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Events and Classes
Hikebodedut Club
The Hikebodedut Club meets on Sunday mornings at a local trailhead. We learn a little bit of Jewish wisdom, exploring the traditional meditative practice of “hitbodedut” to frame our hike, and then explore the trail together.
Popularized by the 18th-19th century mystic Reb Nachman of Breslov, hitbodedut traditionally refers to secluding oneself in nature to speak out loud to the Divine. Our club requires neither experience nor beliefs— just a willingness to connect to yourself, nature, and each other!
All details (location, hike difficulty, etc.) will be sent out via our Whatsapp group. To register for that, please email bnaiorinfo@gmail.com.
Next Hike: June 13, 10:30 AM - Noon. Meet at Nahanton Park in Newton.
Chavayah: Earth-Based Kids Program
This is the “Hebrew school” I wish I went to when I was growing up!
🌻 🧵 🪕All sessions are two hours and include earth-based experiential learning, plus crafts and music.
🌿 Not only how to shake lulav and etrog - how they grow and what the harvest time meant to our ancestors.
🌝 All things Levanah - the moon in our tradition, how and why she’s important and rituals of blessing to honor her.
🕎 A meaningful Chanukkah celebration - crafting from recycled materials, dreidel dancing, being a light in the world.
🌀 Composting as spiritual practice - what blessings we can say and how we can connect to our own transformation.
And so much more!!
For more details, send Ariel Hendelman a message.
To register for the Chavayah Kids program, go HERE.
Chavayah Kids (Spring 2025): June 8
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There is a teaching that each of us is a letter in the Torah. Our lives, our stories, and our questions are the scroll unfolding. This is not happening in some distant time and place; these are archetypal energies that are present right here & now.
This free, bi-monthly class will be a mix of study & practice - we’ll open with an original chant from the parshah and explore our sacred text through the lenses of dreamwork, mindfulness & mythology. This is a series, but each session stands on its own. Join for one, some, or all. Sessions will be recorded.
Dates: Bi-monthly on Tuesday evenings, 7-8:00 PM EST
6/10, 6/24
Classes are FREE, but registration is REQUIRED for ZOOM link.
To Register, please GO HERE.
This is a donation-based offering. To support this program,
please donate to B'nai Or HERE.
The Buried Treasure series is co-sponsored by
ALEPH Alliance for Jewish Renewal.
Buried Treasure: Torah as Sacred Mythology
Tuesday, July 15, 7:30-9:30 pm at The Arlington Center
How can the mystical, spiritual technologies of our medieval ancestors guide us in the 21st Century? You are invited to an experiential evening with Ariel Hendelman, B'nai Or's Spiritual Leader, and Umer Piracha, two sacred musicians drawing on Jewish and Islamic mystical traditions, respectively, as sources of connection, inspiration, and healing. Through a conversation facilitated by Rachel Feldman (Professor of Religion at Dartmouth College) we will embark on a sonic and spiritual journey through time and space, drawing on a transcultural longing for the divine.
Tickets & Registration will be available soon!
Devotional Dialogue - A Mystical, Musical Conversation Between Sufism & Kabbalah
Rachel Feldman
Professor of Religion
Dartmouth College
Umer Piracha
(Photo credit:Ashley Borders-Zigman
2025 CSWR/HDS, Harvard University)