Nehirim
GLBT Jewish Culture & Spirituality
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Building on the success of past retreats, this weekend is an opportunity for those who have previously
attended a Nehirim retreat to come together in a smaller, more relaxed and intimate setting.
Co-directed by Zvi Bellin and Becky Emet, the weekend is a time of heartfelt connection, soulful spirituality,
and also some of the best retreat food available, not to mention a fireplace and sauna. This year will
focus on creating and maintaining "Sukkat Shalom," a shelter of peace. How can we deepen our connection
to ourselves and to each other? Uncover the uniqueness that you bring to Nehirim and how you can share that
gift to strengthen GLBT Jewish living. The retreat is community-led and teaching opportunities are available;
contact Zvi at zvi[at]nehirim.org to get involved.
If you have not come to a Nehirim retreat before, we warmly invite you to join us at the West or East Coast retreat. This gathering is not a
full-on retreat, and we are limiting it to people who have joined us before.
Please click a link to learn more:
- Tachlis (Logistics): Registration, Cost, Transportation etc.
Zvi Bellin, co-director
Becky Emet, co-director
Having worked as a therapist with at-risk youth and families, Becky is
currently pursuing an MBA in hopes of starting her own social
enterprise one day. Committed to social justice and community
building, and striving for an ever-compassionate, present-focused
perspective, Becky brings her passion and warmth to the Nehirim
community.
Ri Turner
Ri is currently finishing up her/zir undergraduate education in anthropology at Cornell University. She/ze has been
involved with LGBTQ organizing since her/zir junior year of high school. She/ze has always felt deeply pulled by Jewish
learning and community, but is now only beginning to find ways to discover and build homes within Judaism. Aside from
her/zir internship with Nehirim, she/ze is currently engaged with the
Kohenet program, a Jewish women's spiritual
leadership training institute taught by Jill Hammer, Shoshana Jedwab (both of whom are also affiliated with Nehirim),
and Holly Taya Shere.
Questions?
If you would like more information, email us at info[at]nehirim.org.
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Zvi Bellin has, for the past six years, led a variety of workshops on Jewish spirituality and mysticism. He holds an M.A. in Counseling and Guidance from NYU, and is studying for his PhD in Pastoral Counseling at Loyola College, Maryland. He has worked as a therapist in a number of mental health settings, and has interned as a Psychiatric Chaplain. Zvi's most recent interests include the spirituality of "dark places" and the formation of meaning outside the "normal and acceptable." He is a co-founder of the Silver Spring Moishe House, a Jewish community house sponsored by the Forest Foundation.
Rabbi Jacob J. Staub is Professor of Jewish Philosophy and Spirituality at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in Philadelphia, where he served as Academic Vice President for 17 years
and where he was ordained. He served as editor of the Reconstructionist magazine. He is the founder and director of the first program in Jewish Spiritual Direction at a rabbinical seminary. He teaches medieval Jewish studies, Jewish meditation, and Jewish spirituality. He is the author of The Creation of the World According to Gersonides and the co-author of Exploring Judaism: A Reconstructionist Approach. He came out as a gay man five years ago.