Events for July 2 - March 19

Unity, Separation & Transcendence

2023 Kallah Course Description Unity, Separation & Transcendence: Psychedelics in Contemporary Jewish Life The last few years have seen an extraordinary blossoming of a renewed appreciation of the power of psychedelics as sacred healing medicines. Studies at respected universities have explored the use of psychedelics in treating depression, grief, PTSD, and end-of-life transitions. Many contemporary scholars posit connections between mystical traditions and psychedelics in a wide range of religious traditions including Judaism. Deeply revered religious leaders including Reb Zalman, z”tl, believed that psychedelics, if carefully curated for well-screened individuals, could be used to occasion primary religious experience. In this class we will [...]

Relationship Repair For Elul – Ten Steps For Relationship Repair

Dear friends of AriYael Jewish Healing Center,  Please join us for an engaging online event where we will explore the art of healing relationships during the sacred month of Elul. Whether you’re facing conflicts with family, friends or partners, this interactive workshop will provide you with practical tools to men and strengthen your connections.  During this event, we will delve into ten essential steps for repairing relationships. Our expert facilitators will guide you through transformative conversations, helping you navigate challenges and fostering understanding. Discover effective strategies to improve communication, resolve conflicts and build trust. Don’t miss this opportunity to deepen your [...]

Event Series The Shalom Death Cafe

The Shalom Death Cafe

Online

A monthly, online drop-in Death Cafe where anyone over 18 can join to talk about thoughts, feelings and questions about death and dying. Death Cafe has no agenda, no theme, no advice or teachings. This is an open forum with a facilitator who will call on people to speak and moderate the conversation.

By Donation

Tent of Mourning/Bay Area Ta’anit Esther Actifest

Urban Adamah 1151 Sixth Street, Berkeley, California, United States

Co-sponsored by AriYael Jewish Healing Center, The Shalom Center is erecting a Tent of Mourning for all whose hearts are open and tender enough to grieve both Palestinian and Israeli lives lost since and beyond October 7th. In collaboration with over a dozen local and national partners, and inspired by Queen Esther's ritualized grief in the Purim story, we are curating a full day of sessions, teachings, and self-directed ritual to support attendees in deepening and expanding their grief. With a mix of traditional and creative mourning practices, we are opening to the possibility that, through our shared mourning, new paths [...]

Free

Jewish End of Life Doula Meetup 

This sacred space online will be led by Zoë and Rabbi Dan Goldblatt of AriYael Jewish Healing Center in Northern California. We will spend time learning about renewing traditional Jewish liturgy (El Malei Rachamim and Psalm 121) at the end of life. And of course---schmoozing! Shomercollective.org/events/virtual-jewish-end-of-life-doula-meetup-may-2024

Free

Mourners: Writing & Art as Aids in Mourning

Using music, art, poetry and movement, Zoë Goldblatt, MFA and Susan Talon Mazer, RN will facilitate a soulful evening of creative grief processing for mourners. This workshop is suitable both for mourners as well as people who work with mourners as an experiential learning tool. https://newlehrhaus.org/program/multiple-presenters-walking-in-the-valley-of-the-shadow-2

Free

Crafting a Home Death: Practical Tips and Insights

Berkeley Public Library 2090 Kittredge Street, Berkeley, CA, United States

Zoë Goldblatt and other members of the East Bay End Of Life Doula Network will be participating in this free educational event in Berkeley, CA.

AriYael Jewish Healing Center Blood Drive

Beth Chaim Congregation 1800 Holbrook Drive, Danville, California, United States

A blood drive to help those who are in need of blood transfusions.

Free

Private Wedding

Zoë Goldblatt officiates an interfaith wedding for a couple in Sonoma County incorporating elements of the couple's Jewish and Filipino-Catholic family heritage. By invitation only.

Jewish End of Life Doula Meetup

This sacred space online will be led by Zoë and Rabbi Dan Goldblatt of AriYael Jewish Healing Center in Northern California. We will spend time learning about renewing traditional Jewish liturgy (personalized Viddui) at the end of life. And of course---schmoozing!

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