9/1/2013. Sitting group in Kibbutz Cabri. The group meets every week on Wednesday evenings at 7.00. Stephen teaches there every 2-3 weeks. Contact: Danny Zur 052-429-0256
11/1/2013. Going deep: One year course for advanced practitioners of the dharma. The subject for this year is The Wheel of Life (Dependent Arising), a core teaching in Buddhist spirituality. Meetings every two weeks with homework. Taught in English.We are in the middle of the course which is now closed. Registration for next year via the Tovana site.
14/1/2013. One Year course in Clil. Open to anyone that has sat at least one retreat. The subject for this year is also The Wheel of Life (Dependent Arising), a core teaching in Buddhist spirituality. Meetings every two weeks with homework. Taught in Hebrew. We are in the middle of the course which is now closed. Registration for next year via Linda 052-348-5412.
15/1/2013. Evening on living fully and joyfully along with cancer. With Meir Zohar, Yael Pazuello and Yaacov Raz. Sangha House, Tel Aviv. Contact: Meir Zohar at 052-684-0864.
26/1/2013. One day practice Shabbat in Clil. Silence and meditation. Guidance and dharma talk. 9.30-5.30. Some meditation experience needed. Contact Sophia at sustainableunion@gmail.com.
7/2/2013. Weekend for dedicated practitioners. Part of 2 year course which is in mid-stream. Course by invitation only. Via Tovana.
28/2/2013. Weekend for cancer patients. With Lila Kimhi and Yael Pazuello. Mindfulness and Coping Well with Cancer. Weekend of meditation, dialogue and learning tools for living well with cancer. Sangha House, Tel Aviv. Registration Daniel Davis 054-7827066
27/3/2013. 10 day Vipassana Retreat with Joseph Goldstein and Patricia Genoud. Ein Dor. Experienced Practitioners Only. Registration via Tovana.
8/5/2013. 5-Day Retreat in Berlin. ‘Healing the Past to Empower the Present’. With Renate Seifarth. Includes silent walk to a concentration camp. Registration renate.loeseke@renateseifarth.de
5/6/2013. Weekend retreat of intensive meditation practice, open to all. Vipassana and Samatha. For registration contact Tovana.
10/6/2013. One day conference on crazy wisdom Buddhist teachings in honour of Yacov Raz. Tel Aviv University. Stephen will be giving a talk and panel on Buddhism and social change.
14/6/2013. One dharma event at Seminar Hakibbutzim organised by Buddhism Israel. 9.00 – 2.00. www.buddhism-israel.org
23/6/2013. Brahma Viharas retreat on metta, compassiona dn forgiveness. 4 days. With Simi Levi. Register via Tovana.
25/7/2013. Non-dual retreat. 6 days of taste of Advaita and Dzogchen and the non-dual dharma. With Sandya Bar-Kama. Register with Tovana.
12/9/2013. Yom Kippur retreat for 4 days with dharma and Jewish teachings on karma, fate and forgiveness, and fasting. With Eran Harpaz. Register with Tovana.
15/9/2013. Vipassana retreat of 5 days with Christopher Titmuss, suitable for experienced practitioners. Register with Tovana.
4/10/2013. One dharma event at Seminar Hakibbutzim organised by Buddhism Israel. 9.00 – 2.00. www.buddhism-israel.org