Step By Step: Walking Meditation Through a Jewish Lens with Rabbi Goldstein

Tuesday, June 30 at 7 p.m. at Shaare Emeth in the Jewish Mindfulness Center.

Meditation does not always mean sitting quietly on a cushion
or chair. Walking meditation is a wonderful way to calm the mind and open the
senses. In this class, participants will learn the basics of walking
meditation, study the practice through a Jewish lens, and have an opportunity
to engage with the practice both indoors and at the Shaare Emeth Chai
Labyrinth.

This program is free and registration is required.  Click here to sign up.

When the Temple Fell: Moving from Baseless Hatred to Baseless Love –

Wednesday, July 22 at 7pm

Tisha B’Av commemorates the destruction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem. According to the Talmud, this destruction came about due to sinat chinam (baseless hatred). In observance of Tisha B’Av, join Rabbi Goldstein for an evening of study and contemplation. We will do a deep dive into the story of Kamtza and Bar Kamtza (a tale of mistaken identities, deceptions, willful silence, and destruction) and then reflect on the modern meanings of baseless hatred and baseless love. All are welcome, and reservations are required.  Click here to sign up.

Writing Toward the New Year with Debra Solomon Baker

Tuesdays, September 1^st and 8^th at 7:00pm

Writing can be a true spiritual discipline. Writing can help us to get in touch with the deeper stirrings of our hearts, to clarify our minds … to give artistic expression to what we are living, and to store significant events in our memories. – Henri Nouwen

With the new year almost upon us, these workshops will use prayers and themes from the high holidays as we pause to reflect on ourselves and the world around us.

Sept. 1 – Hakarat HaTov – All the Good That We Have Done

Sept. 8 – Slichot – Forgiving Others, Forgiving Ourselves

Join Debra for one or both sessions as she guides us through writing as a spiritual practice.  All are welcome.  No previous writing experience is necessary.  Click here to sign up.

A published writer and writing coach, Debra Solomon Baker carries a notebook through life, scribbling down small moments before they drift away.  She was awarded this year’s Humorist-in-Residence award through the Erma Bombeck Foundation, which afforded her time and space to work on an essay collection about reinventing herself in her 50s. 

Ongoing Programs at the Jewish Mindfulness Center of St. Louis

Weekly Mindfulness Mediation Sits

9 a.m. on Tuesday Mornings on Zoom

Join Rabbi Andrea Goldstein for these weekly Mindfulness Meditation sits incorporating teachings and stories from the weekly Torah portions, Jewish prayer, and tradition. No meditation experience is necessary, all are welcome, and no registration is needed. For information about how to join, make sure you are getting our weekly Mindfulness e-mails. If you don’t get our Monday e-mails, click here to sign up.

Spiritual Direction: A Chance to Explore the Holiness of Your Life

Monday afternoons with Rabbi Goldstein, by appointment only

Spiritual Direction is a practice involving meeting with a spiritual director on a monthly basis to cultivate the ability to discern the holiness, spiritual or sacred in all aspects of life. Rabbi Goldstein completed the Spiritual Direction practicum to become a spiritual director at the Aquinas Institute of Theology in 2018.

There is no cost for members of Congregation Shaare Emeth, though it is customary to make a donation to the Jewish Mindfulness Center of St. Louis after each session. The cost for non-members is $50 per session.

To set up a first appointment contact Stacy Jespersen.