
Crossing to Freedom
A pre Pessah mini retreat
Sunday April 6, 2025
8am-11am (PST)

Three hours of meditation, learning, sharing, to prepare for Pessah inside out.
This mini retreat is included in the MJM monthly membership.
Currently enrolled Talmidim do not need to sign up. :-)
What does it mean to be Free, and what does it take?
Just at the time that flowers and plants break through their buds in the Spring,
on Pessah, we celebrate our second birth: our Exodus from Egypt.
According to Hassidic Masters, Egypt, Mitzraim, should be read Meitzar Yam- the narrow Ocean straits,
which symbolically represent our birth canal.
Yes it takes breaking through the matrix of many unconscious patterns,
confronting our fears and exiting the comfort zone, of our conditioning, to be truly free.
This is the great Teaching of the Holiday of Pessah, and this is one of the main goals of Jewish spiritual practice.
Join Rabbah Dr. Mira Neshama Niculescu for a mini retreat of meditation, learning, and inquiry
in order to prepare for a meaningful, transformative and liberating Pessah.
The half day retreat comprises:
-Kavanah: intention Setting
-Hashkata Meditation
-Nigunim chanting (singing prayers)
-A Teaching on the meaning of Liberation in Pessah and how the Seder helps embody it
-Time for Q & A
An ideal way to deepen our practice without needing to take time off,
and to integrate extended meditation in the midst of our daily life setting.

What is a Jewish Meditation retreat?
Retreat is sometimes referred to as “Hitbodedut” in hebrew.
It is described in the teachings of various Jewish sages, such as the Rambam (Maimonides) and his son, the Raavam.
This mini retreat will offer you the opportunity to:
-Discover or deepen your practice of Jewish Meditation
- Experience the power of extended meditation practice
- Connect to the deep meaning of liberation on Pessah
- Prepare internally for the Holiday
Tentative Schedule (Pacific Time)
8:00-8:15 am - Welcome and introduction
8:15-8:45 am - Opening sit
8:45-9:15 am - Opening the heart: Nigun (Prayer Chanting)
9:20-09:45 am - Meditation
9:45-10:00 am - Break/Mindful movement on your own
10:00-10.40 am - Teaching and Meditation
10:40-10:50 am - Q & A
10:50-11:00 am - Setting an intention for Pessah. Closing circle
Tuition
Choose the rate that suits your possibilities. among three price levels :
110, 82, 54$
NB: Currently MJM enrolled students as of April are automatically registered to the mini retreat.
If you would like to join us for a month or more, click here
Scholarships
We want the practice to be open to everyone, no matter your finances.
To request a scholarship, simply email Maya at office@miraneshama.com
If you have any question about our mini retreat, please email us at