Rabbi Caryn Aviv-Unlearning Jewish Anxiety: How to Live with More Joy and Suffer Less

Thu, 05 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm UTC-08:00

2420 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland, OR, United States, Oregon 97232 | Portland

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Rabbi Caryn Aviv-Unlearning Jewish Anxiety: How to Live with More Joy and Suffer Less
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EJC, Congregation Shir Tikvah Present and The Jewish Federation of Greater Portland Present:

Feeling anxious lately about the state of the world and being Jewish? It's not all in your head, and you’re not alone. Jewish anxiety is not our fault. It’s an understandable response to fear, uncertainty, and anti-Jewish contempt.
Rabbi Caryn Aviv’s new book, Unlearning Jewish Anxiety: How to Live with More Joy and Suffer Less explores what anxiety feels like, and untangles some common Jewish anxiety habits about our safety, worth, and belonging in this difficult world.
Using neuroscience and Jewish wisdom, Rabbi Dr. Caryn Aviv offers practical tools for how to spot when we’re in a Jewish anxiety loop, and how to respond with better habits.
This interactive conversation will describe what we face, how we got here, and how we can live more fully in the present moment with awareness, curiosity, and self-compassion. And hopefully, less suffering.
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Rabbi Caryn Aviv’s new book, Unlearning Jewish Anxiety: How to Live with More Joy and Suffer Less explores common Jewish anxiety habits about our safety, worth, and belonging in a world filled with anti-Jewish contempt. Using neuroscience and Jewish wisdom, Rabbi Dr. Caryn Aviv offers tools for how to spot when we’re in a Jewish anxiety loop, and how to calm that anxiety.
The book concludes with simple practices to help us live in the present moment with more awareness, curiosity, and self-compassion.
Caryn Aviv is Rabbinic Director at Judaism Your Way in Denver, CO. She’s a recovering academic in sociology and Jewish studies, and (mostly) formerly anxious Jew. Rabbi Caryn teaches and leads ritual that offer healing and compassion for Jews, their loved ones and allies. Unlearning Jewish Anxiety is her fourth book.
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