Opening the Heart Virtual Retreat
Faculty
Rabbi Dr. James Jacobson Maisels
Rav James directs the vision of Or HaLev & is a devotee of mindfulness practice. Ordained by Rav Daniel Landes, with a doctorate in Jewish Studies from the University of Chicago, Rav James lectures internationally on Jewish Spiritual practices. He also teaches at the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies, Haifa University & Yeshivat Hadar. He strives to integrate his study with his practice, & to help teach & live Judaism as a spiritual discipline.
Rabbi Dorothy Richman
Genevieve Greinetz
A student at Hebrew College Rabbinical School, Genevieve holds an M.A. from Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, CA. She is a certified yoga teacher and worked as an organic farmer, studied Chinese tea, is a published poet and founding editor of an up-and-coming inter-cultural journal. Genevieve is intrigued by the whole gamut of human experience.
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Scholarship Rate
$75
Basic Rate
$200
Supporter Rate
$500
Sustainer Rate
$1000+
In this time of uncertainty and unprecedented change, Or HaLev is grateful to those supporters who make it possible for us to offer practices for grounding and healing, rooted in Jewish tradition.
Sample Schedule
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Bold sessions are streamed live. Italics reflect our suggested schedule for personal practice.
Pacific Timezone
5:30 Wake up
6:00 Sit
6:30 Chanting`
7:30 Individual prayer time and breakfast
9:00 Sit with daily instructions
10:00 Walk
10:30 Sit
11:15 Walk
11:45 Sit and Q&A
12:30 Walk
1:00 Teaching
2:00 Lunch
3:30 Blessing Practice
4:15 Walk
5:00 Sit
5:45 Yoga
7:00 Dinner
8:00 Closing sit and good nightEastern Timezone
5:30 Wake up
6:00 Sit
6:30 Recorded Yoga
7:30 Individual prayer time and breakfast
9:00 Sit
9:30 Chanting
10:30 Walk
10:45 Sit
11:30 Walk
12:00 Sit with daily instructions
1:00 Lunch
2:45 Sit and Q&A
3:30 Walk
4:00 Teaching
5:00 Dinner
6:30 Blessing Practice
7:15 Walk
8:00 Closing sit and good night
UK (2 hrs later for Israel)
5:30 Wake up
6:00 Sit
6:30 Recorded Yoga
7:30 Individual prayer time and breakfast
9:00 Sit
9:45 Walk
10:00 Recorded Blessing Practice
10:45 Walk
11:00 Sit
11:45 Walk
12:00 Lunch
2:00 Sit
2:30 Chanting
2:30 Walk
3:45 Sit
4:30 Walk
5:00 Sit with daily instructions
6:00 Dinner
7:45 Sit and Q&A
8:30 Walk
9:00 Teaching and goodnight