The Days of Awe 2020 extended an urgent invitation for a personal and collective process of honest review, resolve, and renewal. To make the most of this season of intentional repair we offered several Shuvu Challenges. Scroll down for highlights and teachings from these rich challenges.
COMMIT. CHOOSE. SUBSCRIBE.
COMMIT. CHOOSE. SUBSCRIBE.
The Shuvu Challenges were offered for Lab/Shul Partners only, and are one of many engaging, soul-fuel opportunities for Lab/Shul Partners throughout the year.
1 Day Challenge // Sept. 27th – 28th
24hrs Present
Create your own Day of Atonement with 24 hours of guided rituals, meditations, exercises, and tools for self care. Take your time to be more present on this and every sacred day. Tackle the challenge solo or with others, and feel free to integrate your practice with Lab/Shul’s communal Yom Kippur worship.
Developed by Lab/Shul’s Ritual Team, Stosh Cotler, and Gideon Litchfield.
6 Day Challenge // Aug. 23rd – Sept. 20th
Being Awe
Begin the new year with commitment to more mindful presence. Sign up for six online hour-long sessions of experiential training in foundational meditation practices, bearing witness to yourself and others with embodied wisdom, compassion, and resilience. Learn more >
Guided live by Rami Avraham Efal, dharma holder in the Zen Peacemakers lineage.
10 Day Challenge // September 19th – 28th
10 Love Letters
Take time to write ten letters, one daily, starting on the first day of the year through the Day of Atonement. Paper or iPad, postcard or pigeon, compose to connect, appreciate, repair, or release. We’ll guide you with daily prompts to inspire clear and creative communication, so you can start the year with love.
Developed by Naomi Less and Luis Burgos.
30 Day Challenge // August 20th – September 18th
Prepent: Questions from the Book of Life
A 30-day journey of reflection and preparation for the new year. Each day you’ll receive an email featuring an animated fragment from the poetic liturgy of the Days of Awe, created by Jacqueline, with commentary by Amichai and prompts for personal questions, creative responses, and communal connections. Learn more >
Created by London based visual artist Jacqueline Nicholls and Rabbi Amichai.
60 Day Challenge // August 20th – October 18th
Separation to Reparation: Undoing Racism/Embracing Equity
Engage in daily online learning, reflection, conversations, and actions as we reckon with the racist reality of America and commit to anti-racist repair in our personal and public lives. This two-part challenge also includes nine interactive weekly study salons led by Rev. Derrick McQueen and Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie. Learn more >
Led by Yavilah McCoy in partnership with the Jewish Emergent Network, and the second co-led by Rev. Derrick McQueen and Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie.