Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE MISSION OF THE INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH SPIRITUALITY IS TO SEEK TO TRANSFORM JEWISH LIFE. BY HELPING JEWISH CLERGY AND LEADERS EMBRACE CONTEMPLATIVE PRACTICES SUCH AS TORAH STUDY, PRAYER, MEDITATION, YOGA AND IMMERSIVE RETREATS, WE PROVIDE THEM WITH VALUABLE SKILLS FOR EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP WHILE CREATING OPPORTUNITIES TO DEEPEN THEIR SPIRITUAL LIVES AND CONNECT MEANINGFULLY AND AUTHENTICALLY WITH THE DIVINE. BY STRENGTHENING OUR CLERGY AND LEADERS IN THIS WAY, WE INTRODUCE COMMUNITIES AND INSTITUTIONS TO NEW FORMS OF AUTHENTIC JEWISH PRACTICE, ENRICH EVERYDAY LIFE WITH JEWISH WISDOM, LINK THE SEARCH FOR INNER WHOLENESS WITH TIKKUN OLAM AND CREATE A VIBRANT, ENDURING JUDAISM FOR THE NEXT GENERATIONS.
THE INSTITUTE SEEKS TO TRANSFORM JEWISH LIFE BY CREATING MINDFUL LEADERSHIP WITHIN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY AND REINVIGORATE THE SPIRITUAL DIMENSION OF AMERICAN JUDAISM
THE CLERGY LEADERSHIP PROGRAM:THE CLERGY LEADERSHIP PROGRAM IS A PROGRAM FOR JEWISH CLERGY (RABBIS AND CANTORS), WHICH IS AIMED TOWARDS CULTIVATING SPIRITUAL PRACTICES AND FOSTERING MINDFUL LEADERSHIP SKILLS IN ORDER TO ENHANCE AND TRANSFORM THEIR COMMUNITIES. EACH COHORT OF THE CLERGY LEADERSHIP PROGRAM CONTAINS 36-40 PARTICIPANTS AND IS 18 MONTHS LONG. FOUR RETREATS COMBINE PRAYER, MEDITATION, TEXT STUDY, YOGA, GROUP DISCUSSION, SINGING AS SPIRITUAL PRACTICE, AND ONE-ON-ONE GUIDANCE WITH FACULTY MEMBERS. IN BETWEEN RETREATS, PARTICIPANTS CONTINUE TO LEARN AND GROW THROUGH SUSTAINED PRACTICE OF MINDFULNESS MEDITATION OR YOGA, A GUIDED PROGRAM OF WEEKLY HEVRUTA STUDY, OPTIONAL MONTHLY SPIRITUAL DIRECTION, AND E-CONVERSATION WITH THE OTHER PARTICIPANTS.
SILENT RETREAT:A BI-ANNUAL RETREAT IN MINDFULNESS PRACTICE HELPS US WELCOME EACH MOMENT OF OUR EXPERIENCE WITH KINDNESS, BALANCE, AND DISCERNMENT. IN THIS WAY, WE LEARN TO MAKE FRIENDS WITH OUR OWN MINDS, OPEN OUR HEARTS TO THE FULLNESS OF LIFE, AND SHOW UP MORE LOVINGLY AND WISELY IN RELATIONSHIPS. ON RETREAT, THESE NEW WAYS OF BEING WITH OUR EXPERIENCE ARE FACILITATED BY PERIODS OF SILENT SITTING MEDITATION, WALKING MEDITATION, MINDFUL EATING, AND SOULFUL COMMUNAL PRAYER. IN ADDITION TO THESE PRACTICES, EACH PARTICIPANT WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO CHECK IN DURING THE RETREAT WITH OUR SEASONED FACULTY TO DISCUSS ANY CHALLENGES AND BREAKTHROUGHS THAT MAY BE ARISING IN PRACTICE. THE RETREAT WILL BE HELD IN SOCIAL SILENCE, WHICH MEANS THAT WE WILL BE QUIET TOGETHER TO FACILITATE A DEEP TURNING INWARD TO EXPLORE AND CULTIVATE THE INNER LIFE. THIS RETREATS HAS APPROXIMATELY 70+ PARTICIPANTS DEDICATED TO GROWING THEIR SILENT, MINDFULNESS MEDITATION PRACTICE.
SUMMER 2019 RETREAT (DEEPENING AT 20: HEART OPENING PRACTICE FOR CHALLENGING TIMES):OUR ANNUAL SUMMER RETREAT IS A CELEBRATION OF 20 YEARS OF IJS AND REDEDICATING OURSELVES TO THIS ESSENTIAL INNER AND OUTER PRACTICE AT A RETREAT FOR ALUMNI OF THE INSTITUTE'S CORE PROGRAMS AND LIKE-MINDED/HEARTED FRIENDS. THE RETREAT TAKES PLACE EACH YEAR IN JULY AT PEARLSTONE RETREAT CENTER IN REISTERSTOWN MD. PARTICIPANTS MAY OPT FOR A FULLY SILENT OR PARTIALLY SILENT TRACK, WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENGAGING IN MINDFULNESS MEDITATION, PRAYER, YOGA AND EMBODIED PRACTICE, TEXT STUDY, MIDDOT, AND SMALL GROUP PRACTICE. THIS RETREAT REGULARLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 75+ PARTICIPANTS TAKING PLACE IN A VARIETY OF VARIOUS AFTERNOON, SPECIALIZED LEARNING SETTINGS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Denise Kirchner | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE | 40 | $98,482 |
| Lisa Goldstein | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (OUTGOING) | 40 | $58,698 |
| Rabbi Joshua Feigelson | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $0 |
| William Klingensmith | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Terry Rosenberg | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Susan P Schechter | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Sue Ellen Corning | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Steven Targum | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Rabbi Shuli Passow | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Rabbi Rex Perlmeter | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Rabbi Daniel Liben | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Monte Dube | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Marvin Israelow | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Marte V Singerman | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Larry Yermack | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Larry Schwartz | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Julie Kohl | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Judy Fisher | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jonathan M Silver | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Dan Scharf | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| David Ferleger | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Ann Greenstein | CHAIR/PRESIDENT | 3 | $0 |
| Amanda Silver | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
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