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Consultation
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Individualized study over time for clergy teams and/or lay leadership; customized to suit your individual and congregational needs; designed to enhance communal worship through clarification of vision, innovative congregational engagement, deepening understanding of the liturgy, and expansion of textual and musical resources. What’s the point? The importance of developing a personal relationship with the words of the siddur and articulating a vision for congregational worship. Crafting Worship that Works.
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Bio
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Just who do I think I am? Most people want to know the facts first, so here are just a few of the opportunities that I have had (from present to past), all of which have helped to form the professional that I am today, and the skills that I am able to share. HUC-JIR, New York, NY: Creator and Coordinator, Cantorial Certification Program. Adult Educator: CAJE, Melton, URJ Summer Kallot, URJ Kutz Camp, Hava Nashira, URJ Scheidt Seminar, URJ Biennial Conventions, Institute for Jewish Spirituality, and more.
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San Diego Jewish Renewal - San Diego Jewish Renewal Communities Members of the ALEPH Network of Communitieswww.aleph.org
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San Diego Jewish Renewal. San Diego Jewish Renewal. San Diego Jewish Renewal Communities. Members of the ALEPH Network of Communities. Shabbat meditation and chant service 9/3/16. 10 am followed by a veggie potluck. Held at the home of Rhonda and David. Torah drosh by Bill Finn. 4618 Rueda Dr, San Diego, CA 92124. Join Shir Ha-Yam for Shabbat Shirah. Saturday Jan 23, 2016 at 10 AM-1:30PM. Held at the home of Jack and Judith Lief. 5503 Linda Rosa, La Jolla. Service will be led by Janice Steinberg. Thus ev...
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Blog
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M’chadeish B’chol Yom: A Continual Creation Story. Published: Sunday, 23 October 2016 14:15. The rabbinic commentator,. 1040-1105), writes that the first word of. TaNaCH, “B’reishit. Rdquo; can be an acronym for “. Rdquo; – two beginnings. Indeed, since the. Seemingly gives us two different stories of creation (In Genesis chapters 1 and 2), this doesn’t seem too hard to fathom. Some branches of Jewish tradition tell us that the first story of creation is that of all time and space, and that. Rdquo; &ndas...
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Conferences/Workshops
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Conferences and Congregational Workshops. Some of the topics I love to teach (please see Consultation page. For even more ideas):. A variety of program templates and exercises to use with Temple Boards, Ritual Committees, Family Retreats, Teacher Training, or Congregational Town Halls, designed to trigger discussion and excitement around Prayer, Torah, God, and the integration of one’s spirituality into one’s everyday life. The Glamour in the Grammar. Whom Shall I Say is Calling? Much like exercise, yoga...
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Visiting Scholar/Artist
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I would be honored to spend Shabbat with your congregation. Below are just a few seeds of ideas with which to begin a conversation. Entirely possible to mix and match). Prayer as Practice: The Relevance of Communal Worship in Today’s World. Glamour in the Grammar: Deepening our Understanding of the Shabbat liturgy; giving ourselves permission to interpret and internalize. What’s God Got to Do With It: What if I don’t believe? Introduction to Jewish Mysticism and its relevance to our lives today. Program ...
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