NEXT GENesis
In the First Book of the Bible, the Story Began. In Us, It Continues.
Genesis was never simply history. It's the map of your own soul, laid down before you were born. NEXT GENesis is a seven-part journey back into these stories, and back into yourself.
mornings or evenings
Your life is part of the story.
Every life is a story unfolding—but not every story is fully understood. What if the deeper currents of your journey were already inscribed within the Torah's opening sagas?
Through stories of longing and choice, fracture and renewal, NEXT GENesis reveals the deeper truths woven within Genesis and invites you to step into them with clarity, courage, and soul.
Once a month, step away from the rush and connect with other women who share a desire to search deeper, ask meaningful questions, and explore the inner dimension of Jewish life together.
Join one class or the full seven-session series.
Study deeper. Connect meaningfully.
Seven gatherings across the year, created for women who want thoughtful Kabbalah study and the chance to connect with others who are searching for depth too.
Seven stories. Seven windows into your own life.
Each lesson moves from a foundational Genesis narrative into the inner life, relationships, choices, purpose, and growth.
Generating a Universe
Human history is born in beauty—with trees and fruits, with clarity and mission. Enter Eden's serenity to discover the driving purpose of Genesis, the roles of the human body and its soul in G-d's plan, and the relationship between corporeality and spirituality. Meet the first couple and, at the Garden's center, a couple of trees bearing towering secrets of awareness and eternity.
Engendering Evil
A cosmic blunder that echoes today. A saga of a sin and a serpent's seduction, broken apart to reveal depths of psychological and spiritual profundity. Meet the extraordinary capabilities and goodness of the first woman. Explore the roles of our own inner Eve and Adam. Encounter the tragedy and trajectory of human self-perception.
Emergent Shame
Fig-leaf figures, leather outfits, and gleaming garb: Discover the origin and function of clothing. Watch the birth of shame. Discover the Divine design behind the struggles of life, from daily labor to labor pains. Penalties imposed in paradise become portals of purpose and repair. Eavesdrop on valuable guidance for your relationship with temptation.
Divergence
In the fallout of eviction from Eden, a brother became a bother and a sibling a slayer. Step into the intellectual chasm between sky and soil, where the rift between a shepherd and a cultivator erupts over a rejected gift. Delve into the early mechanics of jealousy, conflict, and crime, and meet the powers of self-control, remorse, and purposeful balance.
Degeneration
A flood of wealth. An avalanche of societal advance. Visit the pre-Flood universe to view the roots of corruption and moral decay. Meet the first musician, early inventors, and pioneers of paganism. Discover the power of global immersion as a water treatment. Learn the key to meaningful redirection of assets and passions and the beauty of bonds of choice.
Regenerating Society
A wooden ark in a world of water. Meet a man whose folded arms failed humanity and whose sleepless efforts saved it. Step onto the fresh soil of a softer world, where confidence sprouts more readily, where empathy, sacrifice, and vision transform weakness into success and indifference into outreach. Climb out of Noah's isolation into the global embrace of Abraham.
Convergence
Meet a family that moved—and moved all of humanity. Learn the missing background of the first Jew: the dramatic decades of a global illuminator that was kept in the dark. Discover how to react to crisis, mishap, and setback. Collect the keys to soul fulfillment, and cross the bridge laid by Heaven that leads you to the Infinite.
Everything you need to know.
5670 Oak Blvd
Austin, TX 78735
Per person, includes a full-color textbook.
Come for one session or join the entire series.
Early bird pricing through Wednesday, Sep 30. Textbook included.
Rikki Hertz
Rikki leads the Women's Kabbalah Society at Chabad of South Austin, creating a warm space for women to study, reflect, and bring Jewish wisdom into everyday life.
Questions before you register? Email info@jewishsouthaustin.com or call (872) 800-5982.
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Join NEXT GENesis for seven monthly sessions exploring the opening narratives of Torah, while connecting with other women who share a desire to search deeper and bring Jewish wisdom into everyday life.
Choose your monthly track.
The same seven sessions are offered in both the morning and evening.
Evening Track
- Oct 14, 2026
- Nov 11, 2026
- Dec 16, 2026
- Jan 13, 2027
- Feb 10, 2027
- Mar 10, 2027
- Apr 7, 2027
Morning Track
- Oct 21, 2026
- Nov 18, 2026
- Dec 9, 2026
- Jan 20, 2027
- Feb 17, 2027
- Mar 24, 2027
- Apr 14, 2027