Awakening through Jewish Meditation

Open Meditation Retreat

June 17-24, 2007 — Summer Silence

Bring awareness to the internal obstacles that impede open heartedness, and live life with more joy and compassion. This seven-day silent meditation retreat is open to both beginners and advanced practitioners and will concentrate on the practices and underpinnings of contemplative Jewish teachings informed by the four worlds model of Jewish mysticism.

Silence is held throughout the day, including at meals and in rooms. Practices such as mindfulness to breath and body sensations help participants slow down, reconnect with themselves, and become conscious of inner states and experiences. Days are structured to include a contemplative morning prayer service, yoga, individual interviews with facilitators, and evening teaching sessions. The week will culminate with a contemplative Shabbat ends on Sunday at noon.

This retreat fosters a deep exploration of participants' own lives and consciousness, bringing participants to a greater experience of the Divine in their lives and in all things.

This retreat has no program fee; the teachers are supported by free-will dontations at the end of the retreat.

Teachers

Rabbi Alan Lew is the director of Makor Or, a center for Jewish Meditation. He is the author of One God Clapping: The Spiritual Path of a Zen Rabbi and This Is Real And You Are Completely Unprepared: The Days of Awe as a Journey of Transformation.

Rabbi Jeff Roth is co-founder of Elat Chayyim where he served as Executive Director and Spiritual Director for 13 years. He is an experienced meditation teacher and the facilitator of over 60 Jewish meditation retreats.  He has led six two-year training programs in meditation. Most recently Jeff has founded the Awakened Heart Project, an organization devoted to the promotion of Jewish meditation and contemplative Judaism.

Registration Information

Program Fees

The program fee for this class is by donation and does not include the cost of Room and Board (see table on the right).

Room and board includes housing, meals, Shabbat services, evening activities, hot tub, yoga, meditation, and full use of our facility. All rooms are air-conditioned in the summer and heated in the winter.

Limited financial aid is available.

Arrival and Departure

Please arrive between 2pm and 5pm on the day your retreat begins. Retreats end with brunch at 11:30am on the last day of the retreat.

Cancellation Policy

• Receive a full refund minus a $75 processing fee for cancellations more than 30 days prior to retreat.
• If you cancel between 30 days and one day in advance, a non-refundable credit (less a $75 processing fee) will be held for one year from the date of issue. This credit is non-transferable.
• No credit or refund is available if you cancel less than 24 hours in advance or on the workshop’s arrival day, if you do not attend a retreat, or if you leave a retreat early for any reason.

The Elat Chayyim Center for Jewish Spirituality reserves the right to cancel any program at any time. In this event, you will be given a complete refund.

For transportation: A full refund of transportation fees is available if you cancel at least three days (72 hours) in advance. No refund is available if less than three days notice is given. For more information on getting here, please visit our Travel & Transportation page.

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