On Saturday, May 23 following Shabbat Morning service (which will include Yizkor service in observance of Shavuot), join Rabbi Susan for a Lunch & Learn titled “The Spiritual Landscapes of Grief.” This will be an intimate gathering, where Rabbi Susan will talk about the shifting spiritual landscapes of grief, and some of the time-based containers […]
Both to meet a request from our community for more regular daily prayer practice, and to create a supportive space for mourners who are saying Kaddish, including Rabbi Susan and her family, we have launched a weekly Tuesday Morning Shacharit Minyan. You can join in person at St. Paul's Commons or on Zoom. When: Tuesdays […]
Join Rabbi Aaron and other members of the Nefesh community for Intro to Rabbinic Literature, a four week exploration of tefillah (prayer). Each week the class will study texts from different eras and forms of rabbinic literature: Mishnah, Gemara, Midrash, and Halakha. Through a combination of chevruta learning (studying texts with a partner) and shiur […]
Join us every Thursday at 7:30pm on Zoom for a study of the Parsha (Torah portion) of the week. Register below for the link!
SHABBAT COMMUNITY DINNERS - FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS When a month has a fifth Friday, we have a special night of Shabbat Community Dinners to deepen connections at Nefesh. It is a great opportunity for Nefesh Kin to host a Shabbat gathering with community members in your homes. Often, newcomers to Nefesh find that attending these […]
Join at any point in the series! Singing with Sally is a chance to deepen your relationship with the music and get more of that good feeling, while exploring new harmonies and meeting new people. Anyone is welcome, no matter your experience level. We’ll dig into familiar Nefesh repertoire, and learn new songs, prayers, and […]
Both to meet a request from our community for more regular daily prayer practice, and to create a supportive space for mourners who are saying Kaddish, including Rabbi Susan and her family, we have launched a weekly Tuesday Morning Shacharit Minyan. You can join in person at St. Paul's Commons or on Zoom. When: Tuesdays […]
Join us every Thursday at 7:30pm on Zoom for a study of the Parsha (Torah portion) of the week. Register below for the link!
Join Nefesh in person in Echo Park, or on Zoom
We are living in BIG times — so much unfolding around us, between us and in us. Our ancestors' wisdom and practices, passed down from generation to generation, give us a compass to navigate our own times. The compass is the middot, our deepest spiritual values, values like Trust Bitachon, Faith Emunah, and Compassion Rachamim. […]
Both to meet a request from our community for more regular daily prayer practice, and to create a supportive space for mourners who are saying Kaddish, including Rabbi Susan and her family, we have launched a weekly Tuesday Morning Shacharit Minyan. You can join in person at St. Paul's Commons or on Zoom. When: Tuesdays […]
Meet your Shadow (with Rabbi Mel Gottlieb)! Beneath the outer social mask we embody, we each have a hidden shadow we are often unaware of: for example, an impulsive, wounded, sad, or isolated energy that we try to ignore. But the shadow can actually be a source of vitality and acknowledging it can be a […]