There are new offerings from the Institute each month! 
Check out what's available in June and beyond!
Program Offerings from the Institute for June, July, and beyond!
Did you know that the Institute for Jewish Spirituality offers different online and in-person programs almost every month, some of them free of charge? Check out what's new, see what's coming up in the future, and find the practice option that's right for you!
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Next Online Prayer Project Module:
Contemplative Jewish Prayer: Presence, Intention, Surrender

Join Rabbis Nancy Flam and James Jacobson-Maisels in building a personal contemplative prayer practice, cultivating states of presence, authenticity, intimacy, surrender and opening which are the fruits of the practice. This month-long module begins June 4, 2017.

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"The Centrality of Love" Webinar with Rabbi Sheila Peltz Weinberg

Wednesday, June 7, 3:00 PM ET
In these contentious and fraught political times, what is the role of love?  How can we speak and act from a place of compassion, not only for ourselves and those with whom we agree, but for those with whom we may disagree vigorously? In this webinar, Rabbi Weinberg explores these questions - and more.

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Insights of the Piasezner Rebbe: Teaching on the Inner Life from Sefer Derekh HaMelekh Webinar 
with Rabbi Andrea Cohen Kiener

Tuesday, June 20, 2017, 8:00 PM ET
Derekh HaMelekh- "The Royal Road"-is a collection of teachings by Reb Kalanymous Kalman Shapira, who was the "Rebbe of the Warsaw Ghetto" as well as a major spiritual leader before the war. In this webinar, we use this text to explore our own inner lives.

July
July and beyond!
Summer Retreat and Training for Hevraya and Community Members

Applications are still open! 
July 23-27, 2017 Join us in Maryland for one of two training tracks: Wise Aging or Tikkun Middot, along with the meditation, prayer, and embodied practices the Institute is known for. 

APPLY NOW: Clergy Leadership Program, Cohort 3

Applications are now open for the Institute's flagship cohort program for rabbis and cantors. Take part in this incredible learning opportunity and build a spiritual practice that will change the way you lead your congregation, community, and life. 

Practicing Balance: A Jewish Mindfulness Meditation Retreat 

October 29 - November 2, 2017
Garrison, NY
Life often feels off balance. Jewish spiritual practice can help us cultivate an orientation of increased balance, so that we can thrive as human beings. This primarily silent retreat, open to everyone, will explore the ways in which our practice can support our capacity for finding healthy equilibrium in an off-kilter world.  Led by Rabbis Jordan Bendat-Appell, Rachel Cowan, Nancy Flam and Sheila Peltz Weinberg.

Taste of Kivvun and Kivvun Renewal: Acting from Love in Challenging Times 

November 8-12, 2017
Rensselaerville, NY
At this retreat, open to everyone, we will focus on cultivating the capacity for acting lovingly in the world through meditation, prayer, mindful middot work and study. Our Scholar in Residence, Rabbi Sheila Peltz Weinberg, will be sharing teachings from her new book,  God Loves the Stranger.