Rachel Leibovich | Esperanza's Acres, LLC

Hi there,

My name is Rachel Leibovich, and I'm the priestess who is blessed with the task of guiding people through their religious trauma and embracing the abundance of spirituality beyond Zionism, dogma, patriarchy, and homophobia with the goal of total liberation for all beings.

Our ancestors across all time and space have given each of us a toolkit of ritual, ceremony, and community. The power of that kind of holding is immense and transformational... and exactly why many of these practices have been weaponized against us and erased from memory.

My work is multi-modal and allows me to approach this kind of communal healing from many different angles and across generations.

Ecstatic Dance

I offer ecstatic dance rituals with the intention of moving towards expansion in the mind, body, and spirit. Dance rituals are completely free form - no prior experience or training necessary! They begin with an opening circle to declare our shared intent for our dance journey, then flow through music curated based on Gabrielle Roth's 5Rhythms Method, and end with an integration circle to share the wisdom we've received through the dance.

Dance spaces are not for talking or socializing, but rather for spiritual and somatic practice of connecting to yourself, Source, and the Earth. Consent must be given between any dancers on the dance floor. Substance use is not permitted on the dance floor.

Let's Dance!

New Moon Circles

The Jewish Wheel of the Year has been lifted up by Jewish women for millenia. Originally, the celebration of the New Moon started as a prayer stewarded by women to pray for the return of the moon. Priestesses would gather to watch for the return of the sliver of the New Moon, then inform a counsel of the moon's return, bless the moon, and light a fire atop the highest hilltop to alert the neighboring villages about the return of the moon. This ancestral practice, Rosh Chodesh, allows us to become immersed in the innate knowledge of taking time to reflecrt each month, to give gratitude for the cosmic bodies that ground us, and to honor the cyclical nature of life.

As Jewish tradition experiences a renewing of ancestral traditions, especially those cultivated by women, femmes, and queer folks, we are once again returning to this ancestral practice and all the ancestral texts, energetic associations, and rituals associated with the turning of each moon.

In our New Moon Circles, we dive deep into these energetic affinites in order to understand the shifts that occur in the world around us. Much of our time together is reflecting on the past month and setting intentions for the upcoming one, with accountability and camradierie at the center.

Our New Moon Circle allows community members to cultivate each persons unique gifts and supports folks in sharing those gifts in service for the liberation of all beings.

To RSVP for New Moon Circles, click the Google Calendar event and follow the embedded link. Excited to see you there!

Upcoming Moon Circles

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Our ancestors understood this - creating communal celebrations of dance and song and drums to mark the changes of the moon, seasons of the Earth, and create holding for each other as we are initiated into new phases of our lives.

Too often, weapons of neoliberalism and capitalism are utilized to disconnect us from the cyclical nature of living with the Earth and make us feel isolated from our innate powers of transformation and community. Ritual practice allows us to reclaim this power consistently and in camaraderie, to move our nightmares to dreams, and dreams to reality.

These ritual offerings are here to help you move through life in sacred connection to the Weaver of Life, always moving us closer together to ourselves and each other and the world we wish to live within.

Find Your Magic

Esperanza's Acres

I am honored to be the Priestess at Esperanza's Acres, a small business selling small batch herbal products from our apothecary and microsanctuary. Everything we sell, we grow or locally source. All of our animals live peacefully, completely removed from farming practice. You can also learn more about our participation in the Microsanctuary and Jewish Farming movements.

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You Are Welcome Here.

Jewish? Not Jewish? Converting? Patrilienal? Jews of Color? JewBu? SufiJew? These practices were crafted with the beauty of diasporic living in mind, which means everyone with the intention (kavanah) for liberation and community has a seat at our table.

All my offerings are open to people of all genders and all spiritual paths. We honor diverse perspectives and intentions while simultaneously acknowledging the Antizionist, Diasporic, Jewish lineage that these practices come from.

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