Join the Nefesh community and Rabbi Susan for four weeks of self guided spiritual preparation for the upcoming High Holy Days. This Elul, through a series of videos from Rabbi Susan, explore the concepts and practices of Tectonic Shift in our tradition, to deepen our connection to each other, our communities, and ourselves as we […]
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 […]
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.
Laundry Love Orientation and Potluck Nefesh and our interfaith partners in Echo Park will begin Laundry Love on the evening of Wednesday, September 18. This is volunteer-led, monthly laundry help for those in need of this support at Luxe Laundry in Echo Park. We are very much looking for volunteers! There will be a volunteer […]
Join Nefesh in Echo Park for a teaching on Nature as a character in Torah Join Rabbinic intern Sasha Perry in Echo Park in exploration of Nature as a character in Torah. Through themes of separation and unification, we will look at what we can learn from early teachings of land and their relationship to […]
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. […]
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 […]
Kol Nidre Choir for Kin Five years ago we started what has become a Nefesh tradition: a Kol Nidre Community Choir. Sally will be guiding you through learning the language, melody and harmony of this beautiful prayer and the Avinu Malkeinu so that we can sing them all together on Erev Yom Kippur (Friday, October […]
Laundry Love Nefesh and our interfaith partners in Echo Park will begin Laundry Love on the evening of Wednesday, September 18. This is volunteer-led, monthly laundry help for those in need of this support at Luxe Laundry in Echo Park. We are very much looking for volunteers! Laundry Love first session at Luxe Laundry in […]
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.
Join us for a Zoom offering from Rabbi Julia Watts Belser on Moses Moses: Provocations from a Disabled Prophet When God sends Moses to lead the Israelites out of slavery, the prophet famously says no. Why? Moses describes himself as “slow of speech and slow of tongue." While some commentators treat Moses’ speech disability as […]
Kol Nidre Choir for Kin Five years ago we started what has become a Nefesh tradition: a Kol Nidre Community Choir. Sally will be guiding you through learning the language, melody and harmony of this beautiful prayer and the Avinu Malkeinu so that we can sing them all together on Erev Yom Kippur (Friday, October […]
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.
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 Nefesh for a conversation with Professor Dov Waxman and Rabbi Susan Goldberg Join Nefesh in Elul for a conversation with Professor Dov Waxman and Rabbi Susan Goldberg on the many shfits and changes in American Jewish communities and their relationships to Israel Palestine. Dov Waxman is the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Chair of […]
Join us by the Echo Park lake for Tashlich and Shabbat Shuva at St. Paul's Commons As I arrive to this threshold, I am prepared to let go. At the beginning of 5785, what are you prepared to let go, and what are you prepared to draw in? Join Nefesh for an all ages, embodied […]
