Tu Bishevat Seder and Creative Visioning Workshop

The Tasman Center for Jewish Creativity is a center without walls that offers workshops, retreats, and online resources. Events take place at venues across greater Washington, DC. The Tasman Center also provides spiritual direction, Jewish life coaching, life cycle officiation & ritual facilitation, as well as online resources for exploring Jewish spirituality and creative expression.Founded in 2018 by RabbiSarah Tasman, all of our programming is open to anyone seeking or wishing to learn about Jewish practice and traditions. Rabbi Tasman specializes in making spirituality accessible, relevant and meaningful for participants of all backgrounds. Workshops often integrate creative writing, art, yoga, and meditation, personal reflection, small group discussion, and other learning modalities.Rabbi Tasman has served as faculty for the Jewish Mindfulness Center of Washington since 2014 and has taught at numerous area organizations and synagogues including Sixth and I Historic Synagogue, The Edlavitch JCC of Washington, DC, Minyan Oneg Shabbat, the Am Kolel Sanctuary Retreat Center, Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center, and many more.  She received ordination from the Rabbinical School of Hebrew College and her  200 yoga teacher certification from Kripalu Center for Yoga and Heath.

The Tasman Center for Jewish Creativity

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A Jewish holiday workshop-gathering for participants looking for creative, mindful, and personalized Jewish learning and practice.  This event incorporates meditation, movement, art expression, and ritual. Open to participants of all backgrounds and genders. 
The program will include:
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A special hand-washing ritual before the meal
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Guided meditation 
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An interactive seder meal created specially for this holiday which will include a feast of fruits and nuts that are traditionally eaten for Tu BiShevat
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Tree of Vision Exercise which will include writing and creative art expression
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We'll end the program with the short and sweet ceremony of Havdalah marking the conclusion of our gathering and the transition of holy time through wine, fire and spices
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No prior meditation experience or artistic skills necessary. Bring an open heart and an open mind.
The meal will include nuts. If you have nut allergies please contact Rabbi Sarah with any questions.
 
FAQs  
Where will the event be held?
The will take place at The Center for Mindful Living which is a facility of the <A HREF="http://imcw.org/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Insight Meditation Community of Washington (IMCW)</A>, a vibrant community offering classes and projects throughout the metropolitan Washington region.  The event is on the second floor.  Please Note: The facility is up one flight of stairs and there is no elevator and may not be accessible for those with mobility impairments.  
Where can I find directions? What are the transportation/parking options for getting to and from the event?
The center is located few blocks north of the Tenleytown-AU metro and there is also ample metered street parking. There is limited neighborhood Zone 2 (free 2 hour) parking as well. For more information visit: <A HREF="https://living-mindfully.org/location" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://living-mindfully.org/location</A>
How can I contact the organizer with any questions?
Please email Rabbi Sarah Tasman at rabbisarahtasman [at] gmail [dot] com or visit www.rabbisarahtasman.com