“Listen! Israel, Listen! Still the mind’s chatter, quiet the heart’s desire…This One alone is God.” (Rabbi Rami Shapiro)

Spend the weeks leading up to Revelation at Mt Sinai on Shavuot taking a deeper dive into listening for/to Source. Together, we will explore different ways of praying/playing the Sh’ma in order to open our hearts up to the act of witnessing and accepting Truth (Emet) and Love (Ahava) and embracing any resistances we have along the way.

This class, taught by Rabbi Diane Tiferet Lakein, is open to all; newcomers and drop-ins welcome! Following our textual exploration of the Sh’ma in Part One, these next 3 classes will focus on experimenting with diverse spiritual practices centered around this central Jewish prayer.

You may take the class at noon on Wednesdays or Thursday evenings. If you sign up for the entire series and need to shift class day/time in any week you will be allowed to do so. Please register separately to take this series on Thursdays.

Cost: $10 members/$12 guests per class

While the classes build on one another, drop-ins are always welcome

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Rabbi Diane Tiferet Lakein (she/hers) holds a B.A. in East Asian Studies and International Politics from Princeton University and an M.A. in Anthropology from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Born in San Francisco, she spent time in Stockholm, Sweden as a child and in Beijing, China as an undergraduate. She moved to Germany in the mid-1990s to conduct ethnographic research on anti-racist responses to rising xenophobia – and discovered her passion for Jewish spirituality and education.

Rabbi Diane received a Masters of Jewish Education from Hebrew College and ordination from ALEPH, the Alliance for Jewish Renewal. She most recently served as Jewish Educator in Cologne, Germany (2011-2014), Rabbinic Intern in Freiburg, Germany (2013-2016) and Rabbi of Chawurah Gescher in Freiburg, Germany and of Migwan in Basel, Switzerland (2017-2019). She joined the Religious School staff and the Spiritual Leadership Team at Nevei Kodesh in 2020.

Rabbi Diane is a member of Haver, the Rabbinic Council of Boulder, Colorado and of the Rocky Mountain Rabbis and Cantors (RMRC), based in Denver. She is also a member of OHALAH, the Association of Rabbis for Jewish Renewal and the General Rabbinical Council of Germany – Allgemeine Rabbinerkonferenz (ARK ).

To learn more about Rabbi Diane go to www.rabbiwithin.org