High Holy Days Book Group for Kin Our spiritual preparation for the High Holy Days begins with a book group for Nefesh Kin to explore the book THIS IS REAL AND YOU ARE COMPLETELY UNPREPARED by Rabbi Alan Lew. The text moves you through the spiritual depth of this time week by week. The discussion […]

Join the Nefesh community on this day of grief and mourning. Come for ritual, sharing of experiences, wisdom, song, and chanting of Eicha while we sit on the ground in the candlelight and explore our personal and collective grief. Date: Monday, August 12, 2024 Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm Location: St. Paul’s Commons, 840 Echo Park Ave, Los […]

Come join Rabbi Aaron in learning the trope (musical cantillation) that will enable you to read from the Torah! Over the course of three sessions, you will learn how to decode and chant each of the Torah tropes, and be well on your way to becoming a proficient Torah reader. There will be dedicated time to […]

Join Rabbi Aaron for a weekly lunch and learn every Thursday on the Parsha (Torah portion) of the week.  12pm on Thursdays at St Paul's Commons, 840 Echo Park Ave.

Join Rabbinic Intern Sasha for a weekly lunch and learn every Thursday on the Parsha (Torah portion) of the week.  12pm on Thursdays at location at St. Paul's Commons 840 Echo Park Ave.

High Holy Days Book Group for Kin Our spiritual preparation for the High Holy Days begins with a book group for Nefesh Kin to explore the book THIS IS REAL AND YOU ARE COMPLETELY UNPREPARED by Rabbi Alan Lew. The text moves you through the spiritual depth of this time week by week. The discussion […]

Join Rabbi Aaron for a weekly lunch and learn every Thursday on the Parsha (Torah portion) of the week.  12pm on Thursdays at Mazal in Lincoln Heights, 110 N. San Fernando Rd., Los Angeles, CA 90031.

In an effort to create opportunities for connection and support among Nefesh Kin in between our Israel Palestine dialogue gatherings, we will be starting a Monthly Drop-In Group over Zoom for those who have attended a Nefesh IP Dialogue session in the past. The group will be facilitated by Kin Melanie Weiner and Adam Ashkenazi. […]

T'shuvah: What is it and Why is it So Hard with Rabbi Aaron Leven As we approach the high holidays, this shiur (class) will be an opportunity to explore some of our tradition's teachings on T'shuvah. Why is it so hard to say sorry? What is getting in the way of taking accountability? What might […]