Welcome to ALEPH’s Jewish Renewal community resource.

The ALEPH Alliance is a network of organizations, Jewish leaders, shuls and more at the vibrant cutting-edge of Judaism. On this page you will find a growing list of ALEPH Alliance members: communities and congregations, nonprofit organizations, programs, individual artists, teachers, and scholars who are renewing Judaism with their innovative, heart-centered work. If you find errors or have questions, please contact us at aleph-admin@aleph.org. Want to be listed on the directory? 

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Virtual Communities

Silence is Praise: Metivta-Style Morning Meditation Service, Wednesdays at 11:30am ET/ 8:30am PT

Silence is Praise

Date: Weekly on Wednesdays
Time: 11:30 am-12:30 pm ET (8:30-9:30 am PT)
Cost: Pay-what-you-can
Presenter: Rabbi Anne Brener

Overwhelmed with stress from daily life. Join Rabbi Anne Brener for a chanting and meditation service, using the structure of the morning service, to calm our bodies and connect our souls. There will be time for some check-in afterward.

 

Regster Here

Friday Healing Circle - Fridays | 11:30am ET / 8:30am PT

Friday Healing Circle
Fridays | 11:30am ET / 8:30am PT | Zoom

The Friday Healing Circle, led by Rabbi Diane Elliot and friends, offers a weekly space to connect, to feel, to praise, to learn, to grieve and to love. Join us each Friday for an hour of song and movement, Torah, poetry and healing prayers to expand your spirit and lead you into Shabbat. Gatherings are recorded and a link sent to all on the Healing Circle mailing list (you must email R’ Diane to be added to the list), so you can partake at your convenience. The Circle is freely offered.

Friday Night Candle Lighting - Fridays at 6:00pm PT

Light your candles at home, share in the blessings, and experience the warmth of tradition, even from afar.

Virtual Candle Lighting with Or Shalom, every Friday from 6:00 PM to 6:30 PM PT, a warm and welcoming space to enter Shabbat with blessings, connection, and community. This drop in gathering is open to all, with no experience needed.

Drop in and join online.

Yom Rishon: Sing, Pray, Meditate - Sundays at 9:30am PT 12:30pm ET

YOM RISHON is a virtual service open to all, featuring meditation, traditional Jewish prayer, music & the 32 Paths of Presence (Hebrew letters and the Tree of Life).

Join Rabbi Brian Yosef and special guests!

Register and Join Zoom in HERE
 

Nechamah Minyan - Nightly at 9pm ET/ 6pm PT
The Nechamah Minyan meets nightly at 9 pm Eastern (6 pm Pacific), every day except Friday, providing nechamah (comfort) beyond time and space. Serving to connect people across denominational lines; people who need a place to pray; to heal; to grieve; to experiment with different forms and modalities of prayer; the Nechamah Minyan is a container for the end of the day and to say kaddish. It has helped attendees relax into the night, soothe sleepless souls, and connect with one another. It is different every night—depending on who is leading—so come a few times to get an array of musical, liturgical, meditative, and poetic styles. 

The Nechamah Minyan was started in January 2021 by Reb Geela Rayzel Raphael as a place to say kaddish (Jewish prayer for the dead) for her mom, Natalie Robinson, (Nechama Leah bat Elke v’Chayim). For Jews in mourning, it is traditional to say daily Kaddish in a minyan, which is a group of 10 or more persons. All who mourn, who are honoring yahrzeits, or who wish to participate in the mitzvah of making a minyan, are invited to join this important program.

If you would like to register, please reach out to Rabbi Geela Rayzel Raphael at rrayzel@shechinah.com.

If you are looking to attend a minyan taking place that evening, please contact Rabbi Geela Rayzel by 6 pm EDT. If you’d like to be on the last-minute text list (to be contacted to participate in the mitzvah of making a minyan, in the case not enough are gathered) or you’d like to lead one of the evenings (creative, traditional, and all types of services are welcome!) please reach out to Rabbi Geela Rayzel at the email above.

If you would like to express your gratitude for this type of program, please feel free to make a donation HERE.

United States

Arizona

Scottsdale, AZ

Ruach Hamidbar, Spirit of the Desert

https://www.ruach.org/

California

Arcata, CA

Rabbi Robert Rottenberg

thetiferetcenter@gmail.com

 

Berkeley, CA

Aquarian Minyan

https://www.aquarianminyan.org/

Beyt Tikkun Synagogue-Without-Walls

https://www.beyttikkun.org/

Chochmat HaLev

https://chochmat.org/

 

Carlsbad, CA

Elijah Minyan

https://elijahminyan.com/

 

Oakland, CA

Kehilla Community Synagogue

http://www.kehillasynagogue.org/

San Diego, CA

Shir Ha-Yam

https://jewishrenewalsandiego.org/

 

Santa Cruz, CA

Chadeish Yameinu

https://www.cysantacruz.com/

 

Santa Monica, CA

Holistic Jew – Rabbi T’mimah Ickovits

http://www.holisticjew.org/

 

West Hills, CA

Makom Ohr Shalom

https://www.makom.org/

Colorado

Boulder, CO

Congregation Nevei Kodesh

http://www.neveikodesh.org/

Shulchan

https://www.shulchan.net/

Steamboat Springs, CO

Har Mishpacha

https://www.harmishpacha.org/

 

Connecticut

West Hartford, CT

Congregation P’nai Or of West Hartford

http://jewishrenewalct.org/

Florida

Davie, FL

Temple Adath Or – TAO

https://www.taocenter.net/

Delray Beach, FL

Shaarei Simchah

https://shareisimchah.org/

Lutz, FL

Or Ahavah

https://orahavah.org/

Illinois

Chicago, IL

Makom Shalom Mitziut

https://www.makomshalom.com/

Champaign-Urbana, IL 

Nevei Kodesh Congregation

https://neveikodesh.net/

Indiana

Bloomingdale, IN

Congregation Beth Shalom Jewish Renewal Minyan

https://www.bethshalom-bjc.org/

Kentucky

Louisville, KY

Kol Israel Congregation of Kentucky, Inc.

https://www.facebook.com/KolIsraelKY/

Louisiana

New Orleans, LA

Kol HaLev New Orleans

 

Maryland

Baltimore, MD

East Bank Havurah

https://www.meetup.com/East-Bank-Havurah/

Rockville, MD

Am Kolel Jewish Renewal Community of Greater Washington, D.C.

https://www.amkolel.org/

Massachusetts

Cambridge, MA

B’nai Or of Boston

https://www.bnaior.org/

Florence, MA

Beit Ahavah: The Reform Synagouge of Greater Northampton

https://www.beitahavah.org/

Swampscott, MA

Congregation Shirat Hayam

https://shirathayam.org/

Michigan

Ann Arbor, MI

Pardes Hannah

https://pardeshannah.org/

 

Troy, MI

Congregation Shir Tikvah

https://www.shirtikvah.org/

 

Minnesota

Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MI

Twin Cities Jewish Renewal Community

https://tcjewishrenewal.com/

 

New Mexico

Albuquerque, NM

Planetary Judaism

https://planetaryjudaism.org/

New York

Bronx, NY

Temple Beth-El of City Island

https://yourshulbythesea.org/

 

Syosset, NY

Congregation Simchat HaLev

https://www.simchathalev.org/

Ohio

 

Columbus, OH

Kehilat Sukkat Shalom

https://www.sukkatshalomcolumbus.org/

Oregon

Ashland, OR

Havurah Shir Hadash

https://havurahshirhadash.org/

Hood River, OR

Hood River Havurah

Portland, OR

P’nai Or of Portland

https://www.pnaiorpdx.org/

Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

P’nai Or Philadelphia

http://www.pnaior-phila.org/

Texas

Austin, TX

Congregation Shalom Rav

https://shalomravaustin.com/

Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

House of Prayer for All Peoples

https://houseofprayerforallpeoples.org/

Vermont

Burlington, VT

Ruach haMaqom

https://www.ruachhamaqom.org/

Virginia

Charlottesville, VA

P’nai Yisrael Chavurah

https://www.pnaiyisrael.org/

Washington

Washington DC

Washington DC

Tikkun Leil Shabbat

http://tikkunleilshabbat.blogspot.com/

Wisconsin

Madison, WI

Congregation Shaarei Shamayim

https://www.shamayim.org/

World

Australia

Sydney, New South Wales

Neshama Life

https://www.neshamalife.org/

Canada

Regina, Saskatchewan

Beth Jacob Synagogue

http://www.bethjacobsynagogue.com/

 

Vancouver BC

Or Shalom-Jewish Spiritual Community Association – Canada

http://www.orshalom.ca/

Germany

Berlin, Germany

Ohel Hachidusch – Berlin Germany

https://www.ohel-hachidusch.org/

Korea, Republic of

Seoul, Republic of Korea

Hakehillah Korea

https://hakehillahkorea.carrd.co/

UK

London, England

Ruach Chavurah – London

https://www.ruach-chavurah.org.uk/

Find Your Jewish Renewal Community