Disability Training Session
With Rabbi Lauren Tuchman
Monday, June 15, 2026 at 9-10am Pacific / 12-1pm Eastern / 5-6pm UK / 7-8pm Israel
On Zoom
How do we make practice and practice spaces more accessible to practitioners with disabilities?
In an upcoming virtual workshop, Rabbi Lauren Tuchman will share some of her knowledge and professional best practices pertaining to making practice instruction and physical and virtual practice environments places people with disabilities can find a genuine sense of belonging, welcome and acceptance in.
Drawing on her recently-completed Opening to Presence course with Or HaLev, and many years of personal practice and retreat experience, this will be an interactive session with teaching, questions, reflections and dialogue.
It is suitable for anyone who is organizing or teaching a meditation group, or is interested in doing so.
Meet Your Teacher
Rabbi Lauren Tuchman
Rabbi Lauren Tuchman is a sought-after speaker, spiritual leader, and educator ordained by the Jewish Theological Seminary in 2018. Based in the Washington, D.C. area, she teaches, consults, and leads workshops across North America on disability access and inclusion, bringing a deep understanding that anyone can take hold of Torah and contribute their unique insights. Rabbi Tuchman is a teacher in multiple Jewish mindfulness and meditation communities. She completed the three-year Gates of Awareness Jewish mindfulness and meditation teacher training program under the auspices of Or HaLev and the Institute for Jewish Spirituality. In 2024, she launched Disability Wisdom As Soul Care in partnership with Kirva, and she writes the Contemplative Torah Substack.
Questions? Email zacn@orhalev.org
