Hineni Community

This is what membership offers:

In Hineni, you walk the Path to Presence with our community of members. You choose from among many ways to participate. We invite you to join in and find what works for you.

This is what membership offers:

• Learn from the Path to Presence Model of Jewish mindfulness
• Attend in-depth online Live Sessions with Rabbi Jill twice a month—1 hour each, offered on Tuesdays or Thursdays (recordings are available).
• Attend our weekly Shabbat Community for meditation, song, healing & Kaddish with occasional special musical guests
• Do your own Personal Reflection and Spiritually-Enriching Practices, aided by handouts, guided meditations, and curated music playlists.
• Learn from brilliant Guest Teachers to get a broader perspective on our core teachings and invitations to special learning events.
• Opportunity to be in Small Groups with other Hineni members to deepen your integration of the material, and build relationships.
  
  Opportunity to join our weekly lay-led Torah study group, monthly Fiber Arts group, and more.

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• Meditation Challenges
• Plus: As a member of Hineni, you are invited to join all Core Courses taught by Rabbi Jill at no additional cost, including The Journey of Self-Discovery Through the Wilderness (during the Omer after Passover) and Spiritual Preparation for the High Holy Days.

How we do things:

• Poetry, Music, & Art are woven throughout everything.

• Our live sessions use Zoom and are interactive. Each session is recorded so if you miss, you'll always get to watch the recording.
• Find out about everything that is happening via email.
• All resources are accessible online at the Hineni Community Member Center.

Walking the Path to Presence

Each one of these steps is a dimension of being present and is informed by core Jewish texts and themes. This is an overview, to give you a taste.

The first step of the journey is simply waking up. From this place of personal awareness, whether positive or negative, you begin to open your eyes.  

Then, in the second step, you deepen your understanding by asking questions and recognizing your core values. You begin to unpack the layers underneath the surface.

For the third step, you begin to see where you are in terms of your entire life journey. You see how your current life situation fits into the process of your own larger becoming. You learn how the themes of "journey" so prevalent in Jewish text and story enhance your understanding of the territory that is your whole life.  

The fourth step is about digging deep into the blessings that are often found within your struggles. You begin to look for the goodness that can emerge from having wrestled with challenges. 

At step five, you explore your own understanding of what the sacred means to you in the context of your life. You begin to understand the many dimensions of how holiness shimmers below the surface.

And finally, at step six, you stand fully in your own presence, being with whatever is happening, knowing and trusting that being Here and being Present is the entrance to holiness.

At the end, you return to the beginning. Over and over. Even moment by moment.

The process is often not linear. In the Hineni Community, we celebrate how we are learning to become present in our own lives and how we're growing into the best version of ourselves.