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
Josh’s Friday Reflections
Sharing Our Torah: Jews of Color Monthly Mindfulness Affinity Space
Segula: LGBTQ+ Monthly Mindfulness Sit
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
Questions of Boundaries – Part II (Noach 5787)
For reasons that aren’t worth getting into, this week I found myself on the phone for 30 minutes with an insurance broker. It was time for new home and auto policies. In the age of automated everything, talking on the phone with my new friend Brad felt positively...
Questions of Boundaries (Bereshit 5787)
On a fairly regular basis, I engage in a mundane but profound practice of home-making. In these moments, I find I am highly aware of boundaries—what is inside my home territory and what is not. Aware of that boundary, I am also aware of when I may have stepped over...
Men and Their Castles (Shemini Atzeret 5787)
Maybe it’s because I come from a family of three boys. Or maybe it’s because I’m the father of three boys. Or perhaps it’s because I spent so much time in the Boy Scouts as a kid, or that I went to an Orthodox rabbinical school whose students were all young men....
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Weekly Meditation with Rabbi Angela Buchdahl
Soulful Jewish Living
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