Cheshvan Meditation Challenge

Ten Minutes a Day Can Change Your Relationship with Your Life

What is Cheshvan?
Cheshvan is the name of the month on the Hebrew (Jewish) calendar, and is the Hebrew month that falls immediately after the High Holidays and before Hanukkah.
Click here to learn more about the Jewish calendar.

Because the Jewish calendar is lunar, the exact dates of Cheshvan change from year to year, although it always in the autumn. This year (2009) Cheshvan begins October 18 and ends November 17.

Why a Meditation Challenge in Cheshvan?
Cheshvan has no special annual holidays, unlike most months on the Jewish calendar, so it is an ideal time for turning inward. After the busyness of the Days of Awe, the start of the new school year and other beginnings, and before the rush of the winter holidays, Cheshvan is a resting time from outward efforts and an invitation to inwardness.

What is the Challenge?
The CMC involves a one month commitment to

Daily sitting meditation (10 minutes)

Reviewing brief, twice-weekly email lessons with reflective questions to ponder and journal.

Posting a once weekly response to the Cheshvan Meditation Challenge e-list, where you can also read other students’ responses

What does Or Tzafon provide for my $18?
For each week of the month of Cheshvan, Or Tzafon will provide:

• Weekly meditation instruction, by way of an mp3 file (sent via email) for sitting meditation

• bi-weekly email reflections to support your practice from experts in Jewish meditation and spiritual practice

• a moderated email list where participants can explore weekly reflection questions, share ideas and support one another in their practice

• a one hour group call-in session with Rabbi Chava Bahle during the third week of the challenge, for questions, reflection and sharing

• a bibliography of Jewish meditation resources

Questions? Click here to email your question to Rabbi Chava

To sign up, click here. You do not have to have a PayPal Account to register using PayPal.

If you want to speak to a real person, call us at (231)357-0309.

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