SPIRITUAL CONTAINMENT: Guardian Skills for Ritual and Daily Life with Rabbi Jill Hammer & Kohenet Liviah Wessely — Wednesday, August 19, 7 pm ET via Zoom
On Wednesday, August 19 at 7 pm ET via Zoom, join Rabbi Jill Hammer and Kohenet Liviah Wessely for an experiential gathering exploring Jewish practices for creating spiritual containment through ritual and energetic boundaries in both ceremonial settings and everyday life. Together, we'll learn about sacred circles, guardian practices and tools, and stories of spiritually drawing the line. We'll also be guided through experiential exercises to begin integrating these practices into our own lives. No prior experience is necessary.
Though live attendance is encouraged, this event will be recorded, so you can rewatch it at a later time if you cannot attend live. For financial assistance, please contact liviah@beitkohenet.org.
Cost: Sliding scale of $18–$36. Please choose the amount that aligns with your means.
Rabbi Jill Hammer, PhD
Rabbi Jill Hammer, PhD, author, scholar, ritualist, poet, dreamworker and midrashist, is a co-founder of Beit Kohenet and of the Kohenet movement. She is the Director of Spiritual Education at the Academy for Jewish Religion. She is also the author of Undertorah: An Earth-Based Kabbalah of Dreaming, Return to the Place: The Magic, Meditation, and Mystery of Sefer Yetzirah, The Hebrew Priestess: Ancient and New Visions of Jewish Women’s Spiritual Leadership (with Taya Shere), The Omer Calendar of Biblical Women, The Jewish Book of Days: A Companion for All Seasons, Sisters at Sinai: New Tales of Biblical Women, and The Book of Earth and Other Mysteries. She is the translator of The Romemu Siddur and of Siddur haKohanot: A Hebrew Priestess Prayerbook. She has written a children’s book, The Garden of Time. She lives in Manhattan with her family.
Kohenet Liviah Wessely
Kohenet Sho'eret Liviah Oreget Shirim (she/her), Priestess, Guardian, and Song Weaver, has regularly held ritual space for the Kohenet community, as well as leading, co-leading, and acting as Cyber-Gabbai. She writes and arranges liturgical music for chanting and choral settings. K’Liviah has led or co-led for Yelala, Kesher Pittsburgh, the Nechama Minyon, and numerous rituals, including weddings, funerals, and shiva services. She has catered events and taught cooking classes through her company MamaBakes, teaches college theatre, English, and humanities, and is a theatre director, producer, designer, and dramaturg. Liviah is the mother of three adults, a painter and poet, an opera singer, and an engineer, plus two cats—Cary Grant and Grace Kelly—residing in Silver Spring, Maryland.