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ShirOne New Release from Arnier Davidson and Shelly Aronson

9/2/2014

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Here are some pieces from Music Carrier of Intention authors and musicians: Arnie Davidson and Shelly Aronson at Shir Hamakom in Glastonbury, CT.

Yedid Nefesh (Taubman)

Hu Eloheinu (featuring Shelly Aronson)

Wrap Me Close (featuring Shelly Aronson)

Hinei (featuring Shelly Aronson) Written by Arnie Davidson and EJ Cohen

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Here is what Arnie Davidson says, "Shelly and I have been recording our music!! Hear a preview of our Shir Hamakom "Take Out" music project, ShirOne!! Free with a donation to Shir Hamakom."

On Eden, Arnie Davidson says, "Kabbalah tells us that we reach out toward Eden in moments of performing Mitzvot (kindness). A righteous person, therefore, spends a portion of their life nurtured and nourished in the spiritual sublime womb-state of Eden. We come to understand that lasting satisfaction in life comes from giving."

Talented Jewish Musician Works in Portland, Oregon and Beyond

8/17/2014

Beth Hamon will be pretty busy this year as more rabbis and communities become acquainted with her idiosyncratic, original Jewish folk music:

Beth will be the Musician-In-Residence this fall at The Temple, Congregation B'nai Jehudah in Overland Park, KS, for the High Holy Days and the fall festivals of Sukkot and Simchat Torah. In addition to her duties as High Holy Days soloist on the bimah, Beth will also work closely with B'nai Jehudah's religious school and preschool and will tutor teen song leaders during her month long residency. The Temple, Congregation B'nai Jehudah

In addition, Beth will be a visiting Artist-In-Residence at Temple Chai in Phoenix, AZ. During seven weekends over the course of the coming academic year, Beth will serve as cantorial soloist during Shabbat services, and as a song leader during Sunday school. In addition she will provide one-on-one coaching for Temple Chai's teen song leaders to help them hone their skills for school and camp. Her first visit to Phoenix is the weekend of August 29. Temple Chai Phoenix Arizona, A reform congregation in Phoenix, Arizona

Beth continues to tutor private B'nei Mitzvah students in her hometown of Portland, Oregon and is available for workshops and special events. She is also writing songs for her next projects: a third collection of adult contemporary Jewish music focusing on liturgical settings, and a collection of children's songs. For more info, check out Beth Hamon Music

Beth Hamon Music, Handmade Jewish Music

Beth Hamon Sings Adon Olam at Temple Israel of Greater Miami

What Do You See in the Earth and Sky Around You?

6/16/2014

"Adamah v'Shamayim - The original chant was written by Tony Wrench, and was translated into Hebrew by Shimon Lev Tahor" - Rabbi Rachel Barenblat

Becoming Home with Renna Khuner-Haber

6/9/2014

Renna Khuner-Haber grew up in Berkeley, but left for the east coast to attend Barnard College. After completing her bachelor's degree, she returned to San Francisco where she chose the Mission District as her home, and became active in the Mission Minyan community. Sharon Shakked grew up in Tiburon with a more traditional Jewish upbringing, while her husband, Orr, grew up in Israel in a more secular setting. When the two met, Sharon was active in her congregation which Orr soon came to claim as his own. In this segment, both Khuner-Haber and the Shakkeds consider the thoughtful ways they observe Shabbat each week.

The decision to live in the Bay Area is personal and encompasses a wide range of experiences and motivations—some have moved here because of love, others to attend university, to seek a new job, to escape persecution, to establish new rituals, or just to dream a little.

In this documentary commissioned for the exhibition "California Dreaming: Jewish Life in the Bay Area from the Gold Rush to the Present", filmmaker Pam Rorke Levy interviewed a wide range of individuals who call the Bay Area home and identify in some way with being Jewish.

Learn more about "California Dreaming"

"You Can Only Chant in the Present" Jill Purce in Deepak Chopra Interview

5/25/2014

Shefa Gold: "There I Will Give You My Love"

5/21/2014

Shefa Gold

Shefa Gold talking about chanting: Sham etayn et dodai lach / There I will give you my love. (Song of Songs 7:13) "This is a practice of strengthening and refining our deepest and finest intentions to love God through each moment and detail of our lives. Before the chant begins, imagine before you the landscape of your life - all the small details that make up your day. Then when you chant the word "Sham - (there)," focus the force of your love into a particular detail or relationship of your daily routine. Imagine bringing the power of Love (a love that embraces the mystery of the Whole), to everything you do... "

Wedding and Life Cycle Event Music

5/21/2014

Wedding Music - Community Thought Questions:

What is a wedding without music?

Who chooses the music?

Does their intention or connection with the music matter?

Who plays or contributes to the music?

Does their connection and intention impact the event?

Think of the last wedding or memorable event you went to, what part did music take in the event?

What do you remember about the music?

When someone comes to your congregation, organization or event for the first time, how do they feel about the music?

Do you know what the impact of the music is?

Saul Kaye Pioneer of Jewish Blues

5/21/2014

Listen to Sual Kaye's rendition of Lecha Dodi here or one of the dozen other pieces on his new Kabbalat Shabbat album.

Saul Kaye is the pioneer of JEWISH BLUES. Saul has brought together the sounds of the struggle of the African Slaves in this country with the history of the Jewish slavery experience.

Saul has shared stages with all the top name performers in the Jewish world in the last 3 years. Craig Taubman, Dan Nichols, Idan Raichel, Josh Nelson, Joshua Nelson, and Rick Recht. Kaye has played the Greater Jewish Chicago Festival, Atlanta Jewish Music Festival, Philadelphia Jewish Music Festival, Boulder Jewish Music Festival, the Wexner Institute as well as the URJ Biennial, Aleph Kallah, and LIMMUD UK. He is musical director for Peninsula Temple Beth El in San Mateo for High Holidays.

After releasing 3 volumes of Jewish Blues, Kaye began leading Shabbat services in 2010 and has led over 120 in the last 3 years. Kaye wrote a Kabbalat Shabbat CD and now leads services most every Friday and Saturday in communities all over the country with these new melodies. Playing 130-200 concerts, services, ‘edutainment sessions’, and workshops a year, Kaye is illuminating the Jewish World with old soul and new melodies.

Kaye’s latest release, Kabbalat Shabbat, is a celebration of the Friday night prayer service. On this Cd, Kaye, born in South Africa, explores his African Roots with deep rhythms and percussion, sweet harmonies, and has guest artists. Enjoy new melodies to familiar T’filah.

" 'If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.' Intention is spiritual planning, I set an intention before every concert, service, edutainment session, or Festival that I play and even during the event I bring it to mind to realign myself with my higher purpose which is to bring Jews home." - Saul Kaye.

"Music is the connective tissue between all the elements of my life, it is the glue that holds my world together and the oxygen that nourishes my spirit and opens me up to Hashem and connecting to the community around and in front of me." - Saul Kaye

"I'm honored to be considered for a project of this depth and breadth. Thank you for the opportunity to contribute!" - Saul Kaye

Faith Hayflich Explores Light, Chanting and Meditation

5/14/2014

Faith Hayflich

P. Faith Hayflichis President of Congregation Emanu-El, a small Reform congregation in Spokane WA. She spent many years as a small business owner in Silicon Valley and visiting Yasodhara Ashram in British Columbia, where she explored the mind-body-spirit connection, reflected deeply on her life, and learned how to meditate on light and chant. She eventually moved to Spokane in order to teach yoga and meditation and spend more time at the ashram. In 2008, wanting to learn more about the tradition she grew up with, Faith began exploring Judaism. She is currently studying for her adult Bat Matzvah and combines Jewish and yogic meditation practices. Faith sings, laughs and (tries to) meditate daily in Spokane.

Beth Hamon on Lev Tahor

5/14/2014

As one of the editors of Music, The Carrier of Intention in 49 Jewish Prayers, I get to see the essays early. Yesterday I had the privilege of reading Beth Hamon's story of life and writing her Lev Tahor.

You can hear more at Music, The Carrier of Intention Author's Blog

Beth Hamon: Ten Miles

Beth Hamon: City of Love