Sunday, August 24, 2025 (online and in person)
We return again. Amidst a world teeming with heartbreak and crises, the ancient Jewish calendar brings us to the doorstep of a new year with an enormous gift: a month for contemplation and self-engagement known as Elul. The Hebrew Sages revered Elul for its self-review, and gave us all manner of practices to bushwhack our way back to the place inside us called by the Alter Rebbe nekudah p’nimit, our innermost point of light, the core of divinity within us. The mystic Thomas Merton called this place: our hidden wholeness.
This year, the new moon of Elul arrives on Sunday August 24th, an auspicious time to begin anew on the path of renewal! We will engage in a kabbalistic review of the past year, and look with wise compassion at our place in it. With sacred poetry, Hassidic texts, guided meditation and ritual, we will create a communal vessel in which to begin the work of returning to our innermost light, the hidden wholeness in all things.
Online Only: Hosted by Metivta Contemplative Jewish Community
11:00am to 1pm Pacific Time, followed by an optional breakout discussion from 1-1:30pm PT / 12pm to 2:30pm Mountain Time / 2pm to 4:30pm Eastern Time
Please bring a journal or tablet. Optional: a stone, shell, or crystal and a bowl of water. The recording of the retreat will be distributed to all who register.
In Person: Hosted by Congregation Nevei Kodesh in Boulder, Colorado
6:30-9pm Mountain Time
This event will take place at the synagogue 1927 Glenwood Avenue (Glenwood and 19th St). Parking in the rear.