We don’t want Yom Kippur to leave us in a slump, struggling to pick ourselves up.  Instead, we must embrace joy so that we may restore balance in the world, in our community, and within ourselves.

Read and discuss Etty Hillesum’s writings as a springboard for creating our own spiritual and writing practices. We’ll explore major themes in her work: creativity, prayer, meditation, love, suffering, acceptance, death, and freedom.

A midrashic tale of how twelve sisters, representing each of the twelve months, gather to dance and celebrate Tu b'Av

Explore who the Besht was and some of his radical innovations, teachings and practices. In each session, we will move from text study, to sharing our reflections on the texts, to practical exercises arising from the texts.

A coming of age ritual representing a young woman's past, present and future

A few days ago while wasting a rainy Seattle day indoors, I flipped to E!, one of my guilty pleasure channels. The show Christina Milian Turned Up was on. It is not something I normally watch, but I was intrigued when Liz Milian, Christina’s younger sister, mentioned Judaism. She was preparing for the rabbi to come to her house to help her kasher the home she shares with her family.