and organize your thoughts so that you can speak with confidence and transmit something of value to your audience.

Navigating the Wilderness of Loss: Reframing the Spiritual Journey of GriefRabbi Anne Brener

Grief is not an illness. Grief is a spiritual journey through a wilderness, in which we learn – usually against our will – both what it means to be human and the nature of mature faith. Holy Hebrew words will reframe the psychotherapeutic description of grief’s stages as a spiritual path, as we traverse the landscape of loss, searching, not only for what has been lost but also for an understanding of YHVH that can nurture the poles of human experience. Using text study, meditation and expressive techniques, we will reframe our understanding of grief, as we explore the sukkot in which mourners are commanded to temporarily dwell as they do the holy work prescribed by Psalm 30: to turn mourning into dancing.

Dance Your Dreams, Pray Your BodyRabbi David Curiel and Yoel Sykes

This ecstatic dance experience will follow the arc of morning prayers through movement and stillness; gentle stretches and primal stomps. We’ll inhabit the physicality of Assiyah as we course through all four worlds of body, heart, mind and spirit in an experience featuring live music, chant and guided meditation. We will move authentically, follow our rhythms and boogie it out! No level of physical or dance ability is presupposed; all ages warmly welcome. Please wear loose clothing.

Kallah 2018 | UMass-Amherst, Amherst, MA | July 2-8, 2018

Four Children, Four WorldsRabbi Jeremy Sher

Let’s shatter the typical stereotypical reading of the Four Children and find the wisdom awaiting us in this fabulous tale, embedded in the Passover Haggadah. Let me convince you that the Wise Child is not the favorite, the Wicked Child is wicked awesome, the Simple Child asks the best question and the Child Who Does Not Know to Ask takes us spiritually highest. The Four Children and the Four Worlds will be introduced, so no prior knowledge is necessary. You might be surprised by a closer look at these Four Children! The children will help us take a journey to the highest reaches of spirituality – and back.

TuesdayPM

Dance Midrash Dancing with King DavidEllen Krause-Grosman

Explore Jewish text with your mind and body. With a hevruta / study buddy we’ll explore the sights, sounds, scene and impact of King David’s joyful dancing before the Ark of the Covenant. Use techniques of Dance Midrash to enter the story and let the story enter you.

The Way of the AggadistaMaggid David Arfa

It is time to reclaim the mythic grandeur and spiritual audacity of Judaism’s creative storytelling imagination. In this workshop we will explore our heritage of stories and make visible the ways storytellers have always bundled old images and bold new themes together. We’ll enter deeply into one image – the flash of light that began the Beginning. What was this light that was created before the sun, moon and stars? Using a group midrash exercise we will explore the relationship between traditional teachings and our own hearts. Along the way, this workshop will introduce all participants to the world of Aggadah, giving everyone a taste of the exciting work of being a Jewish storyteller – an Aggadista.

FULL The Beauty of Hebrew LetteringPeggy Davis

This workshop will introduce you to the art of Hebrew calligraphy and illumination that has inspired Peggy’s work and give you a chance to create your own work. No experience is required. Bring a word or phrase that inspires you.

Connecting Heaven and Earth: Enhancing Prayer with a Fusion of Kabbalah and Energy PracticesDevi Sturn

Devi Stern is a Certified Eden Energy Medicine Practitioner, Reiki Master, movement artist and practitioner of kabbalistic healing. The workshop will offer a way to bring the spiritual into the body, and elevate traditional and personal prayer in a unique way. We will engage with a presentation of kabbalistic symbolism that will be used along with a presentation and practice of energy exercises that will employ these symbols. Then we’ll apply specific exercises to Sh’ma, Baruch Shem, Ana B’Koach and a practice called the Light Weave.

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HeartMath and PrayerShayndel Kahn

Heart Math is a researched-based technique for reducing stress, and optimizing resilience and well-being, offering a window of communication between the heart and brain that directly impacts how we feel. What does HeartMath have to do with prayer? Come learn about how simple heart tools change our physiology. When we enter a state of ease and stillness we can pray with our hearts, receive guidance from a higher perspective, and enter into a Divine place of love. Learn how we can blend this program with our prayer practice!

WednesdayAMBlack Fire on White Fire: Chanting Torah by Reading Aloud Both the Black (Hebrew Letters) and the White (English “Translation”)Matt Levitt

For the last fifteen years, Matt Levitt has been chanting Torah in a style inspired by Rabbi David Wolfe-Blank z”l. This is based on the concept from the Talmud, Zohar, and other sources that our Torah is not black letters written on white parchment; rather our Torah is written in black fire on white fire. This style entails chanting each Hebrew verse, followed by the chanted English “translation” (chanting the “white fire”). In the centuries old Meturgeman tradition, past “translations” have included the words and ideas ranging from R’ David Wolfe-Blank z’l, to Simcha Bunim of P’shischa to Clint Eastwood, Led Zeppelin, Bernie Sanders and more. This workshop will address receiving the divine wisdom of the white fire – both practical sources and spiritual practices, and explore how to incorporate that meaning into the Torah chanting.

Everyday Holiness: Wisdom from the Occupations of Ancient and Modern Rabbis and CantorsRabbi Elyssa Austerklein and Hazzan Matthew Austerklein

Often we imagine clergy as monastic holy women and men, set apart from the regular world of work. Not so! Rabbis and cantors have been farmers, vintners, butchers, notaries, singers, publishers, poets, lawyers and other professions we hold today. This journey through ancient and modern clergy in the work world will reveal how their jobs influenced their teaching, and how our own professions (and even avocations) can reveal opportunities for holiness.

Everyone Needs Recovery – Only Some Are Brave Enough to Admit ItRabbi Ilan Glazer

Are the 12 Steps of recovery Jewish? Why do so many suffer in silence, and what can we do to get help to those in need? What tools does Judaism offer those who experience the disease and pain of addiction? How can we better serve those crying out for help? Where is hope to be found? Strict confidentiality will be maintained at this session.

Kallah 2018 | UMass-Amherst, Amherst, MA | July 2-8, 2018

When I Dare to Be PowerfulDr. Penny Rosenwasser

In these times of rising anti-Semitism and misogyny, Islamophobia, racism, deportation of immigrants and transphobia/ homophobia – this workshop is an activist’s call for healing ourselves, while healing the world. We’ll focus on empowering our bold and compassionate Jewish leadership by examining what gets in the way, through the lens of internalized anti-Semitism and misogyny – using experiential exercises to share struggles, forge connection, examine victimizing mindsets,build compassion, celebrate victories and create action steps.

WednesdayPMFULL Bruchim Ha-Baim: Blessing Our Bodies as Home Through Authentic MovementDr. Julie Leavitt

Embodiment is our birthright. Our body is the place we can return home to. Authentic Movement is an embodied practice of deep listening that honors the Mystery and also the sacred importance of play. We will create safe space and grow deep roots in our connection to each other so that our movement can be a form of teshuvah, or turning toward the healing attention to our bodies as Home.

FULL Appointment for Anointment: Aromatherapy and Mystical JudaismKohenet-In-Training Rachel Kann

Join Poet/Practitioner Rachel Kann in welcoming the Shekhinah and inviting the Divine Feminine into your personal spiritual practice. We will work with essential oils from our holy Torah and create sacred blends to keep. This experience will include guided meditation and a mapped-out Tree of Life aligning the Sefirot with energies throughout the body. Using this map, you will create your own blend for yourself, to support the balance and expansion you seek.

Transformational Storytelling and NeuroplasticityMaggid Jim Brule

The modern study of neuroscience meets the ancient practice of storytelling in this interactive exploration of how physical selves – particularly, but not limited to, our brains – are changed by stories, and how those same physical selves are crafted to encourage storytelling. Drawing on lessons from the early days of cybernetics, we will learn how transformational storytelling “works” our neural systems, and how we can craft powerful stories to enhance the likelihood of transformation by understanding how we are “wired.” Going well beyond didactic presentation, we will work at practicing the creation and delivery of powerful stories that will change our audience, ourselves and the stories themselves.

The Elijah MystiqueRabbi Dr. Suri Krieger

The Prophet Elijah is a rather mysterious and miraculous figure. While magic hardly seems an appropriate fix in our uncertain broken world today, there are Values and Virtues to be learned from studying the text of the prophet Elijah. We’ll explore the episode of The Garden of Navot – the first Biblical example of unlawful Eminent Domain, affording us an intriguing comparison of US dealings

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with Native American territory, and Elijah’s battle with idol worship. Is idol worship still an issue today? Elijah, scooped up in a fiery chariot, is the one prophet destined to return and bring us some answers. Taiku! ‘Tishbi yetareitz kushyot ve-ibayot’ / Elijah the Tishbi will come and answer questions. Perhaps he can lead us from Taiku to Tikun.

New Jewish Music for the End of Life JourneyRabbi Geela Rayzel Raphael

Jewish Renewal has renewed many life cycle moments. In this workshop, we will look at new Jewish music for end of life journey: dying, death, funeral, shiva and yartzeit. We will have time to process and reflect and support those saying kaddish.

Why Beauty Matters: The Song of Songs’ Ecological VisionRabbi Ellen Bernstein

Rabbi Akiba called the Song of Songs “The Holy of Holies” of all Jewish literature. Come see why! In this session, we’ll do a close reading of the Song and you’ll walk away with a deeper understanding of the text, grasp the Song’s deep ecological wisdom and see why beauty matters. No Hebrew background necessary. All welcome!

ThursdayAMFULL Sacred Listening: An Exploration of the SH’MA YISRAEL Six-Word TextDaniel Berlin

Perhaps the most sacrosanct liturgical verse within Judaism is six Hebrew words declared by Moses: “SH’MA YISRAEL YHVH ELOHEYNU YHVH ECHAD.” Reb Zalman’s translation of the verse is: “Listen YISRAEL, YAH, Our God, YAH is One!” These words are wired to elicit a direct awareness and experience of Divine Unity. Although most Jews know the SH’MA by heart (regardless of our background in Judaism) we often recite the SH’MA in a rote fashion and do not truly understanding the meaning of the words or the teaching of the text as a whole. The intent of this workshop is to unpack the spiritual meanings within each of the six words by delving inside their Hebrew letters and roots. Through discussion, contemplation and chanting we will deepen our learning of the SH’MA recitation both as a meditative practice when alone and in communal settings.

Cremation: Jewish & Ecological PerspectivesHal Miller-Jacobs

What does Judaism say about cremation? Is this practice ecological? Studies show that more than half the deaths in the US end with a cremation, and the rate among Jews is probably close to a third. Come join us for this very timely and important interactive discussion.

Read It Again: The Art of Writing Children’s BooksBarbara Diamond Goldin

How do we pass down Jewish values, customs and pride to our children? One way to instill love

Kallah 2018 | UMass-Amherst, Amherst, MA | July 2-8, 2018

of Judaism is through story. Have you always wanted to write a children’s book? Anyone who has ever been a child has what it takes to write for children. Join Sydney Taylor award-winner Barbara Diamond Goldin (Meet Me At The Well: Girls and Women of the Bible) who will discuss writing for children in various ways: poetry and prose; historical fiction and midrash; religious and secular; silly and serious. In addition to discussion, we will lead a writing exercise and participants will have a chance to receive gentle, encouraging feedback on their work. Come learn with us!

Sparks of Love: The Jewish Magical TraditionRabbi Rhonda Shapiro-Rieser

New scholarship on the Jewish magical tradition, combined with a New Age Revival in Israel, have produced a treasure trove of previously unpublished magical texts. Scholars have uncovered a rich and well respected magical tradition in Judaism that continues to this day. This tradition was both rabbinic – in spite of the so-called prohibitions – and literate non-rabbinic. This workshop will introduce people to some of these sources. We will understand the role of amulets, incantations, astro-magical practices for healing, and even meet two female seers who were famous in their time. Finally we will ask the question of how the gathering of these magical seeds can inform our own spiritual practice.

ThursdayPM

The Ten Commandments: A Radical Manifesto for the Twenty-First CenturyAnna Levy-Lyons

This workshop will facilitate a deep dive into the Ten Commandments as practices of both spiritual liberation and cultural/ political resistance. We will take time to explore each one, reviewing a little of the traditional commentary, looking at key words, and asking the question, “What would it mean for me to fully live the spirit of this Commandment in my life?” We will set the Commandments in our contemporary context, discussing, for example, what “lo tignov” (do not steal) means in a global economy, what “lo ta’aneh v’re’acha ed sha-ker” (do not be a false witness) means in the age of “truthiness” and what “lo tirtzach” (do not murder) means in the age of climate change. The question of whether and why modern, progressive people should allow ourselves to be “commanded” to begin with will run as an important discussion thread throughout this workshop.

Digital Torah – Text and Tech Skills for the 21st CenturyNachshon Carmi

Calling all rabbis, rabbinical students, Jewish educators and learners who want to take advantage of cutting edge educational and Torah tools. Learn how to use digital tools that can give you a better access to sources than the greatest rabbis of the past (focus on Sefaria). Learn education technology that will appeal to the digital native, always connected, highly visual generation of learners (focus on Google education tools). Walk away with 21st century text skills that will get you the texts you want fast and free, in Hebrew and English. Learn how to turn a smartphone from a distraction to a Torah learning tool. Bring your screens please.

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Pirke Avot, Positive Psychology & SoulCollageShelley Barchanowitz Goldberg

SoulCollage® is an intuitive process using images, intuition and imagination. Research shows that engaging in art and creativity increases self esteem, motivation and social connection that leads to improved health well-being and human flourishing. Class will include chant of Psalm 40:8-9. We will each be invited to choose a quote from Pirke Avot and create our own Pirke Avot SoulCollage Cards® from images, followed by journaling. Class will take place in a quiet environment allowing for relaxation and fun. No previous art experience required.

All of Jewish History in One SessionRabbi Martin Potrop

An intensive, fun and interactive workshop for people of all levels of Jewish knowledge. Travel though the panoply of 4000 years of Jewish history in this entertaining guided tour. You will grasp the trail our people has traveled from Sarah and Abraham though the present day, including all of the major highlights of our history and some surprises. You’ll contribute your knowledge and thoughts too, and emerge with a better grasp of the evolution of our history and how we got to where we are today. You’ll meet extraordinary literary, political and spiritual figures, and emerge with a much deeper sense of Jewish history, values and ideas as they have been shaped by our remarkable Jewish journey.

Ethical Brilliance: Lights of Mussar™ Cards for Creating a Balanced LifeDr. Heidi Shira and Ms. Nancy Weiss

There is no better time than the present to fuel the Sparks of Divinity that flicker within us toward Tikkun Olam. In our workshop we will introduce the ALEPH community to our newly published Lights of Mussar™ Cards for Creating a Balanced Life, a deck of 90 cards. Each card has a Judaic value, middah (character trait), or ethical quality derived from ancient Jewish wisdom. While these petite powerful cards are a theoretical contribution to the Mussar literature and a creative educational expansion of one’s Mussar toolbox, in this workshop we will harness their power to highlight, illuminate and expand the glow of one’s Inner Light by inviting participants to open to various aspects of themselves via exercises progressively designed to reignite and define steps towards their personal soulful spiritual direction. Both intentional and intuitive use of the cards will be combined with contemplative reflection, journaling, enactment and hevruta conversations.

F ridayAMShalom Retirement! – A Spiritual Reflection Workshop for Those Making Their Way Into a New Phase of LifeAudrey Seidman

Retirement is a major life transition. In his book Aging to Sage-ing, Reb Zalman describes this change as becoming “unmoored from our normal structures.” Some may find this freedom delightful; others may feel at sea as new rhythms and spaces emerge. Taking time to pause, contemplate, listen and share can enrich this time of life. Participants will be invited to explore the meanings of the word “shalom,” in a framework for contemplating: To what do we say “goodbye” now? What do we say “hello” to and welcome in? How do we find peace in our relationships, in our own hearts?

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What might we need in order to experience wholeness in our lives? We will work with the concept of “transition management,” based on the work of William Bridges. Participants will then select one of the questions for deeper exploration and discernment in small groups before taking the process home.

Spiritual Awakening Through Integral Jewish MeditationBrian Yosef Schachter-Brooks

Spiritual awakening is the realization that you are far more than your thoughts and feelings. Beneath your personality, there’s a radiant field of awareness, free from negativity and connected to the aliveness of the present moment. Integral Jewish Meditation brings to life your potential for awakening in a direct and experiential way, freeing you from stress and opening you to joy, wellness and peace. It includes chanting (tefillah), focused intention on the sefirot (Divine qualities) of the Tree of Life (kavvanah) and silent, present moment awareness.

Awakening the Shechinah: A Kabbalistic Feminist ApproachRishe Groner

Is it possible that the Messianic reality of utopia is really about feminine empowerment, non-hierarchy and moving past the gender binary? We’ll explore the origins of gender hierarchy in Torah, Mishnah and kabbalah and understand some of the later hasidic interpretations through a feminist and ecological lens. We’ll discuss the paradigms presented in classic kabbalah and hasidic philosophy and understand how the rectification can be applied in our own society, workplaces and personal lives.

Making Liturgy Gay, Making Prayer HappyScott Reiter

What does liturgy produced by or for LGBTQ individuals and congregations add to the Jewish world at large? Do we see parallels between Jewishness and Queerness that can enhance our prayer? How should evolving notions of gender be reflected in our tefillah (prayer)? Primarily using Bet Mishapchah’s newly published siddur, its editor, Scott Reiter, will present creative pieces of liturgy, new translations of traditional liturgy, and other commentaries to lead a discussion of these (and related) questions in hopes of sparking new insights from participants. No particular sexual orientation, gender identity or knowledge of liturgy is required!

Jewish Sustainability Teachings and the Natural Step Framework: Save Money, Time, Health and the Earth While Greening Your Home, Workplace, Synagogue and CommunityTerry Gips

Come discover a life-changing approach to sustainability in an interactive workshop combining Jewish teachings and the Natural Step Framework – a powerful tool developed in Sweden and now used globally and in the United States where it has been part of the sustainability effort of congregations, Fortune 500, medium and small businesses, schools, government and communities to save money and become environmentally and socially responsible. This approach has been successfully with the leadership of every major national Jewish institution to develop a commitment to sustainability. It gives hope, overcomes polarization, creates a shared vision, empowers people and opens up a whole new world where our dreams can become a reality. You’ll never be the same.

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F ridayPMHoly Drumming: Playing While People Are PrayingAkiva Wharton “Akiva the Believer”

Learn the basics of how to accompany prayers with a hand drum. What to play. What not to play. What works, what distracts. The workshop includes an introduction to basic hand drum technique. Participants will have the opportunity to experiment with djembe, dumbek, conga, shakers and other percussion instruments. Beginners are welcome, as are accomplished drummers who are looking for a fresh perspective on their craft.

Playing for the Sake of HeavenMaggidah Cassandra Sagan and Ms. Barbra Weiner

InterPlay is an active, creative way to unlock the wisdom of the body. Using voice, movement, story, stillness, and a bissel silliness, we’ll tell and witness each other’s stories, and learn ways to create more ease, meaning, and connection in our lives and communities. InterPlay is a 25-year-old international Arts and Social Justice organization; fun as a spiritual practice; a system of simple “forms” practiced for discreet amounts of time, 30 seconds – 2 or 3 minutes. By creating these keylim – containers – we provide a safe space to explore individual content. Beginning in text we will gather sparks not only in the present but discover ways to harvest joy in the past. We will culminate with an improvisational performance. This workshop is for cultural creatives and recovering serious people, dancers and brainiacs, talmid chochamim and newbies – anyone who wants more ease, fun, and joy in their lives!

The Mikvah Immersive Experience (M.I.E.): In the Sea of So(ul)matic SurrenderReb Baruch Thaler

With Shabbat on the horizon, it is now time to wash away the mundane weekdays and purify ourselves for the surrender of the Day of Rest. What better way for this transformation, than by dipping devotionally into the Living Waters of the Mikvah? Mixing the ablution traditions of Judaism with those of indigenous cultures and West Coast hot springs, we will re-explore this sacred practice dating to Biblical times – in ways relevant to our Age. First, we find our breath with some “ruach-xercises,” and a chant from Psalms 107 (the Besht’s Friday afternoon custom). Then, we delve into “MiKavvana” – a reimagining of the traditional Mikvah Kavvanot (Intentions) from the early Kabbalists, through the Holy Arizal, the Besht and the Alter Rebbe. Once we find our inner alignment, we dive into our Psycho-Mikvah Immersive Experience, floating in the infinite pool of our souls, our WatSouls… Welcome Shabbat – Rebirthed!

Kallah 2018 | UMass-Amherst, Amherst, MA | July 2-8, 2018

The Lord’s Prayer Experience: An Interfaith Journey into Spirit and Song, Based on the Hebrew Gospel of MathewYosef Kottler

Did you know that The Lord’s Prayer is Jewish prayer? It was originally written in Hebrew by the disciple Mathew, and its wisdom and insight is based on Jewish thinking and understanding in the first century. In fact, many of its basic themes can be traced to the Kaddish and other common prayers still found in our siddur today. In this workshop we will explore the text in the same way we might probe a sacred passage from the Torah – looking for fresh insights and gleanings that are relevant to our modern lives. We will then embark on a magical musical journey by singing The Lord’s Prayer Experience, a contemporary composition that uses the original Hebrew text together with a modern, egalitarian translation that brings fresh meaning into what this sacred prayer can offer people of all faiths today.

ShabbatFULL Embodied Teshuva at the Gates of NeilahDr. Andrew Gaines

The teshuvah journey of Yom Kippur can be deepened through imagination, community-building and sacred play. This workshop focuses on developing and facilitating creative breakout sessions preceding the final Yom Kippur service, Neilah – the gateway to mystery. Learn the strategies that have helped Romemu in NYC create unique spaces for engaging, immersive prayer. Informed by expressive arts therapy practices. We’ll adapt and interweave text, liturgical imagery and ritual group activities that diverge from, yet complement, the sanctuary process, looking at few existing forms and then devising new strategies that can safely support the teshuvah journeys in our home congregations. Bring your heart, body, mind and spirit as we ignite our whole selves to connect with each other and our Source. No previous experience is necessary.

FULL Discovering the Divine Sparks Within the Story of Pinchas (סחניפ)Yehudit Goldfarb

Forty-four years ago I began studying, mostly in English, the weekly readings of the yearly Torah cycle. I relied primarily on my emotional and intellectual responses, my life experiences, my studies in Jungian and other schools of psychology, and my training in literary analysis. Over the years, Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach’s teachings and stories have significantly enriched my understanding of Torah. In recent years, I have taught Reb Shlomo’s words as windows into Talmudic, midrashic, kabbalistic and hasidic teachings on the weekly Torah readings. Reb Shlomo’s commentaries have a depth, clarity and humor that continually expands my soul’s awareness and enlivens my connection with the Divine. In this workshop we will read and discuss selected commentaries from Reb Shlomo on Parashat Pinchas, the Shabbat reading for Kallah. We will meditate upon the insights we have culled and attempt to articulate a personal message to carry forward into our life journey.

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FULL SHALE-SHUDES TISH: ShabbaSana - Ba’al-Shem-Tov-StyleReb Baruch Thaler

Now that you’ve wrapped up your Shabbat spiritual workout, it’s time to seal it in that most Jewish way: food.Come gather ‘round the Tish (Table-of-Unity) in the dining-room for Shabbat’s Third Meal (Shale-Shudes), where we’ll nourish body and soul in this most mystical time, when Feminine and Masculine are in complete co-equality. Using the Besht’s legendary Tishs as guide, we begin with several nigunim, and a short silent meditation – focusing on a new insight gained over Shabbat. Then, we co-create an “Open-Source Drash” – whereby someone begins a Torah for up to one minute, followed by another person, and another…., for at least ten minutes. Next, we reenact the Besht’s favorite Shale-Shudes meditation: placing our hands on each other’s shoulders – forming a circle – and, with closed eyes, focusing on an inner vision until we experience it viscerally, collectively. We end with Bentching.

FULL Shabbos Candles, Hidden LightRabbi Lev Friedman

Experience the hidden light within you with the Netivot Shalom. Through text study in hevruta, using music, reflection, and open discussion we will explore how the mystical teachings of this hasidic rebbe, beloved by Reb Zalman, can deepen and transform our Shabbat experience. Shabbat is central to sustaining the world. What is our role in this process? We will immerse ourselves in the words of the Netivot Shalom, the Slonimer rebbe, as well as our ancient texts to see how they might guide us into a more meaningful Shabbat practice.

“The hidden light from the first day of Creation is revealed every Shabbat.”

from the Netivot ShalomRegister for KALLAH here