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Presenters Joanna Katz

Eating Instructions (Aug 2020) – Rabbi Joanna Katz

Presented by: Joanna Katz

Presenter: Rabbi Joanna Katz Event & Date: August 2020 Zoom Retreat Podcast Notes: Joanna instructs in the practice of mindful eating.

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Joanna Sitting Instructions 2

Presented by: Joanna Katz

Presenter: Joanna Katz Event & Date: N/A Podcast Notes: Joanna teaches us the practice of sitting meditation. She weaves the practice of developing gratitude into our sitting practice. She discusses the development of intention, or kavanah, for practice.

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Patience and Self Acceptance

Presented by: Joanna Katz

Presenter: Rabbi Joanna Katz Event & Date: October 2008 – Elat Chayyim Advanced Meditation Program for the development of Jewish Contemplative practice . Podcast Notes: In this talk from the 2008 winter ECAMP retreat, Joanna offers teachings about patience and self acceptance.

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Hindrances and Trust

Presented by: Joanna Katz

Presenter: Rabbi Joanna Katz Event & Date: N/A Podcast Notes: Joanna begins with a discussion of thoughts, and the five mind states that hinder our ability to see clearly in the world. She talks about the arising of judgement, and how to bring the light of awareness to that judgement.  She delves deeply into the experiences of […]

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Thursday Morning Davvening

Presented by: Jeff Roth, Joanna Katz, Jordan Bendat-Appell, Sheila Weinberg

Presenters: Rabbis Jeff Roth, Joanna Katz, Jordan Bendat-Appell and Sheila Weinberg Event & Date: Jewish Meditation Teacher Training October 2014 Podcast Notes: This is the morning service. Many of the prayers/chants are introduced with kavanot.

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Untying the Knots

Presented by: Joanna Katz

Presenter: Rabbi Joanna Katz Event & Date: Jewish Meditation Teacher Training October 2014 Podcast Notes: When attention is settled and the heart is open, our relationships with our loved ones id transformed, and the knots that tangle these relationships can untie. Working for the well being of others is one of the deepest expressions of being human. […]

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Second Set: Blessing Practice Instructions

Presented by: Joanna Katz

Presenter: Rabbi Joanna Katz Event & Date: Jewish Meditation Teacher Training October 2014 Podcast Notes: Joanna continues instruction in the practice of repeating phrases of blessing as a concentration practice that opens the heart.

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Introduction to the Blessing Practice

Presented by: Joanna Katz

Presenter: Rabbi Joanna Katz Event &  Date: October 2014 Jewish Meditation Teacher Training Podcast Notes: Joanna introduces the practice of repeating phrases of blessing as a concentration practice that opens the heart. It is a practice that allows us to become deeply intimate with all beings and our selves.

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Upcoming Events

  • Preparing for a New Jewish Year in a Changing World – Aug 22-28,2022
  • Two Week Jewish Meditation Retreat – Nov/Dec 2022

Recent Retreat Videos

August 2021: Preparing For A New Jewish Year In A Period Of Worldly Challenge

Recent Podcasts

  • Morning Davvening – Friday (Aug 2020) – Jeff Roth; Joanna Katz; Sylvia Boorstein; Norman Fischer
  • What’s Really Important (June 2020) – talk by Rabbi Jeff Roth
  • Tuesday Morning Davvening (June 2020) – led by Rabbis Jeff Roth & Ariel Sholklapper and Ruth Jacobson
  • Well-Being (June 2020) – talk by Ruth Jacobson
  • Thursday Morning Davvening (June 2020) – led by Rabbis Jeff Roth & Ariel Sholklapper and Ruth Jacobson
  • Skillfull Intention (June 2020) – talk by Ruth Jacobson
  • Overview of our Jewish Theological Approach to Our Practice (June 2020) – Rabbi Jeff Roth
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