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A Jewish Mindfulness Retreat for Social Justice LeadersApril 2 - 5, 2009 Can activists be still? Why should we try?This retreat provides an opportunity for a small cohort of leaders to come together in a place of natural beauty to focus on the critical work of weaving together our spiritual and social justice lives in order to become more balanced, healthy and sustainable leaders. The retreat will be predominantly silent with a handful of talks and interactive training sessions. This is a retreat for compassionate Jewish activists. It is a retreat for those of us who, aflame with the cries of the innocent and the hurting in the world, may be ignoring or neglecting the needs of our own bodies, hearts and minds. It is a retreat about listening to and responding to the pain in the world and remembering that we are also part of that world. Start: 6:45 pm
End: 10:30 pm
Tikkun Leil Shabbat brings together hundreds of social justice-minded Jews to celebrate Shabbat through for services, teachings about local social justice issues, and communal meals. Services, which will be a cappella, begin at 6:45 pm & pot luck dinner will begin at 8:15 pm. This week's d'var tikkun or teaching will be given by Liz Falk from Common Good City Farm & FreshFarm Markets. | ||
Co-sponsored by the Institute for Jewish Spirituality, Jewish Funds for Justice and the AJWS-AVODAH Partnership
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