Return to One: Journeying Through the High Holidays
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The High Holidays are more than a period on the Jewish calendar—they are an extended journey through states of feeling and awareness, designed to catalyze a process of introspection and transformation. Spanning from Elul through Sukkot, this season offers a soul-map for the journey: preparation (the month of Elul), awakening (Rosh Hashanah), dissolution and rebirth (Yom Kippur), and embodied integration (Sukkot). Rooted in ancient wisdom and Jewish mystical traditions, Return to One invites us to journey through these Days of Awe with intention—opening to expansive possibilities that they offer.
Each of the four sessions offers frameworks, resources and guidance for engaging in the ritual arc of this season in meaningful and resonant ways that both complement psychedelic experiences and offer consciousness-expanding opportunities on their own. Through deep exploration of the practices of these holidays and the states of awareness that they can induce, we will gain access to the particular medicine and support that each step of this process offers. The course is accessible and resonant for beginners on the Jewish path and experienced practitioners alike. Our learning and exploration will take place within an inclusive and compassionate communal container, inviting people to join together at the meeting place of psychedelic experience and spiritual tradition.
Early Bird Rate (Early Bird Available July 23-August 4)- $120
Standard Rate- $140
Each session will include:
An explorative teaching with slides
A guided practice
Space for sharing and questions
A PDF resource to take the practice home
Sessions will take place on zoom on four Wednesdays, August 27, September 3, September 10, and September 17, at 10am Pacific / 1pm Eastern / 8pm Israel. Sessions will be recorded and sent to course participants for self-paced study.
Aug. 27 ~ Teshuvah: Return to Belonging
Teshuvah—which literally means “returning”—is the primary spiritual practice of this season. But what are we returning to? And how? This session offers a primary framework for teshuvah as a path of connecting with our fundamental sense of belonging, to ourselves, the universe, and the Divine. This provides the basis that prepares us for the journey through the High Holidays.
Sept. 3 ~ Rosh Hashanah: Return to Creation
On Rosh Hashanah, we mark the Jewish new year with feasts, prayers and the sound of the shofar—a ram’s horn. This session uncovers layers of meaning within the shofar’s call that wake us up, and attune us to the primal lifeforce of Creation.
Sept. 10 ~ Yom Kippur: Return to Essence
Yom Kippur is much more than a day of fasting. It is a 25 hour period that invites us to disconnect from limiting sources of identity, and reconnect with our most essential Source of Being. This session opens us up to the process of dissolution and renewal through the practices of this day.
Sept. 17 ~ Sukkot: Return to the Flow Life
Sukkot is the ancestral harvest festival. Coming on the heels of the month of Elul, Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, it is a culmination of the period of return that channels the inner, spiritual work of this season into a direct, embodied experience of Life. This session explores the deeper aspects of this holiday and its earth based practices that offer a path for integrating the teshuvah journey and bringing it forward into the new yearly cycle.
About our Guide:
Ami Silver is a rabbi and psychotherapist based in Jerusalem. He has been a devoted student of contemplative, embodied Jewish practice for over 20 years, and teaches Jewish wisdom and practice as a path of direct experience and spiritual connection, independently and in collaboration with various organizations. Alongside his rabbinic work, Ami maintains a private therapy practice where he supports people through mindfulness-based, somatic and experiential therapy approaches. He has been at the forefront of psychedelic-assisted therapeutic work in Israel, working as part of the clinical team at treatment centers and on clinical research trials. A beloved contributor to Shefa, Ami authored “Return to One: A Shefa High Holiday Companion,” as well as our psychedelically inspired Passover and Chanukah readers.
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The High Holidays are more than a period on the Jewish calendar—they are an extended journey through states of feeling and awareness, designed to catalyze a process of introspection and transformation. Spanning from Elul through Sukkot, this season offers a soul-map for the journey: preparation (the month of Elul), awakening (Rosh Hashanah), dissolution and rebirth (Yom Kippur), and embodied integration (Sukkot). Rooted in ancient wisdom and Jewish mystical traditions, Return to One invites us to journey through these Days of Awe with intention—opening to expansive possibilities that they offer.
Each of the four sessions offers frameworks, resources and guidance for engaging in the ritual arc of this season in meaningful and resonant ways that both complement psychedelic experiences and offer consciousness-expanding opportunities on their own. Through deep exploration of the practices of these holidays and the states of awareness that they can induce, we will gain access to the particular medicine and support that each step of this process offers. The course is accessible and resonant for beginners on the Jewish path and experienced practitioners alike. Our learning and exploration will take place within an inclusive and compassionate communal container, inviting people to join together at the meeting place of psychedelic experience and spiritual tradition.
Early Bird Rate (Early Bird Available July 23-August 4)- $120
Standard Rate- $140
Each session will include:
An explorative teaching with slides
A guided practice
Space for sharing and questions
A PDF resource to take the practice home
Sessions will take place on zoom on four Wednesdays, August 27, September 3, September 10, and September 17, at 10am Pacific / 1pm Eastern / 8pm Israel. Sessions will be recorded and sent to course participants for self-paced study.
Aug. 27 ~ Teshuvah: Return to Belonging
Teshuvah—which literally means “returning”—is the primary spiritual practice of this season. But what are we returning to? And how? This session offers a primary framework for teshuvah as a path of connecting with our fundamental sense of belonging, to ourselves, the universe, and the Divine. This provides the basis that prepares us for the journey through the High Holidays.
Sept. 3 ~ Rosh Hashanah: Return to Creation
On Rosh Hashanah, we mark the Jewish new year with feasts, prayers and the sound of the shofar—a ram’s horn. This session uncovers layers of meaning within the shofar’s call that wake us up, and attune us to the primal lifeforce of Creation.
Sept. 10 ~ Yom Kippur: Return to Essence
Yom Kippur is much more than a day of fasting. It is a 25 hour period that invites us to disconnect from limiting sources of identity, and reconnect with our most essential Source of Being. This session opens us up to the process of dissolution and renewal through the practices of this day.
Sept. 17 ~ Sukkot: Return to the Flow Life
Sukkot is the ancestral harvest festival. Coming on the heels of the month of Elul, Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, it is a culmination of the period of return that channels the inner, spiritual work of this season into a direct, embodied experience of Life. This session explores the deeper aspects of this holiday and its earth based practices that offer a path for integrating the teshuvah journey and bringing it forward into the new yearly cycle.
About our Guide:
Ami Silver is a rabbi and psychotherapist based in Jerusalem. He has been a devoted student of contemplative, embodied Jewish practice for over 20 years, and teaches Jewish wisdom and practice as a path of direct experience and spiritual connection, independently and in collaboration with various organizations. Alongside his rabbinic work, Ami maintains a private therapy practice where he supports people through mindfulness-based, somatic and experiential therapy approaches. He has been at the forefront of psychedelic-assisted therapeutic work in Israel, working as part of the clinical team at treatment centers and on clinical research trials. A beloved contributor to Shefa, Ami authored “Return to One: A Shefa High Holiday Companion,” as well as our psychedelically inspired Passover and Chanukah readers.
The High Holidays are more than a period on the Jewish calendar—they are an extended journey through states of feeling and awareness, designed to catalyze a process of introspection and transformation. Spanning from Elul through Sukkot, this season offers a soul-map for the journey: preparation (the month of Elul), awakening (Rosh Hashanah), dissolution and rebirth (Yom Kippur), and embodied integration (Sukkot). Rooted in ancient wisdom and Jewish mystical traditions, Return to One invites us to journey through these Days of Awe with intention—opening to expansive possibilities that they offer.
Each of the four sessions offers frameworks, resources and guidance for engaging in the ritual arc of this season in meaningful and resonant ways that both complement psychedelic experiences and offer consciousness-expanding opportunities on their own. Through deep exploration of the practices of these holidays and the states of awareness that they can induce, we will gain access to the particular medicine and support that each step of this process offers. The course is accessible and resonant for beginners on the Jewish path and experienced practitioners alike. Our learning and exploration will take place within an inclusive and compassionate communal container, inviting people to join together at the meeting place of psychedelic experience and spiritual tradition.
Early Bird Rate (Early Bird Available July 23-August 4)- $120
Standard Rate- $140
Each session will include:
An explorative teaching with slides
A guided practice
Space for sharing and questions
A PDF resource to take the practice home