The Journey Home
Soul Work for the High Holy Days
in This Turbulent Year
2024/5785
Come on home.
How are we to approach the High Holy Days in this difficult year?
Luckily, the Hebrew month of Elul preceding Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur gives us time to reflect and prepare for the new year.
Come, sit for a while, and let us look at the profound themes of these holy days that speak to this particular moment.
The High Holy Day season writ large is about the soul’s journey from brokenness to wholeness. Core stories from our tradition
that help us explore brokenness frame the High Holy Day season and are urgently relevant this year.
In this three-session course, we will study core texts from Jewish tradition to illuminate the path, along with mindfulness practices to enrich your experience. We’ll also draw wisdom from modern poetry and song.
How you prepare yourself spiritually is absolutely proportional to how much meaning you find in the High Holy Days.
Why?
The High Holy Days come around each year, whether you are ready or not. The ancient call of the shofar - deep, urgent, broken, and whole - beckons us to come “home.”
We are all dealing with so much - personally, communally, and globally. Perhaps you long to find a place to rest, renew, and reflect.
Is this course for you?
This course is for anyone interested in journeying through this time with other spiritual seekers. It is taught primarily, but not exclusively, from a Jewish spiritual perspective, and everyone is welcome. You don't have to be Jewishly knowledgeable. We create a beautiful and supportive community together.
From Brokeness to Wholeness
The Jewish High Holy Day season is a spiritual journey from brokenness to wholeness. We start with what has fallen apart, see what we can learn, and then begin to work on repair. We do this with compassion and by revisiting the powerful tropes that weave throughout these holy days. We emerge renewed and ready to engage in the work of the world.
Session 1: Healing What is Broken - what can we learn from when things fall apart?
Session 2: Return Begins the Moment You Decide - the ancient principle of teshuvah/return is built into creation. How do we access this?
Session 3: Cultivating Compassion For Yourself & Others - mindfulness practices to restore kindness and tenderness to all our broken places
Come join us for this course. We would love to have you!
When?
Three Sundays: 10:00 – 11:15 am PT (1:00 - 2:15 pm ET)
- Session 1: September 8
- Session 2: September 15
- Session 3: September 22
Each session is offered live so you have real-time with Rabbi Jill, a creative and warm teacher who relates to people at all stages of their spiritual journey. It is also recorded in case you can't attend live.
Where?
On Zoom! Our course is virtual and yet very personal. You will feel as if we are sitting in the same room together.
Each session includes:
- Core centering texts from Jewish tradition that illuminate a foundational principle.
- Spiritual practice (meditation, guided intentions, prayer) to deepen your experience.
- Poetry and music (yes, there's a music Playlist!)
- Handouts that you will want to save - they include all the texts, poetry and space for journaling.
- Recordings of each session if you can’t attend live.
- Conversation and sharing among class participants - we learn from each other's wisdom.
How much?
Sliding Scale:
$72 - $144
Please email Lynae (lynae@ravjill.com) if you need scholarship assistance.
Pay securely with your credit card.
How do I register & pay?
Register and then submit your sliding-scale payment.
Read what others have said about Rabbi Jill’s classes:
Rabbi Jill - I am so grateful to have found you. Words are insufficient to tell you how much you have enriched my life, given comfort and inspiration. The highlights of my week are always the times with you. Thank you for everything you do.
— TL, Los Angeles
Rabbi Jill’s class has given me the guidance and support I need to live more fully in the present moment. It is an honor to be part of Rabbi Jill’s revolutionary and sustainable model for the future of our Jewish community.
— Chava Mirel, Composer & Cantorial Soloist, Seattle, WA
Rabbi Jill - Your use of Torah as metaphor and the profound reflective questions you ask, have allowed me to tap into a spiritual awareness of how my life’s journey and seeking intersect in more meaningful and deeply connected ways with the larger Jewish metanarrative than I ever realized or could have accessed alone.
— Harriet Cohen, PhD, LCSW, Texas
Path with Heart: A Jewish Mindfulness Community with Rabbi Jill Zimmerman
Rabbi Jill Zimmerman is the founding rabbi of the Path With Heart Community: Jewish Mindfulness For Every Day. A trailblazer in the Jewish virtual world, she began creating online communities long before the pandemic. Rabbi Zimmerman believes that the sacred can manifest in many forms, and she regularly integrates poetry, music, and other creative expressions into her work. She teaches extensively on the intersection of spirituality and mindfulness. Additionally, she founded Hineni, a membership-based online Jewish spirituality and mindfulness community that meets several times a month, including every Shabbat. As a spiritual activist, Rabbi Zimmerman speaks out on contemporary issues from a Jewish perspective. She is available for teaching in person or virtually, Scholar-in-Residence retreats, and day-long workshops.