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4:30pm Friday, April 8 - 2pm Sunday, April 10
It's good to be a Jew really! Not necessarily easy or problem-free, but fundamentally, life-affirming-ly, soul-enriching-ly good. After more than a quarter century as a rabbi, I am convinced of the worthiness and richness of pursuing a Jewish path (and there are many possible expressions of that path.) And yet so many of us are ambivalent about our Jewish identity. Perhaps we suffer from "Post-Traumatic Synagogue Disorder", having been raised in a spiritually empty house of worship that was dramatically dissonant with our own experience of the sacred. Perhaps we assumed that Judaism was too tribal, and we longed for the universal. Perhaps the terror of the Holocaust loomed too large. Perhaps no one ever even showed us how to begin.
"Healing the Jewish Self" is a workshop refined over the past 30 years that offers us a radically safe, welcoming and accepting space to explore our Jewish identities, even the painful parts, and to shed light on those shadowed and sometimes hidden places of doubt, criticism and pain.
"I never felt this much at home in my Jewish body."
"The best experience I've had as a Jew ever."
"I wasn't going to come because I am already joyful in Jewishness,
but I have so much more to learn, seeing how brave humans can be
in opening up their hearts. A gift to receive and a gift I can give."
In this transformative workshop, through lecture and discussion, interpersonal sharing, joyous Shabbat services, spiritual teaching from the Jewish tradition, visualization, creative movement, and song, participants can explore their relationship to Judaism in a safe, confidential, and "judgment-free" environment. By identifying and exploring the negative stereotypes we have absorbed as Jews, we will grow in love and compassion for ourselves and for one another.
There is not some single "right" way to be a Jew. This workshop will help you be the Jew that you would like to be, choosing today rather than reacting to the past. Whether you are a first-timer or have attended this workshop before, you'll thank yourself for coming.
Details: This intensive weekend workshop meets at the Woodstock Jewish Congregation and begins with registration at 4:30pm on Friday followed by dinner and programming, continues all day Saturday and concludes at 2:00 pm on Sunday. There are modest additional fees for meals. The delicious catered meal plan includes Friday dinner, Saturday lunch and dinner, and Sunday lunch. Special dietary needs can be accommodated.Contact the institute for more information.
"I liked the sacred space the ability to explore and reflect
on topics that are usually not available elsewhere."
"Profoundly healing."
"Many things promise to "change your life." But the time I spent
in the workshop called Healing the Jewish Self really did change mine."
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LocationLev Shalem Institute of the Woodstock Jewish Congregation (View)
1682 Glasco Turnpike
Woodstock, NY 12498
United States
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| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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