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  • “Brit Adam” Jewish Men’s Initiation

    A year-long Jewish men’s initiation program conducted in-person and online with Rabbi Zelig Golden, John Wolfstone, Rabbi Dan Goldblatt and Terry Symens-BucherAugust 2026 - August 2027West Sonoma County, CA Join Brit Adam, a year-long Jewish men’s initiation designed to awaken healthy power, prayer, and purpose. The journey unfolds through five core modules. Each begins with a five-day, in-person immersion where we build brotherhood, pray together, engage Jewish and earth-based wisdom, deepen inner and ancestral work, and pass through initiatory rites rooted in land and lineage. The fourth intensive is a 10-day vision quest in the California desert wilderness. Between gatherings, the [...]

  • Grief Support Group for the Grief and Growing Community

    When: Six Tuesdays: November 3rd, 10th, 17th & 24th, December 1st & 8thTime: 7-8:30pmWhere: Zoom, hosted by AriYael Jewish Healing Center This online, six-session grief support group is open to everyone—whether you attended a past Grief & Growing weekend at Camp Newman, are considering attending a future retreat, or are simply looking for a supportive community as you navigate grief. The group welcomes anyone mourning the death of one or more people close to them, from losses that occurred several years ago to as recently as July 1, 2026. (Please, no one in the first three months of mourning.) In each [...]

    $108.00 – $216.00

  • Death Sangha

    Death Sangha

    A Contemplative Community Exploring Death, Consciousness, and Expanded States of Awareness; Deepening presence, connection, and our capacity to live with greater intention and care With Christine Caldwell, Rev. Norma Burton, Rabbi Dan Goldblatt, Rohini Kanniganti, MD, and David Dansky, MD The Death Sangha is a contemplative community. We’ll be talking openly about death, dying, and consciousness, and diving into some of the deeper questions of the soul. This kind of reflection can be profound, but it can also bring to the surface material that feels difficult or uncomfortable. Come with self-compassion, go at your own pace, and lean on your support [...]

  • Sulam Ya’akov Virtual Gatherings

    Sulam Ya’akov Virtual Gatherings

    A peer-led group of Jewish spiritual leaders exploring the integration of sacred medicine into Jewish spiritual practice This is a monthly virtual peer supervision and consultation group for Jewish clergy and spiritual leaders from across the country who are studying psychedelic-assisted or entheogenic practice within a Jewish framework. Members bring ideas, questions, and case studies for open discussion with colleagues in a confidential setting. The group functions in a space for peer support, halachik and ethical reflection, and shared learning as this emerging field intersects with traditional Jewish leadership. When: The 3rd Wednesday of each month from 3 pm Eastern (noon Pacific) until [...]

  • Hineni / Here I am

    Poetry with Zoë

    A weekly poetry study and writing group for elders With: Zoë Goldblatt, MFA Where: The Reutlinger in Danville, CA When: Every Monday, starting January 5th, 2026 Registration Info: Must be a resident of The Reutlinger to participate This poetry group is for elders who are wanting to engage seriously with poetic texts both traditional and contemporary to do literary analysis, in-depth discussion and creative writing exercises of their own. The group members will have opportunities in each weekly meeting to read aloud, interpret and respond to a variety of literary poems chosen by the facilitator and by the group. In the [...]

  • The Journey Circle

    The Journey Circle, an Online Discussion Group

    Welcome to The Journey Circle, an Online Discussion Group through EOLPC. The Discussion Group will be facilitated by AriYael's Zoe Francesca Goldblatt, MFA. Zoe works in the end-of-life field as a trained End of Life Doula, Activity Therapist and Spiritual Care Provider. Zoë facilitates a monthly Death Cafe and co-leads grief support groups and numerous workshops on spiritual aspects of grief and joy. As a Psychedelic Doula, she is particularly interested in the intersection of psychedelics and end-of-life spiritual inquiry. Journey Circle is a Safe Space for Exploration and Support to: Share Your Journey: Connect with others who understand your path. [...]

    Free

  • Poland Pilgrimage Community Share-Back

    A panel presentation with a slideshow by professional photographer Tom Levy. Ellie Schindelman, Rabbi Dan, Zoë Goldblatt and five other members of the Ashkenazi Pilgrimage trip that took place in August-September of 2026 will present and answer questions. Ellie Schindelman of Wilderness Torah organized an unforgettable pilgrimage for Ashkenazi elders to Poland in the summer of 2026. On the two and a half week journey, supported by the Taube Center for Jewish Life in Poland, participants encountered the rich 900-year history and culture of their Jewish ancestors prior to WWII. Hear personal stories, meet some of the extraordinary characters, witness the [...]

  • Beyond The Shoah

    An Ancestral Healing Pilgrimage to Poland - A presentation by Rabbi Dan Goldblatt and Zoë Goldblatt Rabbi Dan and Zoë traveled to Poland this past summer, serving as the Spiritual Care team for a group of 18 Ashkenazi Jews with Polish lineage. On the two and a half week journey, organized through the Taube Center for Jewish Life in Poland, they encountered the rich 900-year history and culture of our Jewish ancestors prior to WWII. Hear personal stories, meet some of the extraordinary characters, witness the compelling images, and ask questions during this 90-minute presentation.  Where: Beth Chaim Congregation, Danville, CA [...]

  • Fragments of a Future Scroll

    San Francisco JCC 3200 California Street, San Francisco, California, United States

    Join us for a communal celebration of the 50th anniversary edition of Fragments of a Future Scroll: Hasidism for the Aquarian Age by Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi. “Reb Zalman’s first book was first published by a small press in 1975 and until now, was long out of print. A truly unique book, Fragments gathers Reb Zalman’s first idiosyncratic attempts at articulating a renewed 'Hasidism for the Aquarian Age,’ envisioning Judaism’s evolving place and role within an emergent ‘planetary consciousness.’  The event will include Rabbi Tirzah Firestone and Rabbi Dan Goldblatt interviewed by Sam Shonkoff, Taube Family Associate Professor of jewish Studies, GTU Registration information coming soon.

  • Grief & Growing at Camp Newman

    Camp Newman, Santa Rosa, CA

    An immersive Jewish weekend grief retreat Join others mourning the death of a loved one in a unique and supportive weekend retreat. Inspired by the 25+ years of the Bay Area Jewish Healing Center’s program of the same name, Grief and Growing™ offers opportunities for participants of all ages, infants through elders, to come together in community to experience the healing power of community and the power of gathering at Camp Newman.Led by Grief and Growing Staff, including Rabbi Dan Goldblatt and Zoë Goldblatt on the Spiritual Care team When: February 19-21, 2027Where: Camp Newman, Santa Rosa, CA The retreat interest form is now open. Click [...]

  • A Journey Into Jewish Eldering Residential Retreat

    A six-day, five-night residential retreat for Jewish adults age 64+ With Zoe Goldblatt, Rabbi Dan Goldblatt, Jerry Falek, Bruce Bierman, Tom Levy, Drew Sproul, and Ellie Schindelman Set among majestic redwoods on Mt. Tamalpais, this program Invites participants to reflect on their life experiences, deepen their Jewish spiritual practice, and cultivate the wisdom they are called to offer to their communities and future generations. The retreat features movement and meditation, prayer and song circles, storytelling and creative expression, Jewish text study, deep conversations about death, grief, and legacy, ancestral altar and guided ancestral visualization. When: Sunday, March 7th at 2:45 pm through [...]

  • Dying as a Sacred Transition

    A Zoom workshop through the Older to Elder program at Wilderness Torah with Zoë Goldblatt and Rabbi Dan Goldblatt of AriYael This workshop invites us to explore our hopes and fears around dying; explore our relationship with death; increase self-knowledge; learn how to break down barriers between ourselves and others when we most need comfort, communion, trust and safety.  When we explore our feelings and thoughts about death, we learn more about our own lives now.  We come in direct contact with our own spiritual beliefs, our life purpose, our unfinished business, and how we influence and are influenced by our [...]