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Makor Or

Norman Fischer (back, left) and Rabbi Alan Lew (back, center) meditate at an early Makor Or event. (Courtesy)
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What’s the sound of Jews sitting in silence? 25 years of meditation at Makor Or in S.F.

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky December 2, 2025December 2, 2025

It’s no longer unusual to meet synagogue-goers who meditate regularly. Some do it in a specifically Jewish way, while others use Buddhist meditation practices to complement their Jewish spiritual lives.  […]

Rabbi Lavey Derby (center) of the Peninsula JCC leads a group meditation class before the pandemic. (Photo/Courtesy PJCC)
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How Jewish meditation is helping people silence the pandemic anxiety

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky May 12, 2020May 13, 2020
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New music from Berkeley makes Jewish worship ‘transformative’

Alix Wall by Alix Wall September 26, 2018September 26, 2018
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Jewish community to join in Bay Area women’s marches

by Jessica Nemire January 17, 2017January 17, 2017
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