Foundations: Window Into the Soul: An Intro to Jewish Meditation

Description:

Who are we when we drop the worldly labels that have come to define us? What is our true nature? In a world filled with endless distractions and demands competing for our attention, how do we create space for contemplation, stillness, insight — and encounter the Divine?

This experiential class invites you to journey inward and discover the power of Jewish meditation. Using ancient wisdom and contemporary mindfulness as our guide, we will explore texts and practices that deepen presence, awareness and spiritual connection.

Whether you're new to meditation or have an established practice, this class offers a supportive space to deepen self-awareness and cultivate meaningful connection to the world within and around us.

Please see the class schedule below:

• Tuesday, April 1st
• Tuesday, April 8th
• Tuesday, April 22nd
• Tuesday, April 29th

All classes run from 9:15am-10:30am at Sinai Temple.

Questions? Please reach out to Amanda at [email protected].

Teacher Bio:

Danielle Berrin is an award-winning journalist and storyteller whose work explores the intersection of Jewish identity, politics, and culture. For over a decade, she served as a senior reporter and columnist for the Los Angeles Jewish Journal, covering the American Jewish community and its role in global affairs. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Guardian, Yedioth Ahronoth (Israel’s most widely read newspaper), as well as The Forward, Hadassah Magazine, and the Los Angeles Review of Books. She has also provided commentary on CNN, MSNBC, and major Israeli media outlets.

In 2017, the Los Angeles Press Club named her Journalist of the Year for her groundbreaking reporting on sexual harassment—published a year before the #MeToo movement began. She later served as California Jewish Outreach Director for the Bloomberg 2020 Presidential Campaign and was named one of the Forward’s most influential American Jews.

Danielle is currently developing several screenplays and served as a 2023–2024 fellow of the Jewish Writers Initiative. She is now in her third year of advanced study to teach Jewish mindfulness meditation.

Host or Publisher Sinai Temple