Nefesh

Nefesh An Ancient New Direction

Nefesh is an open-hearted spiritual community welcoming all of the identities that make up who we are and who we love.

Nefesh is a doorway to the wisdom, ritual, and melodies of the Jewish tradition. Nefesh is an open-hearted spiritual community welcoming all of the identities that make up who we are and who we love. Born in the multicultural beauty of LA’s east side neighborhoods, Nefesh cultivates empathy, love, and justice.

Faith communities hold something authoritarian power cannot manufacture: moral authority. The legitimacy to say, this is...
06/03/2026

Faith communities hold something authoritarian power cannot manufacture: moral authority. The legitimacy to say, this is wrong — and have people believe it.

Join us on Saturday, June 27 after Shabbat Morning services at The Commons in Echo Park for a free community training in faith-based resistance, led by two of the country’s leading anti-authoritarian thinkers and practitioners: Nadine Bloch (training director at Beautiful Trouble) and Scot Nakagawa (co-founder of 22nd Century Institute and author of The Anti-Authoritarian Playbook).

Open to clergy, organizers, congregation members, and anyone drawn to faith-rooted approaches to social change.

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and Rabbi Aaron at last night’s magical Gala in NYC, where Rabbi Susan received T’ruah’s Rabbinic Human Rights Hero Aw...
06/03/2026

and Rabbi Aaron at last night’s magical Gala in NYC, where Rabbi Susan received T’ruah’s Rabbinic Human Rights Hero Award ♥️

Attention recent Graduates! 🎓 This Friday, we’re inviting all recent Grads of any educational program (everything from t...
06/01/2026

Attention recent Graduates! 🎓 This Friday, we’re inviting all recent Grads of any educational program (everything from transitional kindergarten to advanced post-doctoral programs included!) to join us on the bima and light Shabbat candles at the top of Shabbat service!

Grads, please get to services early to make sure you’re situated for this special honor 🕯️🕯️

All experience levels welcome 🎶 Join Nefesh Musical Co-Director Sally Dworsky at SINGING WITH SALLY, this Sunday at St. ...
05/29/2026

All experience levels welcome 🎶 Join Nefesh Musical Co-Director Sally Dworsky at SINGING WITH SALLY, this Sunday at St. Be’s in Eagle Rock!

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Today, honored the Madrinas at their Giants of Justice celebration 🎉 Overyjoyed to celebrate and be in community with ...
05/29/2026

Today, honored the Madrinas at their Giants of Justice celebration 🎉 Overyjoyed to celebrate and be in community with so many working towards a better world.

This year, Makom families donated food and raised funds for the Silverlake Community Church’s Food Pantry! We’re always ...
05/28/2026

This year, Makom families donated food and raised funds for the Silverlake Community Church’s Food Pantry!

We’re always looking for Nefesh Kin and Makom families who are interested in volunteering on Wednesday evenings to help deliver food to those in our community who need support. DM us for more info!

Some snapshots and special moments from last week’s Shavuot celebrations 📸 our Inner/Outer themed evening of programming...
05/27/2026

Some snapshots and special moments from last week’s Shavuot celebrations 📸 our Inner/Outer themed evening of programming at the (complete with a therapist panel, teachings and t’fillah from our clergy, puppet making, cooking demo, and tons of milk & honey desserts), Shabbat Morning service (which included a Yizkor service), and a tender and thought-provoking Lunch and Learn with on the spiritual landscapes of grief.

Thank you all who joined us for this emotional and transcendent holiday weekend ♥️♥️

We’re overjoyed that our own will receive the Rabbinic Human Rights Hero Award from at their T’ruah Gala on June 2, 20...
05/21/2026

We’re overjoyed that our own will receive the Rabbinic Human Rights Hero Award from at their T’ruah Gala on June 2, 2026!

If you’re interested in attending in-person in NYC, or tuning in that evening via Zoom, DM us for details!

Meet your Shadow with Rabbi Mel Gottlieb 🌒 Runs June 10, 17 & 24 on Zoom!Beneath the outer social mask we embody, we eac...
05/20/2026

Meet your Shadow with Rabbi Mel Gottlieb 🌒 Runs June 10, 17 & 24 on Zoom!

Beneath the outer social mask we embody, we each have a hidden shadow we are often unaware of: for example, an impulsive, wounded, sad, or isolated energy that we try to ignore. But the shadow can actually be a source of vitality and acknowledging it can be a path of healing and greater authenticity. ENCOUNTERING THE SHADOW will describe the Torah’s depiction of three shadow characters found in Torah Travels (pp. 190-211), and how each of us encounter our inner shadow in our lives.

We will each be invited to meet our dark side, accepting it, and learn to use its energies in productive ways. We shall see how our shadow affects our personal choices, learn to reclaim forbidden or lost feelings and achieve greater self-acceptance. We may learn to recreate relationships, increase compassion, and renew creative expression.

Students will be encouraged to keep private, confidential journals to explore and deepen their consciousness and their unique soul.

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05/19/2026

“It’s not too late, start now.” Whether you’ve been studying with Nefesh and our Cultivating Trust (Bitachon) video series, doing your own study, or haven’t had the bandwidth this year, we encourage you to join us this Thursday, 7pm at the for Shavuot 5786: Inner/Outer, where we’ll celebrate revelation and the receiving of the Torah with a night full of knowledge, teachings, and other nourishing offerings!

We’ll celebrate Shavuot with
📚 teachings from and Rabbi Aaron
🎶 t’fillah with
🎭 inner me/outer me puppet making with .world
⚕️therapist panel with , Lynne Rosen, Zazu Tauber and Melanie Weiner.
👩‍🍳 cooking demo with
🛁 sound bath with Teresa Totaro
🍦 milk & honey dessert potluck

RSVP via the link in our bio!

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