Events for January 15, 2025 - October 15, 2025

The Path of the Death Doula and How that Guides Providing Comfort to the Bereaved

"The Path of the Death Doula and How that Guides Providing Comfort to the Bereaved" Rabbi Nadya Gross and Zoe Francesca Goldblatt End Of Life Doulas are a growing group of grassroots professionals in the End of Life field, bringing to the end of life what Birth Doulas bring to its beginnings. With a range of emotional and spiritual skill sets as well as practical, hands-on support, End of Life Doulas help to normalize death as part of life. We educate families on the dying and grief processes and help maintain an atmosphere in the dying space that is conducive to [...]

AriYael Blood Drive

Beth Chaim Sanctuary

AriYael Blood Drive AriYael Blood Drive To make an appointment click on the tab below or visit redcrossblood.org and enter sponsor code BCCARI or call 1-800-RED-CROSS. To save time while saving a life, please fill out a Rapidpass. For more info, please visit redcrossblood.org/Rapidpass.

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

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

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