Aleph: the Jewish Renewal Movement

Aleph: the Jewish Renewal Movement A home for seekers, dreamers, learners, and spiritual explorers.

Jewish Renewal rooted in tradition, mysticism, creativity, and connection.
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We’re just over a week away from Rosh Hashanah and the beginning of 5787.The month of Elul invites us into teshuvah, oft...
09/03/2026

We’re just over a week away from Rosh Hashanah and the beginning of 5787.

The month of Elul invites us into teshuvah, often translated as repentance, but at its heart, it means return.

Return to yourself.
Return to what makes you feel alive.
Return to the earth.
Return to what matters.

As we prepare for the Jewish New Year, these Elul journal prompts are an invitation to slow down, reflect, and listen inward. You don’t need to have all the answers before 5787 begins. Just give yourself the space to ask the questions.

Save these prompts for a quiet moment this week, and share one with someone you’d like to reflect with.

A meaningful spiritual life doesn’t have to begin with something big.Sometimes, it begins with one small practice a mome...
09/02/2026

A meaningful spiritual life doesn’t have to begin with something big.

Sometimes, it begins with one small practice a moment of gratitude before reaching for your phone, a blessing before a meal, a quiet minute of reflection, a verse of Torah, or a simple act of kindness.

Jewish practice can meet us in the ordinary moments of our day, helping us slow down, notice what is sacred, and reconnect with what matters.

You don’t have to do all seven.
Choose one. Begin there. Let it grow.

Which practice will you try this week?

"We teach each other to be aware of the divine." — Rabbi Laura Duhan KaplanSpiritual growth isn't meant to happen in iso...
09/01/2026

"We teach each other to be aware of the divine." — Rabbi Laura Duhan Kaplan

Spiritual growth isn't meant to happen in isolation. We awaken one another through conversation, learning, compassion, and the sacred act of simply showing up for each other.

Every relationship has the potential to become a doorway to the Divine if we're willing to listen, learn, and be fully present.

How has someone helped you become more aware of the sacred in your own life?

Want to explore more of Rabbi Laura Duhan-Kaplan’s reflections on Jewish spirituality, renewal, and sacred leadership? Read more of her writings here:

https://www.sophiastreet.com/2026/03/16/renewing-jewish-spiritual-leadership-vayikras-small-aleph/

08/31/2026

Meet Marla, an Aleph rabbinical student preparing for ordination this January. ✨

For Marla, the journey toward becoming a rabbi has been deep, rich, and life-changing. From the joy of learning with Reb Marcia, to the spirit found in prayer and study, to the extraordinary wisdom within the kahal, community is at the heart of the experience.

She describes the journey as moving through the Four Worlds, transforming not only how she learns, but how she lives.

This is what it looks like to learn, grow, and become within Jewish Renewal.

Every therapist eventually encounters questions that extend beyond diagnosis or treatment.Questions about purpose. Grief...
08/30/2026

Every therapist eventually encounters questions that extend beyond diagnosis or treatment.

Questions about purpose.
Grief.
Faith.
Identity.
The soul.

The Hashpa’ah Training Program helps cultivate the sacred practice of spiritual accompaniment, offering another way to hold those conversations with wisdom, compassion, and deep presence.

https://aop.aleph.org/hashpaah-training-program-for-jewish-spiritual-directors/


08/28/2026

Applications for Spring 2027 are now open!
Application Deadline: October 1, 2026

The Aleph Cantorial Program prepares students from diverse backgrounds and every denomination to serve the global Jewish community through music, prayer, pastoral care, and spiritual leadership. Our unique curriculum engages a dynamic faculty and student body in the full spectrum of Jewish learning and practice, empowering future cantors to lead communities with authenticity, compassion, and joy.

Rabbi Hazzan Miryam beautifully embodies this vision through her work with Congregation Sha’arei Simchah (Gates of Joy), a community rooted in meaningful prayer, sacred music, and spiritual connection. Learn more about her community at https://www.shareisimchah.org/.

A cantor’s role isn’t to perform for the community. It’s to help the community find its own voice.

At its heart, cantorial leadership is an act of service. It invites people into prayer, creates space for every voice to be heard, and helps transform a room of individuals into a community united in song, intention, and spirit.

Through heartfelt music, meaningful liturgy, and compassionate leadership, a cantor helps open the door to deeper connection with one another, with Jewish tradition, and with the Divine. The melodies may begin with one voice, but their true purpose is to inspire many voices to rise together.

Sometimes, the most powerful song isn’t the one that is perfectly sung. It’s the one that gives everyone the courage to sing. In those shared moments of prayer and music, we discover that our individual voices become something greater when they join as one.

If you feel called to lead through sacred music, prayer, and spiritual care, the Aleph Cantorial Program offers a path to cultivate your gifts while serving and inspiring communities around the world. Applications for Spring 2027 are due October 1, 2026.

08/27/2026

8-month cohort
Starting November 2026
Application Deadline: August 31, 2026

Jewish communities are navigating moments of deep division and fracture. In these challenging times, spiritual leaders need tools to help hold communities together while honoring the complexity of what people are experiencing.

Trauma-Informed Spiritual Leadership Training is designed for Jewish clergy, educators, and chaplains working with Jewish communities, especially communities experiencing splits, conflict, or polarization.

Hosted by Aleph and open to Jewish leaders across denominations, the program is rooted in the principle of mutual responsibility and care within Jewish community.

Together, participants will explore practical approaches to navigating the challenges that arise when communities feel divided, while developing greater capacity to lead with awareness, compassion, and resilience.

Applications are due August 31, 2026.

What is Jewish Renewal? ✨It’s ancient Jewish wisdom, alive for right now. Rooted in tradition and always growing.Jewish ...
08/27/2026

What is Jewish Renewal? ✨

It’s ancient Jewish wisdom, alive for right now. Rooted in tradition and always growing.

Jewish Renewal is a Judaism you experience. Through singing and davening. Studying and questioning. Dancing and prayer. Nature and embodied spiritual practice. Activism and tikkun olam, repairing the world.

It draws from Hasidism, mysticism, sacred music, meditation, ecological awareness, and generations of Jewish wisdom, honoring what we’ve inherited while asking what Judaism needs now.

Through the Four Worlds, Assiyah, Yetzirah, Beriah, and Atzilut, we explore doing, feeling, knowing, and being. Body + heart. Mind + spirit. Because Jewish life isn’t meant to touch only one part of you.

And everyone deserves a way in.

Aleph is the gathering home of Jewish Renewal, nurturing communities, training spiritual leaders, creating spaces for learning, prayer, music, spiritual practice, and transformation, and connecting seekers around the world.

This isn’t just a moment. It’s a movement.

A Judaism that sings.
A Judaism that listens.
A Judaism that heals.
A Judaism that evolves.

Find your Aleph.
Explore Jewish Renewal, discover events, learn with us, and find a community near you at Aleph.org.

What might it mean to bring Judaism into the way you live?Jewish Renewal invites us to bring our values into the way we ...
08/26/2026

What might it mean to bring Judaism into the way you live?

Jewish Renewal invites us to bring our values into the way we move through the world: to notice the sacred in ordinary moments, let ancient wisdom speak to our lives today, and turn compassion into meaningful action.

It asks us to create communities where every person is welcomed with dignity, while making room for joy, curiosity, spiritual practice, and deeper connection.

These five principles offer a glimpse into a Judaism that is rooted in tradition, alive in the present, and open to what is still becoming.

Because renewal isn't only about changing Judaism.
It's about allowing Jewish wisdom to transform the way we live.

Which principle would you want to carry into your everyday life?

08/25/2026

Smicha Week is more than a week of learning it's a sacred gathering of souls.

Together we study, grow, listen, and support one another, creating space where every story is honored and every journey matters. It's a reminder that our deepest transformation often happens in community.

✨ This is what Jewish Renewal looks like. If you are interested in learning more about our students and ordination program please visit https://aop.aleph.org/

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