"Go Deeper" Cohort Journey - Winter: Community as Spiritual Practice

This class will meet on Tuesdays from 6:45-8:30pm on Jan 27, Feb 10, Feb 17, Feb 24, March 3, and March 17. The special gathering will be on Saturday, Feb 7 from 5-7 to sing niggunim, meditate, and hear some Torah through sunset and into the darkness, followed by Havdalah.

This Hebrew year 5786 (2025-2026), we invite you on a collective journey of Jewish learning and practice through our “Go Deeper” Cohort — four modules that can be taken individually or as a year-long experience. Each 7-week module blends immersive study, embodied practice, ritual, meditation, and partner dialogue, all facilitated by some of the wisest teachers in the Bay and guest faculty from across the country. Whether you’re new to our community or a long-time participant, this series will enliven and nurture your own Jewish path. This series will also serve as the preamble to our new Adult B’nei Mitzvah and Conversion Programs.

The year-long journey focuses on the pillars that shape our community’s spiritual life: Shabbat & Sacred Time; God, Divinity & Prayer; Community as Spiritual Practice; and Teshuva. We’ll uncover the theological roots and deepen our lived experience of these foundational elements of our practice. Our core faculty, guest teachers, and Chochmat’s leadership are joyfully partnering to bring this dream series into being. Together, we will step more fully into the beauty, meaning, and mystery of Jewish life as we grow chochmat halev (wisdom of the heart) within ourselves and in relationship with each other.