Shmita 5782 - Jewish Emergent Network

Introducing a Year of Better Being
"Every seven years we have the precious opportunity to tap into an internal and eternal reservoir of agency. It’s on us as individuals and as a community to tune into these cyclical opportunities and use them wisely if we wish to survive and thrive. The Year of Shmita, re-imagined, is our invitation to release and to renew our very essence. To begin again."
Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie, Founder, Lab/Shul
Justice in the Land: Then and Now
California State Senator Sydney Kamlager in conversation with activist Dev Brous and Rabbi David Kasher of IKAR
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Debt Cancellation & Spiritual Release
Jessica Valoris of Black Jewish Liberation Collective
Rabbi David Jaffe of The Inside Out Wisdom and Action Project
Yehudah Webster
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The Blessing of Rain
Featuring Kohenet Elana Brody, Kohenet Aliza Rivka, and Ritual Guide Miriam Rubin of Embodied Shmita Project
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JOY + JUSTICE + PEACE + SURVIVAL
On Yom Kippur, Jewish Emergent Network launched the year-long Shmita initiative as part of Lab/Shul's evening program.
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4 Themes, 4 Seasons
Ongoing Opportunities to
Pause & Reflect

Network rabbis in conversation with leading activists, experts, and visionaries asking what this Shmita year demands of us
Hosted by JEN in partnership with Hazon, Reboot, and Shmita Yisraelit
JOY + JUSTICE + PEACE + SURVIVAL
Tiffany Shlain, Nigel Savage, Ginna Green, Stosh Cotler, and System Ali join Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie and Reverend Derrick McQueen to introduce a year of reflection, repair, release, and renewal
Our Shmita Journey
Fall 2021: Body
Reimagine the balance between work/life and body/soul, and commit to what nurtures us as individuals, families, and teams, with Shmita as our guidepost
Winter 2021-2022: This Land
Rise higher in our work towards repair, antiracist action, and racial justice in the United States in this Shmita year
Spring 2022: Holy Land
Explore Shmita's messages about home, land, and coexistence, engaging with Israelis and Palestinians working together towards a better future
Summer 2022: Planet Earth
Meet the urgency of the climate crisis by drawing inspiration from Shmita and taking individual and collective action on behalf of our planet
September 2022:
The Next Seven Years
Chart a vision for the next seven-year cycle with Shmita’s lessons at its core in the coming Elul
Initiative Partners

Introducing a Year of Better Being

Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie, Founder, Lab/Shul

Justice in the Land: Then and Now

California State Senator Sydney Kamlager in conversation with activist Dev Brous and Rabbi David Kasher of IKAR

Debt Cancellation & Spiritual Release

Jessica Valoris of Black Jewish Liberation Collective

Rabbi David Jaffe of The Inside Out Wisdom and Action Project

Yehudah Webster

The Blessing of Rain

Featuring Kohenet Elana Brody, Kohenet Aliza Rivka, and Ritual Guide Miriam Rubin of Embodied Shmita Project

JOY + JUSTICE + PEACE + SURVIVAL

On Yom Kippur, Jewish Emergent Network launched the year-long Shmita initiative as part of Lab/Shul's evening program.

4 Themes, 4 Seasons
Ongoing Opportunities to
Pause & Reflect

Network rabbis in conversation with leading activists, experts, and visionaries asking what this Shmita year demands of us

JOY + JUSTICE + PEACE + SURVIVAL

Tiffany Shlain, Nigel Savage, Ginna Green, Stosh Cotler, and System Ali join Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie and Reverend Derrick McQueen to introduce a year of reflection, repair, release, and renewal

Our Shmita Journey

Fall 2021: Body

Winter 2021-2022: This Land

Spring 2022: Holy Land

Summer 2022: Planet Earth

September 2022:
The Next Seven Years

Initiative Partners

Introducing a Year of Better Being

Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie, Founder, Lab/Shul

Justice in the Land: Then and Now

California State Senator Sydney Kamlager in conversation with activist Dev Brous and Rabbi David Kasher of IKAR

Debt Cancellation & Spiritual Release

Jessica Valoris of Black Jewish Liberation Collective

Rabbi David Jaffe of The Inside Out Wisdom and Action Project

Yehudah Webster

The Blessing of Rain

Featuring Kohenet Elana Brody, Kohenet Aliza Rivka, and Ritual Guide Miriam Rubin of Embodied Shmita Project

JOY + JUSTICE + PEACE + SURVIVAL

On Yom Kippur, Jewish Emergent Network launched the year-long Shmita initiative as part of Lab/Shul's evening program.

4 Themes, 4 SeasonsOngoing Opportunities to Pause & Reflect

Network rabbis in conversation with leading activists, experts, and visionaries asking what this Shmita year demands of us

JOY + JUSTICE + PEACE + SURVIVAL​

Tiffany Shlain, Nigel Savage, Ginna Green, Stosh Cotler, and System Ali join Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie and Reverend Derrick McQueen to introduce a year of reflection, repair, release, and renewal

Our Shmita Journey

Fall 2021: Body

Winter 2021-2022: This Land

Spring 2022: Holy Land

Summer 2022: Planet Earth

September 2022: The Next Seven Years

Initiative Partners

Rabbi David Jaffe of The Inside Out Wisdom and Action Project

4 Themes, 4 Seasons
Ongoing Opportunities to
Pause & Reflect

JOY + JUSTICE + PEACE + SURVIVAL

September 2022:
The Next Seven Years