Our first Counting the Omer video is now available 🎥 Watch it on our YouTube, and sign-up for this 7 week video series via the link in our bio.
For this year’s Counting of the Omer, we will dive into learning and spiritual practice drawn from the text Chovot HaLevavot (Duties of the Heart) via short video teachings, released each week for seven weeks.
Join Rabbis Susan, Aaron, Yechiel, Rabbinic intern Sarah and Nefesh musical co-directors Duvid and Sally on this spiritual journey starting this Friday, April 3. This series will be a free offering for Nefesh Kin (all current Nefesh Kin will automatically receive each video via email, so there’s no need for Kin to sign up). The series is also available to non-Kin for a small donation.
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There are many ways to celebrate #Shavuot with us next week, May 21-23:
🌜at the @SIJCC on Thurs, May 21, 7pm to midnight. T’fillah, music, teachings, a therapist panel, puppet workshop, delicious milk & honey dessert potluck and more offerings!
🌞 at The Commons on Sat, May 23, 9:30am for Shabbat Morning with a special Shavuot Yizkor service.
❤️🩹 at “The Spiritual Landscapes of Grief,” an intimate lunch and learn with Rabbi Susan following Shabbat Morning service. We’ll talk about grief in the Jewish tradition, and there will be opportunities to share.
RSVP and learn more about all of these Shavuot offerings via the links in our bio.
Thank you all who were able to join us (in person and in spirit) for COME TOGETHER, last Thursday’s absolutely incredible Nefesh Spring Benefit concert, our first ever! Here’s a few photos of the evening from photographer @samcomen — we’re excited to share more photos and videos on social media and in the days to come.
We’re so grateful for all of your generous contributions, which helped make it a magical evening and will continue to sustain Nefesh’s mission to build an inclusive spiritual community. It’s not too late to donate — link in bio!
TONIGHT at 7pm 🌟 We’re excited to celebrate the Nefesh community and honor three inspiring pillars for their Emet, Sakranut and Rachamim. Tickets still available (link in bio) for this special night of music and joy.
We’ll also have a limited number of pay-what-you-can walk-up tickets, available at the door on a first come first served basis 🎟️
Scenes from last Friday’s International Workers Day May 1 Action ✊ Thank you all who marched and protested with us, @cluejustice , @la__voice and the many other partner organizations who worked together to make it happen.
Want to get involved? Sign up for the Nefesh Tikkun Collective, link in bio!
📸 by @brianjosephphotos
We were overjoyed to celebrate our very own Sass at Makom last weekend 🏆 Recipient of BJE’s Simha and Sara Lainer Distinguished Educator Award for Religious School Education. Mazel tov Sass!
Let’s work together 💪 We’re still meditating on the wisdom of Rabbi Aaron’s sermon “The Humility to Answer the Call.” You can find the full video on our YouTube channel. Join us tomorrow night, Friday May 1, for Erev Shabbat service in Echo Park and on YouTube/ Zoom!
A little music for your Monday 🎶 Duvid Swirsky and the Nefesh band cover Bob Dylan’s “Every Grain of Sand” 🎻 from April 17’s Nefesh Sermon & Song, available on our YouTube channel.
Sign up for INTRO TO RABBINIC LITERATURE 📖 Join Rabbi Aaron for this enlightening 4 week exploration of tefillah (prayer), and texts from different eras and forms of rabbinic literature.
Weds May 6, 13, 20 and 27 at 7pm at The Commons in Echo Park. Sign up via the link in our bio ✏️
Friday, May 1 at 10am in MacArthur Park ✊ Join Nefesh with our labor partners, faith leaders, immigrants rights and community organizations for a countrywide day of noncooperation. Rally in the morning, Shabbat services at The Commons in the evening! To walk with Nefesh, CLUE and LA Voice, RSVP via the link in our bio.
Come Sing with Sally this Sunday, April 19! An inclusive opportunity to sing in musical community with Nefesh Musical Co-Director @sallydworsky 🎶 All experience levels welcome! Sign up at nefeshla.org/calendar
We only have a couple of our Weekly Parsha classes left with our incredible Rabbinic Intern Sarah Livschitz (April 16, 23, 30 and May 7), so don’t miss out ❗️ Thursdays at 7:30pm on Zoom, sign up via the link in our bio.
