Are we living in a new world?
It's been months of lockdown, painful isolation from friends and family, and lots of uncertainty.
Are your nerves frayed? In this upside-down world, do you feel a little less focused than usual?
Do you wake up wondering -
Why am I here?
What's my mission?
Who am I? Who am I really, deep down?
Find out the 3 BIG Jewish Ideas that will turn your world right-side up.
3 ideas...
Know them and you'll feel more optimistic again. Heal your frayed nerves, and beat back lockdown loneliness and worry. Live every day with purpose.
It's all completely within reach - with a community of women learning from the most dynamic Jewish educators around, and having the honest conversations you can't afford to miss out on.
Join Jewish Women 55+ from around the world for Wisdom for a New Time, a virtual retreat
Learn to stay positive. Build stronger, healthier relationships. Live your life with more purpose.
For Jewish Women 55+ - Your busiest years in the workplace are in the past. You've raised your family and the kids are (mostly) out of the house. You're less self-conscious, and love to learn new things.
For Women Only - because when Jewish women get together, we get each other, we bond almost instantly, with no judgment. You're going to love that.
Dig into Jewish spirituality and Chassidic wisdom to find out:
- Where do you find Truth in an age of fake everything?
- How do you beat the loneliness of a pandemic - and make the relationships you value most, even better and more satisfying?
- How do you get past the tension, hype and stress of the news cycle, and feed your hungry soul?
- How do you know what your mission in life is?
- How do you get out of your own way - and heal old wounds?
- How do you stay positive and upbeat - when the people around you aren't?
Who's on Staff
Bais Chana’s A-List educators are smart, insightful, funny and only want the best for you.
Rabbi Manis Friedman
RABBI MANIS FRIEDMAN is a gifted educator, internationally acclaimed lecturer, social philosopher, author and counselor. He's also YouTube's most popular rabbi - and for good reason. Friedman upends our assumptions about spirituality and G-d, and gives us a path to our Divine mission, no matter how challenging the personal circumstances are. To keep learning, search Rabbi Friedman on YouTube or visit itsgoodtoknow.org.
Rivkah Slonim
Rivkah Slonim, educator, acclaimed lecturer and Co-Director of Chabad at Binghamton University, is the author of two books, “Total Immersion” and “Bread and Fire: Jewish Women Find G-d in the Everyday”. Slonim, who refers to herself as a Chassidic feminist, is a sought-after speaker and mentor - scholarly, down-to-earth and very honest. You'll see that on full display in the classes she teaches for us.
Bracha Meshchaninov
Bracha Meshchaninov is a Yoga Teacher registered with the Yoga Alliance, (RYT 500 and E200), is a Yoga Therapist certified by IAYT. (International Association of Yoga Therapists) and is also a holistic Torah educator.
Meshchaninov created her own brand of 'Kosher Yoga" called Tiferet Movement often called "Yoga with a Kaballistic twist!" She founded and runs a Yoga Studio that operates live and online for Jewish Women in the Rockland County. You can find her at TiferetMovement.com
Freidy Yanover
FREIDY YANOVER is a brilliant and engaging teacher, who tackles some of the toughest material in the canon of Chassidic and Kabbalistic writings. Despite that, she’s down to earth, very practical and will help you live the things you learn. You can count on her for clarity, depth and that increasingly rare ingredient - intellectual honesty. Yanover is also a life coach for individuals, couples and families. You can watch one of her talks, From Fury to Forgiveness, on TorahCafe.com.
Itty Kay
ITTY KAY is a passionate teacher who brings the spiritual concepts you need into your life right now. Kay delivers the big Jewish ideas with succinctness, clarity, warmth and a lot of love. Get ready to jump into the deep end of Jewish learning as she peels back layers of superficiality and lets you peek at the world and yourself through the eyes of the Chassidic Masters. Sign up for her online classes at "Bais Chana Online."
Sara Chana Silverstein
Sara Chana Silverstein is a Master Herbalist RH (AHG) who teaches women about the use of complementary medicine, a practice which integrates alternative and conventional medicines.
She is trained in Classical Homeopathy. She is an International Board-Certified Lactation/Breastfeeding Consultant (IBCLC) and a doula.
Silverstein is an author, columnist, keynote speaker, adult education teacher, community advocate for women and children, a wife and mother of seven children.
What Does The Virtual Retreat Cost?
For classes and workshops starting Tuesday evening, a full day Wednesday and most of Thursday:
You choose what to pay: $54, $100 or $180. No matter what you pay, you’re welcome to join the entire virtual retreat.
You must sign up in order to participate. After you sign up, please check your email for login details.
And if you’re able, please donate to help other women. Thank you in advance for your kindness!
I'm ready! How do I sign up?
It's easy! And important. You MUST sign up to join so that we can make this a private, safe environment you can trust. If you haven't signed up, you won't be able to enter the virtual retreat.
When you sign up, please take a moment to tell us the issue or question that's on your mind. We'd love to address that!
After you sign up and pay, check your email for zoom login details. If you don't have a computer, smartphone or tablet, you're welcome to call in. If you have any questions, email hindaleah@baischana.org or call 917-364-2754.
Questions? Comments? Ideas about how to make this greater? Call, text or WhatsApp 917-364-2754. We want to hear from you!
See you soon!