Cottage in the Woods - Yelala!

Weaver | February 2025 | Kohenet Rachel

On Zoom: Sundays 2, 9, 16, 23 February 2025<br>12 PT / 15 ET / 20 GMT /21 CET (90mins)<br>Please choose the rate you can happily afford - abundant rates help us to support those who could not otherwise attend. <br>Holiday Gift for someone else? Let us know and we can email you a pretty message for you to send to your loved one!<br><br>Kohenet Rachel Rose Reid of Yelala presents a four part course with special guests, reclaiming the revered and powerful role of hand-crafters and their creations in Jewish life. <br><br>Yelala renews and revives the marginalised wisdom and spiritual practices of Jewish women and femme folk from antiquity to the present day. We welcome people of all cultures, genders, and of all faiths and none to learn with us. Handicraft skills are welcome, but not required!<br><br>scroll for detailed course breakdown >>

£60.00 - £100.00

Rosh Chodesh Adar | THURSDAY 27 FEBRUARY

The month of Adar is full of laughter and joy as we prepare for winter’s end. We will spend time with our Holy Fool, acknowledging the sacredness of the silly and the importance of turning things upside-down.<br><br>As the moon renews herself, so we are renewed…<br>Join Kohenet Yael Tischler and Kohenet Rachel Rose Reid for a series of circles around the New Moon, blending song, study and reflection. All circles are held 8:00-9:15pm UK time on Zoom.<br><br>We welcome Jewish folk and allies of all genders and sexualities. <br>No specific level of knowledge is expected, and any Hebrew or Aramaic texts will be translated

£12.00 - £24.00

Food | March 2025| Sima Cutting and Kohenet Rachel

4 Sundays on Zoom |March 2025 <br>12 PT / 15 ET / 20 GMT /21 CET (90mins)<br><br>Kohenet Rachel and Kitchen Table founder Sima Cutting present a delicious four part course, delving into the nourishment of heritage foods from across the diaspora.<br>Combining Sima's culinary craft with Yelala’s love of Jewish folklore and anthropology, we welcome people of all cultures, and of all faiths and none to explore our foods through learning, making, and conversation.<br><br>Yelala renews and revives the marginalised wisdom and spiritual practices of Jewish women and femme folk from antiquity to the present day. All genders are welcome in our circle.<br><br>Sima Cutting co-founded The Kitchen Table in 2011, an ethical catering company focusing on farm-to-fork authenticity, with seasonal, organic, and truly local produce. After establishing the Kitchen Table’s popularity across her region, Sima has turned her attention to more personal projects, including exploring her Jewish heritage through her culinary craft. <br><br>>> scroll down for detailed course breakdown

£60.00 - £100.00

Rosh Chodesh Nisan | SUNDAY 30 MARCH

Sun 30 March - Rosh Chodesh Nisan (Kohenet Rachel)<br>The Spring reveals herself, blossom opens to the blue skies. A promise of freedom is in the air. Join us for our the last Rosh Chodesh gathering before our Spring retreat. You are welcome whether or not you will be attending our in-person retreat. <br><br>As the moon renews herself, so we are renewed…<br>Join Kohenet Yael Tischler and Kohenet Rachel Rose Reid for a series of circles around the New Moon, blending song, study and reflection. All circles are held 8:00-9:15pm UK time on Zoom.<br><br>We welcome Jewish folk and allies of all genders and sexualities. <br>No specific level of knowledge is expected, and any Hebrew or Aramaic texts will be translated

£12.00 - £24.00

Amulets | January 2025 | Rima Staines and Kohenet Rachel

NB IF YOU PURCHASE THIS COURSE NOW YOU WILL RECEIVE A RECORDING OF THE FIRST CLASS, AND THE ZOOM LINK TO THE NEXT LIVE SESSION<br>Sundays on Zoom | 5/12/19/26 January <br>12 PT / 15 ET / 20 GMT /21 CET (90mins)<br><br>Kohenet Rachel Rose Reid and artist Rima Staines present a unique course, uncovering the lore and power of amulets, old and new.<br>Combining Rima’s artistic practice with Yelala’s knowledge of Jewish folklore and anthropology, we welcome people of all cultures, and of all faiths and none to explore ancient knowledge and personal interpretation of amulet craft and meaning.<br><br>Yelala renews and revives the marginalised wisdom and spiritual practices of Jewish women and femme folk from antiquity to the present day. All genders are welcome in our circle.<br>Rima Staines is an artist making painted talismanic doorways which open upon those Old Realms we half remember traversing in childhood and in dreams. Her work is a kind of Iconography of the Otherworld: rooted in the black earth and green ink of Story and refracting a rusted-amber light from a different and wholly Other sun.

£60.00 - £100.00

Kabbalat Shabbat | Almost Every Friday | 18.15-19.30 UK time

The kabbalists (Jewish mystics) would go out into orchard and field to welcome Shabbat. Come! Convene in our online Orchard, to sing in the day of rest with chants, meditations, and wordless melodies. The gathering includes space to make prayers of healing, and to say Kaddish, the mourners' prayer.<br><br>Join us from 18.15 for informal chat, or 18.30 for the start of the service.<br>Most services are led by Kohenet Yael or Kohenet Rachel, with occasional services led by special guests and Yelala community members. <br><br>No booking is required but make a free booking below to receive the zoom code.<br>If we haven't met you before, please tell us a little about yourself, and how you found us, to help us to make this a safe, welcoming space for everyone. <br><br>If you are feeling abundant, we would appreciate a donation towards our work:<br>https://www.yelala.co.uk/donations<br><br> <br>Image by Eliana Kortliarker