Courses, retreats, and offerings
Grounded in mindfulness. Guided by wisdom.
Jewish Mindfulness Meditation
Cultivating Innate Sacred Character Traits
Mindful Torah Study
Embodied Practices
Contemplative Prayer
Upcoming Programs
Applications Are Now Open
We’re thrilled to announce the second cohort of Kol Dodi, a program that will prepare participants to serve as spiritual directors. Check out our recent info session to learn more and begin your application.
A Year-Long Program
This year, we bring you two new text study streams, both of which provide rich material for contemplative study. Our text study stream for all learners is taught by Rabbi Rachel Barenblat and our advanced stream is led by Rabbi Daniel Raphael Silverstein.
IJS Annual Silent Retreat
When the seas of our lives are especially chaotic, it can be healthy to take temporary refuge in a sheltered place. The IJS community will create our own ark of calm connection this fall,
and we hope you will join us.
Cultivating Mindfulness Through Jewish Meditation
A self-paced, online Jewish meditation course that offers new access to expanded awareness to support you in becoming more consistently who you want to be in the world.
Upcoming Events
Text Study 5787
Online Jewish Yoga Studio
Shevet: A Jewish Mindfulness Community for Young Adults
Daily Online Meditation Sit
Sharing Our Torah: Jews of Color Monthly Mindfulness Affinity Space
Segula: LGBTQ+ Monthly Mindfulness Sit
Josh’s Friday Reflections
Welcome
For over 25 years, the Institute for Jewish Spirituality has helped thousands of people every year to slow down, reconnect with themselves and the world, and discover their sense of sacred purpose. We invite you to explore our website where you will find teachings, inspiration, guided meditations, and retreat opportunities to become more mindful, peaceful, compassionate, and resilient — all grounded in the rich wisdom of Jewish tradition. Wherever you are on your journey, whether you are just beginning or you have practiced mindfulness for years, we welcome you.
Reflections & Practice
An Open-Armed Embrace (Chayei Sarah 5787)
You may know the old Chinese story about the farmer and his son. A farmer experiences a series of alternately tragic and wonderful events: a runaway horse, a sudden windfall of wild horses, his son’s broken leg, his son exempted from the army draft because of said...
Mindful Torah Wisdom: Chayyei-Sarah with Rabbi Sam Feinsmith
Cultivating lovingkindness and compassion helps us to enhance the energies of belovedness and unity that are meant to permeate the month of Elul. By infusing the entire teshuvah process with love, we can more easefully be honest with ourselves about where we have missed the mark.
Vayera 5787
There’s a wonderful story about the great Hasidic master, Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev. One day, he arrived in Lviv and approached the home of a wealthy, distinguished resident. “Might I find a place in your home to spend the night?” he asked, without revealing...
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Weekly Meditation with Rabbi Angela Buchdahl
Soulful Jewish Living
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