Awakening Your Soul: The Omer Journey
A four-session online course with Rabbi Jill Zimmerman
Your Soul's Current Chapter
What Meaningful Journey Defines This Season?
This course is for you as you navigate your path.
- Dealing with a new set of circumstances?
- Learning to become who you truly are?
- Breaking free from old patterns?
- Healing or recovering?
- Making a move - physically, emotionally, or spiritually?
Every spiritual journey invites us to step beyond the comfort of the familiar into the sacred wilderness of uncertainty.
Transformation happens in the shadows of the unknown, and we emerge on the other side not merely changed but awakened to new dimensions of our strength and wisdom.
In this course, we will delve into the theme of Journeying. Journey stands at the heart of Jewish tradition, especially during the sacred season right after Passover: Counting the Omer.
Your Omer Spiritual Journey Course
In this course, we immerse ourselves in Jewish texts and metaphors to explore the principles of the Spiritual Journey. Our sessions help you create a map of the territory, and tools to better navigate the unknown. Through Jewish texts, discussion, poetry, and music, we explore the themes of this season and apply them to our own lives:
Session 1: The Map of the Territory: “By Walking, One Makes The Road”
Session 2: The Winding Path Through the Wilderness
Session 3: Not Knowing (the wisdom of the unknown)
Session 4: Companions, Faith, & Arriving
Counting the Omer Together
We count the 49 days between Passover until we reach Shavuot. This time is called "Counting the Omer."
These seven weeks hold deep spiritual significance. At its essence, the Omer is about journey and transformation - moving from liberation to revelation, from freedom to purpose.
Who is this course for?
Designed for all seekers exploring their personal path. Everyone is welcome —no Jewish background or knowledge required. Together, we'll create a nurturing community where your unique spiritual quest is honored and supported.
When?
Sessions are held on four Tuesdays and/or four Thursdays. Choose to attend one session each week or both. The course content is the same on both days; however, the conversation will often be different.
- Tuesdays at 5 pm PT (8 pm ET):
April 15, 29, May 13, and 27 - Thursdays at 9:30 am PT (12:30 pm ET):
April 17, May 1, 15, and 29
Each session is offered live via Zoom so that you have real-time interaction with Rabbi Jill, a creative and supportive teacher. Each session is also recorded in case you can't attend and will be shared at the end of the week.
Come join us!
Why is now the time?
While we each have our own paths, we find ourselves in a world that is filled with uncertainty. We are dealing with threats to our safety and security, and political instability.
Especially in times like this, we need each other. Rabbi Aaron Roth (d. 1944) advised that in times of darkness, we should "go among people who are awake, and where a light shines darkly."
Our course, with its timeless themes set in an environment of inclusion and honesty, will be a place to ground yourself in what is most important.
Each session includes:
- A core text that illuminates a foundational principle.
- A spiritual practice (meditation, guided intentions, prayer) to deepen your experience.
- Poetry and music that speaks to transformation in creative ways.
- Journey as our course workbook, with supplemental texts and poetry.
- Recordings of each session if you can’t attend live.
- Choice of two separate times to accommodate different time zones.
Course Fee
Sliding Scale:
$72 – $144
If you are capable of paying more than $72, It helps others who may not be able to afford the course. Contact us if you need tuition assistance. We have limited availability for scholarships.
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Read what others have said about Rabbi Jill’s classes:
Rabbi Jill - I just want to let you know you are a fantastic facilitator and teacher. I so appreciate your warmth, authenticity, inspiration and sense of humor.
— JD, Alaska
Rabbi Jill Zimmerman is a gem of a teacher and spiritual guide. With warmth and genuine presence, she guides her learners and spiritual seekers to a life of self-discovery and spiritual kinship. I cannot recommend working with her more highly.
— Rabbi Lauren Tuchman, Spiritual Leader, Educator and national speaker on inclusive Torah
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
Rabbi Jill - Your authentic being, warmth and caring comes through in all you do. Your meditations bring me so much comfort.
— PS, Chicago
A Path with Heart by Rabbi Jill Zimmerman
Rabbi Zimmerman teaches widely about the intersection of spirituality and mindfulness. She founded and leads Path With Heart and Hineni, which is a Jewish spirituality & mindfulness community. Rabbi Jill is a spiritual activist who speaks out on issues of our time from a Jewish perspective. Rabbi Jill is available for Scholar-in-Residence retreats and workshops.
