Events

Every Sunday

Contact us to sign up for the weekly email and join us on Zoom or in Person for a teaching from one of our UMI teachers and group meditation with students from around the world.

Sept 25-27 at UMI

The UMI Sukkot Music Festival & Retreat 2026 is a joyful gathering that weaves together music, community, and spiritual practice during the holiday of Sukkot. Through live performances, participatory workshops, and immersive nature-based experiences, participants are invited to celebrate connection, creativity, and renewal in a vibrant, heart-centered community.

August 28-30 at UMI

Over the course of one weekend we will take a deep dive into the immersive and healing power of group drumming using the "Drumming Sounds" evidence-based approach to drumming, frame drum building, and sound medicine.

August 21-23

The month of Elul invites deep reflection on who we’ve been and who we’re becoming. Join us for a soulful Shabbaton of rest, song, and embodied prayer in community, with Eliana and her band.

July 2026

L’dor v’dor - From generation to generation. Join Noah Leavitt and his mother and step father, Rabbis Shawn and Simcha Zevit for a weekend exploring the spiritual string that ties us together. Expect beautiful prayer, intergenerational wisdom, and heartwarming connection on this weekend Shabbaton.

June 2026

A gathering of musicians to record original Jewish melodies composed by UMI staff members Jack Leopold and Noah Leavitt. Be on the lookout for the music on Youtube and Spotify! 

April 2026

Join Nava Tehila’s Rabbi Nava Berenshtein and Dov Wieder, alongside Rabbi Sara Bracha and Yoel Sykes, for an evening of vibrant, participatory Jewish prayer, music, and chanting.

February 2026

This is UMI's flagship program for folks who are interested in learning the sacred practice of Abulafian Kabbalistic Meditation. The program includes instruction, Kabbalistic teaching, and holy community.

January 2026

Join us to celebrate Tu BiShvat, the Jewish new year of the trees, with music, ritual, community, and a chance to reconnect with the natural world.

October 2025

A Sukkot meditation & Jewish learning retreat in collaboration with Base Denver, Noah Leavitt, & Michael Harlow. At the conclusion of our Sukkot Retreat, we will open the event to the wider community for a “festival” day of meditation and music.

November 2024

Join us for a Shabbaton hosted in Maine, where we'll dive in to the UMI meditation practice.

Spring 2024

UMI organized and hosted two music and meditation retreats in the Spring of 2024 in collaboration with Jewish musicians Ben Romano and Marni Loffman.