SEX & THE SEPHIROT: A PLEASURE JOURNEY
THROUGH THE OMER

WITH RAV KOHENET TAYA MÂ

March 29 - May 17, 2021

Live Classes: Mondays: April 5, April 26, and May 17 from 4-5:30 pm EDT / 1-2:30 pm PDT

In Sex and the Sephirot, we’ll engage the seven-week Omer period between Passover and Shavuot toward experiencing greater erotic presence, deepening our commitment to sex that is nourishing and healthful for us, and embracing ritual practices of self-pleasure - or pleasure with partners - amidst the support and container of sex-positive community and joyful accountability. We’ll work with the sephirot through an embodied pelvic mapping of the kabbalistic tree of life created specifically for this course.

This offering is for you if: You have a pattern around self-pleasure or sex with partners that you want to transform. You feel excited - and perhaps a little nervous - about being held in a lovingly tended group container to additionally integrate the sacred into your erotic life. You desire to claim pleasure as prayer. 

This multi-week journey includes weekly teachings delivered by audio and text, three collective video calls which are a combination of teaching and personal check-in's, and optional chevrutah connection with a classmate. Video call times TBA.

This course is for people of all gender expressions & bodies.  Our frame is Jewishly rooted, and this course is open across faith practices - no background in Judaism necessary. The course requires a clearly stated commitment to confidentiality, in support of the depth and vulnerability of our work.

There will be 3 Video calls for this Course on April 5, April 26, and May 17 from 4-5:30 pm EDT / 1-2:30 pm PDT

Cost: $275

Payment plans are available in the registration process.

SEFER YETZIRAH: MEDITATION, MAGIC, & THE COSMIC ARCHITECTURE

WITH RAV KOHENET JILL HAMMER 

april 20 - june 15, 2021

Tuesdays, apr 20, apr 27, may 4, may 11, (Break), may 25, jun 1, jun 8, jun 15

3-4:15pm ET / 12-1:15pm PT / 8-9:15pm UK

Sefer Yetzirah is an ancient and foundational work of Jewish mysticism.  This brief and cryptic book imagines letters as the building blocks of the universe, and focuses our attention on the components of space, time, and soul and the elements of air, fire, and water. Its goal is to allow adepts to contemplate, and even partake in, the Divine creative process. We will be reading sections from the book closely in order to understand the practices of Sefer Yetzirah and their potential role in an earth-based, feminist, contemporary Jewish belief and contemplative practice. We will also be using the book to meditate and reflect on our own spiritual experience.   

The class will be taught via Zoom and can also be accessed via phone. All sessions will be recorded and posted online; you can take the class even if the time block does not work for you.

Students are requested to purchase the Sefer Yetzirah text here or here prior to class.

Cost: $250

Payment plans are available in the registration process.

THE WHEEL OF THE YEAR: A HEBREW PRIESTESS EXPLORATION

WITH RAV KOHENET JILL HAMMER

january - December 2021

Mondays: Jan 18, feb 8, mar 15, Apr 26, may 10, jun 14, Aug 30, Sep 19 (Sunday), oct 25, Nov 22

7-8pm ET / 4-5pm PT

This monthly Virtual Temple class presents an earth-based view of the Jewish calendar, including ancient practices and modern customs, and explores Kohenet-resonant ways to create meaningful holiday ritual. This ten-month class includes readings, recorded lectures, an online discussion forum, audio guides for embodied practice, and ritual and liturgy for each festival season. This class serves as a holiday community where students post about their holiday experiences and practices and share their questions and ideas. Required texts are The Jewish Book of Days by Jill Hammer and Seasons of Our Joy by Arthur Waskow. Additional material is also posted and assigned.

Our group call time is Mondays, 7pm ET / 4pm PT.

January 18 - Introduction; Tu B’Shvat: Feast of the Tree of Life

February 8 - Purim: Festival of the Sacred Fool

March 15 - Pesach: Full Moon of Liberation

April 26 - The Journey of the Omar

May 10 - Shavuot, Sinai, & Sacred Loaves

June 14 - Tisha B’Av & Tu B’Av: From Weeping to Dancing

August 30 - Rosh haShanah & Yom Kippur

September 19 - Sukkot (Note: Sunday class)

October 25 - Rosh Chodesh

November 22 - Chanukah

Cost: $320

Payment plans are available in the registration process.

Embodied Presence: A Virtual Practicum

This 8-week self-directed practicum invites and supports us to cultivate a being-ness that is aligned with our essential self and gifts and with Source. Explore right pace, inhabit space, be guided by gratitude and become fluent in state transmission. Embodied Presence engages simple and potent exercises and inquires to activate awareness, to strengthen and supply our sensory selves and to empower our embodied presence. Concentrated content is made available each week in the virtual classroom in both audio and print form. Please submit a paragraph of intention for class upon registration. Upon completion, send a one page reflection on your journey with the course - how the material has impacted you and any next steps. These should be sent to [email protected].

Session 1: Presencing Pace

Session 2: Presencing Grace & Gratitude

Session 3: Presencing Space

Session 4: Presencing Place & Elementals

Session 5: Presencing Soma

Session 6: Presencing State

Session 7: Presencing Form & Flow

Session 8: Presencing Completion

Cost: $175

FACES OF SHEKHINAH:
MEETING THE DIVINE FEMININE IN JEWISH TEXTS

WITH RAV KOHENET JILL HAMMER 

TIMES TBA for FALL 2021

Dates TBA

Times TBA

This course with Rabbi Jill Hammer/Rav Kohenet Ye’ilah explores biblical, talmudic, and mystical texts related to faces of the Divine Feminine across Jewish history, and invites participants to experience these faces of the Divine through visualization. The course includes biweekly lectures, texts to explore, and guided meditations. Times to be announced. Lectures are recorded for later listening. 

Lecture dates TBA

Session 1 - The Divine Glory: Shekhinah in Exodus and the Talmud

Session 2 - Lady Wisdom and the Book of Proverbs

Session 3 - Shekhinah as Exiled Woman: The Midrash

Session 4 - Shekhinah as Divine Daughter

Session 5 - The Cosmic Mother: Divine Feminine as Womb

Session 6 - Shekhinah as Lover: The Sabbath Bride

Session 7 - Shekhinah as Warrior and/or Monster

Session 8 - Shekhinah as World: Divine Feminine as All That Is

Cost: $250.

Payment plans are available in the registration process.

On Solid Ground: Fundamentals of Judaism
Sunday Cohort

with Kohenet Keshira haLev Fife

November 1, 2020 - August 29, 2021

Sundays: Nov 1, Nov 22, Dec 13, Jan 17, Feb 7, Feb 28, Mar 21, Apr 11, May 23, Jun 13, Jul 4, & Aug 29

12-1pm ET / 9-10am PT / 5-6pm UK (Please note UK time change to 4-5pm UK beginning Mar 21)

On Solid Ground: Fundamentals of Judaism is an exploration of the foundations upon which we stand as Priestesses, providing us a stable place from which to learn, study, practice, lead, create, ritualize and diverge. This class will include inquiries into traditional/historical practice in comparison and contrast to Priestess practice. This class is open to Kohenet students and alumni as well as others interested in engaging with the Basics of Judaism through a Priestessing lens. Sessions are held on the Zoom platform from 12-1pm ET/9-10am PT/5-6pm GT the following Sundays: November 1, November 22, December 13, January 17, February 7, February 28 and respectively (after the time change) 12-1pm ET/9-10am PT/4-5pm GT through March 21, April 11, May 23, June 13, July 4, July 25, August 29. This is being offered as an option since the Monday cohort is full. The course material is the same.

Session 1 - What is Judaism? 

Session 2 - Who are Jews? Lineages, Denominations, and Sages

Session 3 - Where are Jews? How did they get to be all over the world? (taught by Rav Kohenet Shoshana Batshemesh Jedwab)

Session 4 - Jewish Herstory: The Grand Narrative (taught by Rav Kohenet Shoshana Batshemesh Jedwab)

Session 5 - Torah and Other Sacred Texts  

Session 6 - Jewish Days and Time Cycles

Session 7 - Sacred Time: Sabbath through Havdallah

Session 8 - Jewish Holidays: An Overview of the Jewish Year

Session 9 - Jewish Holidays: The Pilgrimages

Session 10 - Worship: Daily Rhythms and their Liturgy

Session 11 - Judaism at Home: Ritual Items and Customs

Session 12 - Jewish Life Spirals

Session 13 - What does Judaism say about…? and Other Questions

Classes will be offered live and recorded for review and/or access across timezones. Though this course does fulfill a core Kohenet requirement, it is open to all who are drawn - and is inclusive of all genders and faith traditions. You needn't be a Kohenet student to register

Cost: $350

To Register: This course is currently on-going. If you are interested in joining mid-year, please email [email protected].

On Solid Ground: Fundamentals of Judaism
MONDAY COHORT

with Kohenet Keshira haLev Fife

September 14, 2020 - August 23, 2021

monDAYS: sep 14, oct 12, Nov 9, Dec 7, Jan 4, Feb 1, mar 1, apr 5, May 10, may 30, june 28, july 26, aug 23

8-9PM ET / 5-6pM PT

On Solid Ground: Fundamentals of Judaism is an exploration of the foundations upon which we stand as Priestesses, providing us a stable place from which to learn, study, practice, lead, create, ritualize and diverge. This class will include inquiries into traditional/historical practice in comparison and contrast to Priestess practice. This class is open to Kohenet students and alumni as well as others interested in engaging with the basics of Judaism through a Priestessing lens. Sessions are held on the Zoom platform from 8-9pm ET on the following Mondays: September 14, October 12, November 9, December 7, January 4, February 1, March 1, April 5, May 10, May 31, June 28, July 26, August 23. The course material is the same as the Sunday cohort of the course.

Session 1 - What is Judaism? 

Session 2 - Who are Jews? Lineages, Denominations, and Sages

Session 3 - Where are Jews? How did they get to be all over the world? (taught by Rav Kohenet Shoshana Batshemesh Jedwab)

Session 4: Jewish Herstory: The Grand Narrative (taught by Rav Kohenet Shoshana Batshemesh Jedwab)

Session 5 - Torah and Other Sacred Texts  

Session 6 - Jewish Days and Time Cycles

Session 7 - Sacred Time: Sabbath through Havdallah

Session 8 - Jewish Holidays: An Overview of the Jewish Year

Session 9 - Jewish Holidays: The Pilgrimages

Session 10 - Worship: Daily Rhythms and their Liturgy

Session 11 - Judaism at Home: Ritual Items and Customs

Session 12 - Jewish Life Spirals

Session 13 - What does Judaism say about…? and Other Questions

Classes will be offered live and recorded for review and/or access across timezones. Though this course does fulfill a core Kohenet requirement, it is open to all who are drawn - and is inclusive of all genders and faith traditions. You needn't be a Kohenet student to register

Cost: $350

To Register: This course is currently on-going. If you are interested in joining mid-year, please email [email protected].

Jewish Ancestral Healing

with rav kohenet taya Mâ

February 15 - March 28, 2021

Live Classes: THURSDAYS, FEBRUARY 18 - March 22

4-5:30PM ET / 1-2:30PM PT

(Final class date/time TBA.)

Jewish Ancestral Healing Journey is a multi-week journey taught by Taya Mâ. It includes content material on Jewish ancestor reverence practices and a group immersion into the Ancestral Lineage Healing process. Join us to engage in:

Weekly lessons on Jewish ancestor reverence practices. Our areas of exploration include working with stones, yahrtzeit practices of remembering, the ancestralization practice of Mourner’s Kaddish, the pilgrimage practice of Hillula and more. Lessons are delivered through audio recording and identical transcribed text. 

Weekly group Zoom video calls guiding participants through a process of Ancestral Lineage Healing. Our sessions, guided by Taya Mâ, include an orientation to the protocols we’ll engage, an assessment of participants’ four primary blood/family lineages, welcoming connection with an ancestral guide, and building relationship with your guide to anchor blessing for you and healing for one of your family lineages. There is an optional Facebook group for those in this course, to serve as a space for check-in and integration, sharing experiences, questions, receiving feedback and connecting in community.  

Course video calls are Thursdays, Feb 18 through March 23 from 4-5:30 pm ET / 1-2:30 pm PT. Calls are recorded and shared. If you need to miss a session, just be sure to review the recording before attending the next session. (The final call date/time will be TBA.)

The course begins with materials delivered on Feb 15.

Cost: $350

General registration for this course is now closed. Please email [email protected] for inquiries.