sukkat sh’lomecha

a shelter of your peace

a half-day retreat in DTLA

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Sunday, September 27, 2026 - 10 AM- 2 PM Pacific Time

Der Nister, Los Angeles

Sukkot asks us to dwell somewhere fragile and open - a structure with a roof you can see the stars through. Sukkat Shlomecha takes that invitation inward: a half-day retreat of Jewish meditation, chant (niggun), and contemplative prayer, held with tea as a quiet thread of hospitality throughout.

Drawing on the custom of Ushpizin (the symbolic ancestors welcomed into the sukkah as guests) we'll explore what it means to make space for what visits us: memory, longing, presence, uncertainty. No experience with meditation or Hebrew prayer required. Come sit in the shelter of the peace we will co-create for a few hours.

More info on pricing and registration to come soon!

This retreat is cosponsored by the Insitute for Jewish Spirituality and Der Nister.

Or contact me for info about building a retreat around your needs!

Contact Kerith

  • “Cantor Kerith Spencer-Shapiro is a skilled teacher of meditation, grounded in the Jewish tradition and informed by her deep practice of yoga. Her years of service in synagogues—guiding young people and old, consoling mourners, comforting the sick, celebrating joyful moments—only enhanced her already expansive heart and soul. She is expert in creating meditation instructions and then supporting the practitioner in taking the instructions in and connecting experience to wisdom. Everyone who practices with her will grow in body, heart, mind and soul.” – Rabbi Jonathan Slater, Institute for Jewish Spirituality

  • “Cantor Kerith Spencer-Shapiro is a skilled leader of Jewish meditation, interweaving deep teaching, music, and silence to help others cultivate inner stillness and wisdom.” – Rabbi Marc Margolius, Institute for Jewish Spirituality