February 29, 2012 - Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills

Jewish Spirituality
Rabbi Laura Geller and ten women from Temple Emanuel
participated in a Shabbaton womens' retreat the weekend
of Dec 9-11th. The retreat was organized by our former
Assistant Rabbi, Rabbi Jill Zimmerman, and sponsored by
the Institute for Jewish Spirituality.
Thirty amazing women gathered from Los Angeles, Northern
California, as well as the New York area. We learned mindful
meditation techniques from master meditation teacher,
Sylvia Boorstein. We had a beautiful contemplative shabbat
service where we engaged in wonderful text study. The
weekend was fi lled with wonderful teaching from faculty
including Rabbi Geller, Rabbi Rachel Cowan, Rabbi Lisa
Goldstein and Rabbi Marion Lev-Cohen. It was a real
opportunity for women to come together to learn from each
other and to deepen their own spirituality.
There will be two more opportunities in January for Temple
members to experience the Institute of Jewish Spirituality
retreats:
A Silent Retreat: The True Rest of Shabbat�
Friday, January 6, 2012
3:00PM, at Brandeis-Bardin Institute
Seeing the Good:
Cultivating Loving Perception (Ayin Tova)�
Thursday, January 19, 2012
12:30PM, at Brandies-Bardin Institute
You can register at jewishspirituality.org. Hope to see a lot
of you there!
�This event is open to the community and to people who are not yet members
(14) TEMPLE TOPICS /// JANUARY – FEBRUARY 2012
Social Justice Events
Too Many Victims Lost to Gun Violence
Sunday, January 8
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Tu B'Shevat Nature Fest:
A Big Jewish Tent Event
Sunday, January 29
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How Do We Deal With the Challenges of
Providing Affordable and Quality Health Care?
Tuesday, January 31
See page 21
Shabbaton
March 23 and 24
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