Growth: Learning & Torah with Nefesh
Educational and spiritual growth offerings in Los Angeles or virtually from anywhere
Adult Learning
Torah, t’filah, mussar, collective singing, and spiritual growth practices for adults
Makom
Robust and creative Jewish and Hebrew learning for kids from TK-B’nai Mitzvah.
Mussar | מוּסַר
Nefesh is a Middot driven community.
Mussar is Jewish wisdom perspective and a discipline of spiritual PRACTICES centered on our deepest values of the Jewish tradition – the middot.
Watch this video to learn about Rabbi Susan’s unique approach to Mussar and the middot.
Adult Education | לִמּוּד
Grow and learn with Nefesh. Adult learning classes on Mussar, Torah, and prayer with Rabbi Susan Goldberg and guest teachers. Group singing for all experience levels. Classes both in person in Los Angeles and online wherever you are.
Current Offerings:
- Spring Mussar with Rabbi Susan — in-person in Eagle Rock and on Zoom, 4 Sessions starting February 22. Sign up and learn more here.
- Shemot Parsha Study with Rabbinic Intern Sarah Livschitz — on Zoom, Thursdays in January, 7:30-8:45pm. Visit our calendar for info about our next session.
- Singing with Sally — First Sundays, 10:30am-12pm in person in Eagle Rock, November 2025 through June 2026. Sign up here.
- Intro to Judaism with Rabbi Aaron — To enquire about our next cohort, please fill out this form.
- Beginner Mussar Book Group: “Everyday Holiness” — On Zoom, starts December 21. Late sign-ups welcome. Sign up here.
- Experienced Mussar Book Group: “Changing the World from the Inside Out” — On Zoom, starts December 14. Late sign-ups welcome. Sign up here.
Makom – Jewish Learning for Kids | מְקוֹם
Robust content, creative expression, and practical tools for building Jewish life for TK-B’nai Mitzvah.
The word makom means “place”, and we are developing an understanding that every place can be a Jewish place. Using art, storytelling, text study, discussion, service learning, music, and movement – we offer a full bodied experience of Jewish education!
Weekend classes focus on:
- Blessings/T’filah: to learn, unpack, and appreciate prayer
- Middot: our soul traits, which we apply to real life situations
- Torah: examining and questioning the story behind the story; learning to interpret themes
- Hebrew: learning to read Hebrew, studying the Aleph-Bet, and building vocabulary for Jewish prayer, middot, and Torah.
- Jews around the World: learning about our diverse, global Jewish experiences, indentities, and practices
B’nai Mitzvah | בְּנֵי מִצְוָה
The Nefesh B’nai Mitzvah program embraces our inner lives and spiritual growth; care, responsibility and knowledge of others; and the repair of the world. We believe that becoming a B’nai Mitzvah at any age is an individual moment and a collective moment all at once. It is about your story and the story of our people.
We also offer a flexible and responsive program for kids who attend Jewish day school and want to have their B’nai Mitzvah with Nefesh.
If you are interested in exploring having a B’nai Mitzvah with Nefesh, please contact us and our Makom Director, Rabbi Yechiel Hoffman, will be in touch with you.
