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West African Dance - Beginner Level (in person with live drumming) taught by Becky Gordon
Apr
7
6:00 PM18:00

West African Dance - Beginner Level (in person with live drumming) taught by Becky Gordon

West African dance is multi-layered, engaging every part of the body. But no need to be intimidated; you take on as many of those layers according to your comfort level. The physicality of the dance, so different from how we generally move, and the singing of the drums, invite you to release whatever emotions you might've been feeling earlier in the day, or what you are feeling in the moment. It's about moving from your core and from your heart. Most importantly, it's about supporting each other in learning a different kind of dance form, and building community. 

The first six-week session: Monday nights March 24 - May 12, 6-715pm. Requested donation of minimum $8 per class or $44 up front for all six which pays the drummers. Call, text or email if you have questions. 505-967-8208. Hope to see you at our next class, Monday April 7!

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KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold
Apr
10
6:00 PM18:00

KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold

ID: 815 976 0138
Passcode: 270959

Please come on time or a few minutes early. We will take some time at the end of our practice to meet each other and reflect together.

We welcome you. Visit www.rabbishefagold.com/kzoom Sign up for the KZoom Chanting List mailing list. If you are moved, you can offer support at www.rabbishefagold.com.

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Sephardic Shabbat (In Person and Zoom)
Apr
11
6:30 PM18:30

Sephardic Shabbat (In Person and Zoom)

ZOOM ID: 282 164 5784
No password required

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POEM Coming soon

Pot luck vegetarian dinner with songs and prayers in Ladino, Hebrew and Spanish, and a bilingual poetry reading of a mizrahi poet! Led this month by Sarah Arrowsmith!

Poetry comes back this month as we continue our look at Mizrahi poet Ronny Someck. Born in Baghdad in 1951, he studied philosophy and literature at Tel Aviv University. He is also a musician and a visual artist. 

If you are able, please show up early and or stay late to help set up and clean up. And bring a vegetarian dish to share!

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Shabbat with Cantor Beth at Fusion Theater / Nefesh Mountain Concert
Apr
11
7:30 PM19:30

Shabbat with Cantor Beth at Fusion Theater / Nefesh Mountain Concert

Join Cantor Beth Cohen as she leads a pre-concert Shabbat at Fusion Theater to open up the concert!

Then enjoy the magical music of Nefesh Mountain, a group that blurs the lines between Americana, Bluegrass, Folk, Jazz and Blues with a masterful hand as songwriters, instrumentalists and composers alike.

The latest album from Nefesh Mountain, Beacons emerged from a bold and wholehearted attempt to transform the world around them. Co-founders Doni Zasloff and Eric Lindberg immersed themselves in the feverish writing of songs that turned their frustrations and fears into irrepressible hope, all while reaching far beyond their bluegrass roots and forging a fiercely joyful sound unbound by genre convention. Although much of the album stemmed from their rumination on the political landscape (political polarization and division throughout the U.S., the Israel–Hamas War, and Russo-Ukrainian Wars), its spirit of purposeful optimism is made all the more potent by Nefesh Mountain's willingness to speak about their most intimate struggles and triumphs, including the birth of their now-three-year-old "miracle baby" Willow, and Zasloff's journey with sobriety. "This is definitely the most revealing and personal album we've ever made, which was a big leap for us," says Zasloff.

CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS

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NO Klezband / Rikud Rehearsal - Community Passover Seder
Apr
13
3:00 PM15:00

NO Klezband / Rikud Rehearsal - Community Passover Seder

No rehearsal today, but please join us for our community Passover seder from 5-8pm. It’s the only seder accompanied by a live klezmer band.
Rehearsal for the Community Klezmer Band & Rikud Dancers is open to all. No experience required for dancing - all dances are taught. Musicians and singers must know the basics of their instrument. Before coming to band rehearsal for the first time, please contact band director Cantor Beth Cohen: cohenedmunds@netzero.net

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West African Dance - Beginner Level (in person with live drumming) taught by Becky Gordon
Apr
14
6:00 PM18:00

West African Dance - Beginner Level (in person with live drumming) taught by Becky Gordon

West African dance is multi-layered, engaging every part of the body. But no need to be intimidated; you take on as many of those layers according to your comfort level. The physicality of the dance, so different from how we generally move, and the singing of the drums, invite you to release whatever emotions you might've been feeling earlier in the day, or what you are feeling in the moment. It's about moving from your core and from your heart. Most importantly, it's about supporting each other in learning a different kind of dance form, and building community. 

The first six-week session: Monday nights March 24 - May 12, 6-715pm. Requested donation of minimum $8 per class or $44 up front for all six which pays the drummers. Call, text or email if you have questions. 505-967-8208. Hope to see you at our next class, Monday April 14!

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KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold
Apr
17
6:00 PM18:00

KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold

ID: 815 976 0138
Passcode: 270959

Please come on time or a few minutes early. We will take some time at the end of our practice to meet each other and reflect together.

We welcome you. Visit www.rabbishefagold.com/kzoom Sign up for the KZoom Chanting List mailing list. If you are moved, you can offer support at www.rabbishefagold.com.

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Community Klezmer band & Rikud dancers Rehearsal
Apr
20
3:00 AM03:00

Community Klezmer band & Rikud dancers Rehearsal

If you miss today, don't miss our last "official" rehearsal of the winter/ spring season NEXT Sunday April 27th 3-5pm and join us for der Freylekher Shabes May 2 and June 6 (none in July).

Rehearsal for the Community Klezmer Band & Rikud Dancers is open to all. No experience required for dancing - all dances are taught. Musicians and singers must know the basics of their instrument. Before coming to band rehearsal for the first time, please contact band director Cantor Beth Cohen: cohenedmunds@netzero.net

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West African Dance - Beginner Level (in person with live drumming) taught by Becky Gordon
Apr
21
6:00 PM18:00

West African Dance - Beginner Level (in person with live drumming) taught by Becky Gordon

West African dance is multi-layered, engaging every part of the body. But no need to be intimidated; you take on as many of those layers according to your comfort level. The physicality of the dance, so different from how we generally move, and the singing of the drums, invite you to release whatever emotions you might've been feeling earlier in the day, or what you are feeling in the moment. It's about moving from your core and from your heart. Most importantly, it's about supporting each other in learning a different kind of dance form, and building community. 

The first six-week session: Monday nights March 24 - May 12, 6-715pm. Requested donation of minimum $8 per class or $44 up front for all six which pays the drummers. Call, text or email if you have questions. 505-967-8208. Hope to see you at our next class, Monday April 21!

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KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold
Apr
24
6:00 PM18:00

KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold

ID: 815 976 0138
Passcode: 270959

Please come on time or a few minutes early. We will take some time at the end of our practice to meet each other and reflect together.

We welcome you. Visit www.rabbishefagold.com/kzoom Sign up for the KZoom Chanting List mailing list. If you are moved, you can offer support at www.rabbishefagold.com.

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Queer Shabbat
Apr
25
6:00 PM18:00

Queer Shabbat

Queer Shabbat is a monthly ritual space for reflection, connection, grounding in the sacred cycles of Jewish time. This is a space for self-identified Queer Jews and their loved ones to gather. We will be hosting hybrid Queer Shabbat in Bayt B'racha IN-PERSON and also on ZOOM; Please come masked! Whether you are attending virtually or in person, you're invited to bring: songs, poetry, movement, creative activities, and meditations from your heart. Bring (vegetarian) food to eat yourself or to share while we chat after the service (some people may choose to unmask in order to eat together). Ritual items and challah welcome.

For any questions and zoom link, please contact queershabbatnahalatshalom@gmail.com

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Journey to the Heart of Shabbat with Alan Wagman - In Person and Zoom
Apr
26
10:00 AM10:00

Journey to the Heart of Shabbat with Alan Wagman - In Person and Zoom

Meeting ID: 282 164 5784
No Passcode Required


Have you wondered why we call organized prayer, “services”? We gather together in sacred space to “serve,” to do sacred work with and for each other.

The Shabbat morning “service” is not a random collection of prayers. It is a journey taking us both out of ourselves and into ourselves. Through prayer, chant, song, movement, and meditation, we will travel the path of the Jewish mystics to the sacred heart of Shabbat.

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Havdalah to Celebrate the flow of Nahalat Shalom's History via the River Timeline
Apr
26
6:00 PM18:00

Havdalah to Celebrate the flow of Nahalat Shalom's History via the River Timeline

Many of you have seen the ongoing mural/installation project in the gallery that the art committee has been working on. It is intended to be a river timeline of Nahalat Shalom’s history onto which members can place photographs, written recollections, objects, etc. which recall community and family Nahalat Shalom-related events.

We’ve scheduled a gathering and Havdalah for April 26 at which we can listen to and celebrate Nahalat Shalom’s history, stories of your family’s Nahalat Shalom events, and also take time to enjoy and celebrate this project. Please bring stories, photographs, general recollections-whatever-along with finger food type vegetarian munchies. It was great fun when we did some of this at the annual meeting. We intend to keep the fun ongoing.

The mural will need to come down in May temporarily so that other artwork can be exhibited during the Sephardic festival. The mural and all its parts will be saved for re-installation in July, so come share some stories, bring some photos to scan and place post-its on the timeline that have meaning to you. Let’s enjoy and celebrate this phase of the River Timeline looking forward to the final phase of the River Timeline that will begin in July.

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Community Klezmer Band & Rikud dancers rehearsal
Apr
27
3:00 PM15:00

Community Klezmer Band & Rikud dancers rehearsal

This our last rehearsal of the winter / spring season! Please also join us at der Freylekher Shabes on May 2nd, June 6th and August 1st (none in July). Summer Sunday Klez-jamz in the park open to all are also being planned.

Rehearsal for the Community Klezmer Band & Rikud Dancers is open to all. No experience is required for dancing - all dances are taught. Musicians and singers must know the basics of their instrument. Before coming to band rehearsal for the first time, please contact band director Cantor Beth Cohen: cohenedmunds@netzero.net

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Film Series: Eye on Palestine and Israel : Today's film is Foxtrot (2021, 112 min) Directed by Samuel Moaz
Apr
27
5:30 PM17:30

Film Series: Eye on Palestine and Israel : Today's film is Foxtrot (2021, 112 min) Directed by Samuel Moaz

Beginning with an Israeli couple who receives the news of their son’s death in military conflict, the film explores their emotional reactions, the surreal military experiences of their son, and the hallowed place of the Israel Defense Forces in Israeli society. **Winner of the Grand Jury Prize and the Venice International Film Festival: Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Language Film.

Screening followed by discussion led by Ann Morrison and Becky Gordon.

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West African Dance - Beginner Level (in person with live drumming) taught by Becky Gordon
Apr
28
6:00 PM18:00

West African Dance - Beginner Level (in person with live drumming) taught by Becky Gordon

West African dance is multi-layered, engaging every part of the body. But no need to be intimidated; you take on as many of those layers according to your comfort level. The physicality of the dance, so different from how we generally move, and the singing of the drums, invite you to release whatever emotions you might've been feeling earlier in the day, or what you are feeling in the moment. It's about moving from your core and from your heart. Most importantly, it's about supporting each other in learning a different kind of dance form, and building community. 

The first six-week session: Monday nights March 24 - May 12, 6-715pm. Requested donation of minimum $8 per class or $44 up front for all six which pays the drummers. Call, text or email if you have questions. 505-967-8208. Hope to see you at our next class, Monday April 28!

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Nigunim by Candlelight
Apr
30
6:30 PM18:30

Nigunim by Candlelight

Spring has sprung, so let’s enjoy the weather as we circle up for a night of nigunim at Nahalat Shalom, hosted by community member Adam Horowitz. A nigun (meaning "melody" in Hebrew) is a wordless tune, sung in repetition and with devotion, to stir the soul and take us where words cannot. Drawing from the wellspring of Jewish mystical tradition, we'll sing nigunim new and old. No prior experience required! If there are nigunim that you know and would enjoy sharing, please feel free to bring and to teach!

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KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold
May
1
6:00 PM18:00

KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold

ID: 815 976 0138
Passcode: 270959

Please come on time or a few minutes early. We will take some time at the end of our practice to meet each other and reflect together.

We welcome you. Visit www.rabbishefagold.com/kzoom Sign up for the KZoom Chanting List mailing list. If you are moved, you can offer support at www.rabbishefagold.com.

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Der Freylekher Shabes with Cantor Beth Cohen, The Nahalat Shalom Klezmer Band & Rikud dancers (In Person)
May
2
6:30 PM18:30

Der Freylekher Shabes with Cantor Beth Cohen, The Nahalat Shalom Klezmer Band & Rikud dancers (In Person)

PDF of Der Freylekher Shabes Prayer Booklet

Celebrate Shabes (Shabbat) JOY in-person in our sanctuary. The participatory klezmer Shabes service from 6:30-7:45 PM can be danced to and includes prayers from Kabbalat Shabbat and the Ma’ariv services. We will also observe the candle lighting/blessing, Mourners’ Kaddish, blessing for healing, Kiddush and Hamotzee. The service will be followed by a Vegetarian Potluck dinner at 7:45pm and recreational Jewish dancing to a live klezmer music jam from 8:15-9 PM. Everyone is welcome to all or any part of the evening’s events.

For more information, contact Cantor Beth Cohen: cohenedmunds@netzero.net

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Chanting Morning Shabbat Service with Miryam Levy: Going Deep with Davennen  (In Person and interactive  zoom)
May
3
10:00 AM10:00

Chanting Morning Shabbat Service with Miryam Levy: Going Deep with Davennen (In Person and interactive zoom)

Zoom ID 282 164 5784 (no password required)

PDF Chant Sheet


The service will be contemplative as we take time to enter the liturgy through chant, then pause in the silence long enough to allow for an unfolding of possibilities and to develop the skillful practice that allows for Shabbat consciousness to flourish.

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Standing Strong in Changing Times With Leah Berger and Liz Vance
May
4
6:00 PM18:00

Standing Strong in Changing Times With Leah Berger and Liz Vance

Join Intuitive Healing Arts practitioners Leah Berger and Liz Vance for an evening of intuitive guidance, sound, and song. (THIS EVENT IS NOT AT NAHALAT SHALOM. Due to scheduling conflicts, this group will be meeting at an alternate location on March 9th, April 6th, and May 4th.) Click on Event title for full details.

Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85865317386
Zoom ID: 858 6531 6386  No password required.

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West African Dance - Beginner Level (in person with live drumming) taught by Becky Gordon
May
5
6:00 PM18:00

West African Dance - Beginner Level (in person with live drumming) taught by Becky Gordon

West African dance is multi-layered, engaging every part of the body. But no need to be intimidated; you take on as many of those layers according to your comfort level. The physicality of the dance, so different from how we generally move, and the singing of the drums, invite you to release whatever emotions you might've been feeling earlier in the day, or what you are feeling in the moment. It's about moving from your core and from your heart. Most importantly, it's about supporting each other in learning a different kind of dance form, and building community. 

The first six-week session: Monday nights March 24 - May 12, 6-715pm. Requested donation of minimum $8 per class or $44 up front for all six which pays the drummers. Call, text or email if you have questions. 505-967-8208. Hope to see you at our next class, Monday May 5!

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CANCELED - CLASSES RESUME JUNE 5TH!  KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold
May
8
6:00 PM18:00

CANCELED - CLASSES RESUME JUNE 5TH! KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold

ID: 815 976 0138
Passcode: 270959

Please come on time or a few minutes early. We will take some time at the end of our practice to meet each other and reflect together.

We welcome you. Visit www.rabbishefagold.com/kzoom Sign up for the KZoom Chanting List mailing list. If you are moved, you can offer support at www.rabbishefagold.com.

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Film Series: Eye on Palestine and Israel : Today's film is Arna’s Children (2004, 84 min) Directed by Juliano Mer-Khamis
May
11
5:30 PM17:30

Film Series: Eye on Palestine and Israel : Today's film is Arna’s Children (2004, 84 min) Directed by Juliano Mer-Khamis

The film's story focuses on a children's theater group in the West Bank town of Jenin during the
Second Intifada. Established by Arna Mer-Khamis. the director's mother, an Israeli Jew married to a Palestinian Muslim and wholly
devoted to political and human rights activism, the film documents the impact of the theater
experience on some of Jenin’s youth as they come of age and are forced to make difficult choices.
*Won Best Documentary
Film at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City.
Minimum donation of $5 is requested to cover screening costs.

Screening followed by discussion led by Ann Morrison and Becky Gordon.

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West African Dance - Beginner Level (in person with live drumming) taught by Becky Gordon
May
12
6:00 PM18:00

West African Dance - Beginner Level (in person with live drumming) taught by Becky Gordon

West African dance is multi-layered, engaging every part of the body. But no need to be intimidated; you take on as many of those layers according to your comfort level. The physicality of the dance, so different from how we generally move, and the singing of the drums, invite you to release whatever emotions you might've been feeling earlier in the day, or what you are feeling in the moment. It's about moving from your core and from your heart. Most importantly, it's about supporting each other in learning a different kind of dance form, and building community. 

The first six-week session: Monday nights March 24 - May 12, 6-715pm. Requested donation of minimum $8 per class or $44 up front for all six which pays the drummers. Call, text or email if you have questions. 505-967-8208. Hope to see you at our final class for this session, Monday May 12!

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CANCELED - CLASSES RESUME JUNE 5TH!  KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold
May
15
6:00 PM18:00

CANCELED - CLASSES RESUME JUNE 5TH! KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold

CANCELED - CLASSES RESUME JUNE 5TH!

ID: 815 976 0138
Passcode: 270959

Please come on time or a few minutes early. We will take some time at the end of our practice to meet each other and reflect together.

We welcome you. Visit www.rabbishefagold.com/kzoom Sign up for the KZoom Chanting List mailing list. If you are moved, you can offer support at www.rabbishefagold.com.

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CANCELED - CLASSES RESUME JUNE 5TH!  KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold
May
22
6:00 PM18:00

CANCELED - CLASSES RESUME JUNE 5TH! KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold

CANCELED - CLASSES RESUME JUNE 5TH!

ID: 815 976 0138
Passcode: 270959

Please come on time or a few minutes early. We will take some time at the end of our practice to meet each other and reflect together.

We welcome you. Visit www.rabbishefagold.com/kzoom Sign up for the KZoom Chanting List mailing list. If you are moved, you can offer support at www.rabbishefagold.com.

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Journey to the Heart of Shabbat with Alan Wagman - In Person and Zoom
May
24
10:00 AM10:00

Journey to the Heart of Shabbat with Alan Wagman - In Person and Zoom

Meeting ID: 282 164 5784
No Passcode Required


Have you wondered why we call organized prayer, “services”? We gather together in sacred space to “serve,” to do sacred work with and for each other.

The Shabbat morning “service” is not a random collection of prayers. It is a journey taking us both out of ourselves and into ourselves. Through prayer, chant, song, movement, and meditation, we will travel the path of the Jewish mystics to the sacred heart of Shabbat.

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CANCELED - CLASSES RESUME JUNE 5TH!  KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold
May
29
6:00 PM18:00

CANCELED - CLASSES RESUME JUNE 5TH! KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold

CANCELED - CLASSES RESUME JUNE 5TH!

ID: 815 976 0138
Passcode: 270959

Please come on time or a few minutes early. We will take some time at the end of our practice to meet each other and reflect together.

We welcome you. Visit www.rabbishefagold.com/kzoom Sign up for the KZoom Chanting List mailing list. If you are moved, you can offer support at www.rabbishefagold.com.

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KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold
Jun
5
6:00 PM18:00

KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold

ID: 815 976 0138
Passcode: 270959

Please come on time or a few minutes early. We will take some time at the end of our practice to meet each other and reflect together.

We welcome you. Visit www.rabbishefagold.com/kzoom Sign up for the KZoom Chanting List mailing list. If you are moved, you can offer support at www.rabbishefagold.com.

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Der Freylekher Shabes with Cantor Beth Cohen, The Nahalat Shalom Klezmer Band & Rikud dancers (In Person)
Jun
6
6:30 PM18:30

Der Freylekher Shabes with Cantor Beth Cohen, The Nahalat Shalom Klezmer Band & Rikud dancers (In Person)

PDF of Der Freylekher Shabes Prayer Booklet

Celebrate Shabes (Shabbat) JOY in-person in our sanctuary. The participatory klezmer Shabes service from 6:30-7:45 PM can be danced to and includes prayers from Kabbalat Shabbat and the Ma’ariv services. We will also observe the candle lighting/blessing, Mourners’ Kaddish, blessing for healing, Kiddush and Hamotzee. The service will be followed by a vegetarian potluck dinner at 7:45pm and recreational Jewish dancing to a live klezmer music jam from 8:15-9 PM. Everyone is welcome to all or any part of the evening’s events.

For more information, contact Cantor Beth Cohen: cohenedmunds@netzero.net

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Chanting Morning Shabbat Service with Miryam Levy: Going Deep with Davennen  (In Person and interactive  zoom)
Jun
7
10:00 AM10:00

Chanting Morning Shabbat Service with Miryam Levy: Going Deep with Davennen (In Person and interactive zoom)

Zoom ID 282 164 5784 (no password required)

PDF Chant Sheet


The service will be contemplative as we take time to enter the liturgy through chant, then pause in the silence long enough to allow for an unfolding of possibilities and to develop the skillful practice that allows for Shabbat consciousness to flourish.

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CANCELED THIS WEEK!! KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold
Jun
12
6:00 PM18:00

CANCELED THIS WEEK!! KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold

CANCELED THIS WEEK BUT RETURNING NEXT WEEK!

ID: 815 976 0138
Passcode: 270959

Please come on time or a few minutes early. We will take some time at the end of our practice to meet each other and reflect together.

We welcome you. Visit www.rabbishefagold.com/kzoom Sign up for the KZoom Chanting List mailing list. If you are moved, you can offer support at www.rabbishefagold.com.

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KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold
Jun
19
6:00 PM18:00

KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold

ID: 815 976 0138
Passcode: 270959

Please come on time or a few minutes early. We will take some time at the end of our practice to meet each other and reflect together.

We welcome you. Visit www.rabbishefagold.com/kzoom Sign up for the KZoom Chanting List mailing list. If you are moved, you can offer support at www.rabbishefagold.com.

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KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold
Jun
26
6:00 PM18:00

KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold

ID: 815 976 0138
Passcode: 270959

Please come on time or a few minutes early. We will take some time at the end of our practice to meet each other and reflect together.

We welcome you. Visit www.rabbishefagold.com/kzoom Sign up for the KZoom Chanting List mailing list. If you are moved, you can offer support at www.rabbishefagold.com.

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Journey to the Heart of Shabbat with Alan Wagman - In Person and Zoom
Jun
28
10:00 AM10:00

Journey to the Heart of Shabbat with Alan Wagman - In Person and Zoom

Meeting ID: 282 164 5784
No Passcode Required


Have you wondered why we call organized prayer, “services”? We gather together in sacred space to “serve,” to do sacred work with and for each other.

The Shabbat morning “service” is not a random collection of prayers. It is a journey taking us both out of ourselves and into ourselves. Through prayer, chant, song, movement, and meditation, we will travel the path of the Jewish mystics to the sacred heart of Shabbat.

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CANCELED THIS WEEK! KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold
Jul
3
6:00 PM18:00

CANCELED THIS WEEK! KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold

CANCELED THIS WEEK!

ID: 815 976 0138
Passcode: 270959

Please come on time or a few minutes early. We will take some time at the end of our practice to meet each other and reflect together.

We welcome you. Visit www.rabbishefagold.com/kzoom Sign up for the KZoom Chanting List mailing list. If you are moved, you can offer support at www.rabbishefagold.com.

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KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold
Jul
10
6:00 PM18:00

KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold

ID: 815 976 0138
Passcode: 270959

Please come on time or a few minutes early. We will take some time at the end of our practice to meet each other and reflect together.

We welcome you. Visit www.rabbishefagold.com/kzoom Sign up for the KZoom Chanting List mailing list. If you are moved, you can offer support at www.rabbishefagold.com.

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KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold
Jul
17
6:00 PM18:00

KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold

ID: 815 976 0138
Passcode: 270959

Please come on time or a few minutes early. We will take some time at the end of our practice to meet each other and reflect together.

We welcome you. Visit www.rabbishefagold.com/kzoom Sign up for the KZoom Chanting List mailing list. If you are moved, you can offer support at www.rabbishefagold.com.

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KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold
Jul
24
6:00 PM18:00

KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold

ID: 815 976 0138
Passcode: 270959

Please come on time or a few minutes early. We will take some time at the end of our practice to meet each other and reflect together.

We welcome you. Visit www.rabbishefagold.com/kzoom Sign up for the KZoom Chanting List mailing list. If you are moved, you can offer support at www.rabbishefagold.com.

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KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold
Jul
31
6:00 PM18:00

KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold

ID: 815 976 0138
Passcode: 270959

Please come on time or a few minutes early. We will take some time at the end of our practice to meet each other and reflect together.

We welcome you. Visit www.rabbishefagold.com/kzoom Sign up for the KZoom Chanting List mailing list. If you are moved, you can offer support at www.rabbishefagold.com.

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KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold
Aug
7
6:00 PM18:00

KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold

ID: 815 976 0138
Passcode: 270959

Please come on time or a few minutes early. We will take some time at the end of our practice to meet each other and reflect together.

We welcome you. Visit www.rabbishefagold.com/kzoom Sign up for the KZoom Chanting List mailing list. If you are moved, you can offer support at www.rabbishefagold.com.

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CANCELED THIS WEEK!  KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold
Aug
14
6:00 PM18:00

CANCELED THIS WEEK! KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold

CANCELED THIS WEEK!

ID: 815 976 0138
Passcode: 270959

Please come on time or a few minutes early. We will take some time at the end of our practice to meet each other and reflect together.

We welcome you. Visit www.rabbishefagold.com/kzoom Sign up for the KZoom Chanting List mailing list. If you are moved, you can offer support at www.rabbishefagold.com.

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KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold
Aug
21
6:00 PM18:00

KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold

ID: 815 976 0138
Passcode: 270959

Please come on time or a few minutes early. We will take some time at the end of our practice to meet each other and reflect together.

We welcome you. Visit www.rabbishefagold.com/kzoom Sign up for the KZoom Chanting List mailing list. If you are moved, you can offer support at www.rabbishefagold.com.

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KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold
Aug
28
6:00 PM18:00

KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold

ID: 815 976 0138
Passcode: 270959

Please come on time or a few minutes early. We will take some time at the end of our practice to meet each other and reflect together.

We welcome you. Visit www.rabbishefagold.com/kzoom Sign up for the KZoom Chanting List mailing list. If you are moved, you can offer support at www.rabbishefagold.com.

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KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold
Sep
4
6:00 PM18:00

KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold

ID: 815 976 0138
Passcode: 270959

Please come on time or a few minutes early. We will take some time at the end of our practice to meet each other and reflect together.

We welcome you. Visit www.rabbishefagold.com/kzoom Sign up for the KZoom Chanting List mailing list. If you are moved, you can offer support at www.rabbishefagold.com.

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KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold
Sep
11
6:00 PM18:00

KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold

ID: 815 976 0138
Passcode: 270959

Please come on time or a few minutes early. We will take some time at the end of our practice to meet each other and reflect together.

We welcome you. Visit www.rabbishefagold.com/kzoom Sign up for the KZoom Chanting List mailing list. If you are moved, you can offer support at www.rabbishefagold.com.

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KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold
Sep
18
6:00 PM18:00

KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold

ID: 815 976 0138
Passcode: 270959

Please come on time or a few minutes early. We will take some time at the end of our practice to meet each other and reflect together.

We welcome you. Visit www.rabbishefagold.com/kzoom Sign up for the KZoom Chanting List mailing list. If you are moved, you can offer support at www.rabbishefagold.com.

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KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold
Sep
25
6:00 PM18:00

KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold

ID: 815 976 0138
Passcode: 270959

Please come on time or a few minutes early. We will take some time at the end of our practice to meet each other and reflect together.

We welcome you. Visit www.rabbishefagold.com/kzoom Sign up for the KZoom Chanting List mailing list. If you are moved, you can offer support at www.rabbishefagold.com.

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Standing Strong in Changing Times With Leah Berger and Liz Vance
Apr
6
6:00 PM18:00

Standing Strong in Changing Times With Leah Berger and Liz Vance

(Due to scheduling conflicts, this group will be meeting at an alternate location.)

Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85865317386
Zoom ID: 858 6531 6386 No password required

Donations gratefully accepted, no one turned away for lack of funds. 

Donations and information: https://www.theawakeself.com/standing-strong

Speak Your Truth

Join Intuitive Healing Arts practitioners Leah Berger and Liz Vance for an evening of intuitive guidance, sound, and song. Leah and Liz create a spiritual resource for deep listening, inquiry, and receiving, to stay authentically connected to ourselves, the Earth, and each other in these potent and turbulent times. This month's theme, "Speak Your Truth", is an invitation to receive support with your authentic voice in these silencing times. Bring questions for exploration or simply listen and absorb this meditative experience.

Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85865317386
Zoom ID: 858 6531 6386  No password required.

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Albuquerque Folk Festival First Sunday Sing-Along
Apr
6
4:00 PM16:00

Albuquerque Folk Festival First Sunday Sing-Along

Albuquerque Folk Festival First Sunday Sing-Along meets  on the first Sunday of EVERY month from 4-6pm in Beit B’racha.
We go around the circle, each person picking a song from Rise Up Singing or Rise Again Songbook (we have several)

 We sing songs of hope and peace.  And some songs of uncertainty and concern for our friends and fellow human beings. And love songs. And just fun.  You pick the songs. We’ll all sing together.

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Community Klezmer Band & Rikud Rehearsal
Apr
6
3:00 PM15:00

Community Klezmer Band & Rikud Rehearsal

Rehearsal for the Community Klezmer Band & Rikud Dancers is open to all. No experience required for dancing - all dances are taught. Musicians and singers must know the basics of their instrument. Before coming to band rehearsal for the first time, please contact band director Cantor Beth Cohen: cohenedmunds@netzero.net

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BEGINNER'S TALMUD CLASS - Sarah Arrowsmith (in person only)
Apr
6
1:00 PM13:00

BEGINNER'S TALMUD CLASS - Sarah Arrowsmith (in person only)

Class description: "Have you ever wanted to study Talmud but had no idea where (or how) to start? With only knowledge of the aleph-bet you can delve into one of the most widely studied Jewish texts and learn how to break down the meaning of text on a daf (page). Through yeshivah style instruction, we will break down a section of Berachot in the original Hebrew and Aramaic with an emphasis on building dictionary skills, understanding of the structures of rabbinic arguments, and feeling a sense of ownership over our own places in the Rabbinic tradition. Classes will meet for three hours once a week on Sunday afternoons from February 23rd through April 6th from 1pm-4pm. REGISTER HERE!

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Goddess of Arno's 24th Annual Balkan Dance Party
Apr
5
7:00 PM19:00

Goddess of Arno's 24th Annual Balkan Dance Party

You don’t want to miss Goddess of Arno Balkan Band’s 24th Annual Spring Balkan Dance Party THIS Saturday! Suggested donation of $20 per person at the door, though no one will be turned away for lack of funds. We really want to see you, so come on out and have fun dancing, schmoozing, and enjoying amazing music!

Contact info: https://www.facebook.com/GoddessofArno/ , cohenedmunds@netzero.net

Goddess of Arno’s musicians are: Beth Cohen - violin, tambura, penny whistle & vocals; Barbara Friedman - electric bass, tambura & vocals; Leanne Mennin - percussion (tupan, dajde, riq, doumbek, spoons) & vocals; Jamie Cohen-Edmunds – alto saxophone & vocals; Randy Edmunds - guitar, tambura & vocals; Mary Masuk - percussion (tupan, dajde, riq, doumbek, spoons, cymbal).

CLCK FOR MORE INFORMATION

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Chanting Morning Shabbat Service this month with Ariel Lippman: Going Deep with Davennen  (Interactive  Zoom Only!!)
Apr
5
10:00 AM10:00

Chanting Morning Shabbat Service this month with Ariel Lippman: Going Deep with Davennen (Interactive Zoom Only!!)

ZOOM ONLY THIS MONTH!!

Zoom ID 678 535 8841

PASSWORD: letsmeet

PDF Chant Sheet


The service will be contemplative as we take time to enter the liturgy through chant, then pause in the silence long enough to allow for an unfolding of possibilities and to develop the skillful practice that allows for Shabbat consciousness to flourish.

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Der Freylekher Shabes with Cantor Beth Cohen, The Nahalat Shalom Klezmer Band & Rikud dancers (In Person)
Apr
4
6:30 PM18:30

Der Freylekher Shabes with Cantor Beth Cohen, The Nahalat Shalom Klezmer Band & Rikud dancers (In Person)

PDF of Der Freylekher Shabes Prayer Booklet

Celebrate Shabes (Shabbat) JOY in-person in our sanctuary. The participatory klezmer Shabes service from 6:30-7:45 PM can be danced to and includes prayers from Kabbalat Shabbat and the Ma’ariv services. We will also observe the candle lighting/blessing, Mourners’ Kaddish, blessing for healing, Kiddush and Hamotzee. The service will be followed by a Vegetarian Potluck dinner at 7:45pm and recreational Jewish dancing to a live klezmer music jam from 8:15-9 PM. Everyone is welcome to all or any part of the evening’s events.

For more information, contact Cantor Beth Cohen: cohenedmunds@netzero.net

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KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold
Apr
3
6:00 PM18:00

KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold

ID: 815 976 0138
Passcode: 270959

Please come on time or a few minutes early. We will take some time at the end of our practice to meet each other and reflect together.

We welcome you. Visit www.rabbishefagold.com/kzoom Sign up for the KZoom Chanting List mailing list. If you are moved, you can offer support at www.rabbishefagold.com.

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West African Dance - Beginner Level (in person with live drumming) taught by Becky Gordon
Mar
31
6:00 PM18:00

West African Dance - Beginner Level (in person with live drumming) taught by Becky Gordon

West African dance is multi-layered, engaging every part of the body. But no need to be intimidated; you take on as many of those layers according to your comfort level. The physicality of the dance, so different from how we generally move, and the singing of the drums, invite you to release whatever emotions you might've been feeling earlier in the day, or what you are feeling in the moment. It's about moving from your core and from your heart. Most importantly, it's about supporting each other in learning a different kind of dance form, and building community. 

The first six-week session: Monday nights March 24 - May 12, 6-715pm. Requested donation of minimum $8 per class or $44 up front for all six which pays the drummers. Call, text or email if you have questions. 505-967-8208. Hope to see you at our next class, Monday March 31!

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Community Klezmer Band / Rikud dancers rehearsal
Mar
30
3:00 PM15:00

Community Klezmer Band / Rikud dancers rehearsal

Rehearsal for the Community Klezmer Band & Rikud Dancers is open to all. No experience required for dancing - all dances are taught. Musicians and singers must know the basics of their instrument. Before coming to band rehearsal for the first time, please contact band director Cantor Beth Cohen: cohenedmunds@netzero.net

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BEGINNER'S TALMUD CLASS - Sarah Arrowsmith (in person only)
Mar
30
1:00 PM13:00

BEGINNER'S TALMUD CLASS - Sarah Arrowsmith (in person only)

Class description: "Have you ever wanted to study Talmud but had no idea where (or how) to start? With only knowledge of the aleph-bet you can delve into one of the most widely studied Jewish texts and learn how to break down the meaning of text on a daf (page). Through yeshivah style instruction, we will break down a section of Berachot in the original Hebrew and Aramaic with an emphasis on building dictionary skills, understanding of the structures of rabbinic arguments, and feeling a sense of ownership over our own places in the Rabbinic tradition. Classes will meet for three hours once a week on Sunday afternoons from February 23rd through April 6th from 1pm-4pm. REGISTER HERE!

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Dr. Les Field presents:  History of the Settler Movement in Occupied Palestine
Mar
29
12:00 PM12:00

Dr. Les Field presents: History of the Settler Movement in Occupied Palestine

Dr. Field will highlight the political, ideological and economic motivations  that have shaped the evolution of the Israeli settler movement in the West Bank from the 1967 War to the  post-Oct 7 present.  Discussion will focus upon the impact upon Palestinian communities, particularly in the wake of the division of the West Bank into Areas A, B, and C following the 1993-4 Oslo "Peace Accords." 

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Queer Shabbat
Mar
28
6:00 PM18:00

Queer Shabbat

Queer Shabbat is a monthly ritual space for reflection, connection, grounding in the sacred cycles of Jewish time. This is a space for self-identified Queer Jews and their loved ones to gather. We will be hosting hybrid Queer Shabbat in Bayt B'racha IN-PERSON and also on ZOOM; Please come masked! Whether you are attending virtually or in person, you're invited to bring: songs, poetry, movement, creative activities, and meditations from your heart. Bring (vegetarian) food to eat yourself or to share while we chat after the service (some people may choose to unmask in order to eat together). Ritual items and challah welcome.

For any questions and zoom link, please contact queershabbatnahalatshalom@gmail.com

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KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold
Mar
27
6:00 PM18:00

KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold

ID: 815 976 0138
Passcode: 270959

Please come on time or a few minutes early. We will take some time at the end of our practice to meet each other and reflect together.

We welcome you. Visit www.rabbishefagold.com/kzoom Sign up for the KZoom Chanting List mailing list. If you are moved, you can offer support at www.rabbishefagold.com.

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Nigunim by Candlelight
Mar
26
6:30 PM18:30

Nigunim by Candlelight

Spring is almost here, so let’s enjoy the changing seasons and circle up around candlelight for a night of nigunim at Nahalat Shalom, hosted by community member Adam Horowitz. A nigun (meaning "melody" in Hebrew) is a wordless tune, sung in repetition and with devotion, to stir the soul and take us where words cannot. Drawing from the wellspring of Jewish mystical tradition, we'll sing nigunim new and old. No prior experience required! If there are nigunim that you know and would enjoy sharing, please feel free to bring and to teach!

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West African Dance - Beginner Level (in person with live drumming) taught by Becky Gordon
Mar
24
6:00 PM18:00

West African Dance - Beginner Level (in person with live drumming) taught by Becky Gordon

West African dance is multi-layered, engaging every part of the body. But no need to be intimidated; you take on as many of those layers according to your comfort level. The physicality of the dance, so different from how we generally move, and the singing of the drums, invite you to release whatever emotions you might've been feeling earlier in the day, or what you are feeling in the moment. It's about moving from your core and from your heart. Most importantly, it's about supporting each other in learning a different kind of dance form, and building community. 

The first six-week session: Monday nights March 24 - May 12, 6-715pm. Requested donation of minimum $8 per class or $44 up front for all six which pays the drummers. Call, text or email if you have questions. 505-967-8208. Hope to see you Monday March 24!

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Film Series: Eye on Palestine and Israel : Today's film is Matzpen: Anti-Zionist Israelis  (2016, 54 min)  Directed by Eran Torbiner
Mar
23
4:00 PM16:00

Film Series: Eye on Palestine and Israel : Today's film is Matzpen: Anti-Zionist Israelis (2016, 54 min) Directed by Eran Torbiner

Documentary and feature films exploring the complexities of power, resistance and relationships that layer the conflict between Palestinian Arabs and Israeli Jews both at the state and personal levels. Screening followed by discussion led by Ann Morrison and Becky Gordon. The first film will be screened Jan 19. Doors open 345pm.

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NO Klezband/ Rikud Rehearsal - Spring Break
Mar
23
3:00 PM15:00

NO Klezband/ Rikud Rehearsal - Spring Break

No rehearsal today because of Spring Break. See you NEXT Sunday March 30th!
Rehearsal for the Community Klezmer Band & Rikud Dancers is open to all. No experience required for dancing - all dances are taught. Musicians and singers must know the basics of their instrument. Before coming to band rehearsal for the first time, please contact band director Cantor Beth Cohen: cohenedmunds@netzero.net

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BEGINNER'S TALMUD CLASS - Sarah Arrowsmith (in person only)
Mar
23
1:00 PM13:00

BEGINNER'S TALMUD CLASS - Sarah Arrowsmith (in person only)

Class description: "Have you ever wanted to study Talmud but had no idea where (or how) to start? With only knowledge of the aleph-bet you can delve into one of the most widely studied Jewish texts and learn how to break down the meaning of text on a daf (page). Through yeshivah style instruction, we will break down a section of Berachot in the original Hebrew and Aramaic with an emphasis on building dictionary skills, understanding of the structures of rabbinic arguments, and feeling a sense of ownership over our own places in the Rabbinic tradition. Classes will meet for three hours once a week on Sunday afternoons from February 23rd through April 6th from 1pm-4pm. REGISTER HERE!

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Resonance Repatterning: What Would You Love for Nahalat Shalom ~To Be, To Do, To Have - with Sofie Shefia Cohen
Mar
22
1:00 PM13:00

Resonance Repatterning: What Would You Love for Nahalat Shalom ~To Be, To Do, To Have - with Sofie Shefia Cohen

  • Nahalat Shalom - Bay't B'racha (map)
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Nahalat Shalom - Bayt B’racha

It’s Shabbat (it’s the time we could get!). It will be an easeful process, and a relaxing time of being together. 

 This your golden opportunity to actively participate in a transformational and healing process, with the intention of improving the future of Nahalat Shalom.  

And, who is Nahalat Shalom? It is each one of you, and all of us! 

We’ve created what it has become, and we get to create who we are, each time we show up, which we do in so many ways!

 Whether you’ve recently joined us or have been around a while, you’ve likely experienced the joy of being part of a welcoming, rich, diverse and loving community. 

I’m guessing you’d consider this precious, especially in these times.

It’s possible that as well, you’ve experienced some of the challenges, that come with being in community, as they do in life.  

During this session we’ll identify limiting patterns that have kept us from what we’d love to create and enjoy.  Using self~healing modalities, we’ll shift our vibrational frequencies to resonate with what we’d love to create!  (Hence the name Resonance Repatterning!)

Whether or not you’re able to show up (in person or by zoom), you’re invited to respond in writing to the title question. Your valuable contributions will help create more clarity and focus for creating what we’d love. 

Please send them to: shefia108@gmail.com

Donations are Gratefully Accepted as an Energy Exchange

READ ABOUT RESONANCE REPATTERNING

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CANCELED THIS MONTH!!  Journey to the Heart of Shabbat with Alan Wagman - In Person and Zoom
Mar
22
10:00 AM10:00

CANCELED THIS MONTH!! Journey to the Heart of Shabbat with Alan Wagman - In Person and Zoom

CANCELED THIS MONTH!

Have you wondered why we call organized prayer, “services”? We gather together in sacred space to “serve,” to do sacred work with and for each other.

The Shabbat morning “service” is not a random collection of prayers. It is a journey taking us both out of ourselves and into ourselves. Through prayer, chant, song, movement, and meditation, we will travel the path of the Jewish mystics to the sacred heart of Shabbat.

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Chanting Kabbalat Shabbat with Sofie Shefia Stephanie Cohen (in person and interactive zoom)
Mar
21
6:00 PM18:00

Chanting Kabbalat Shabbat with Sofie Shefia Stephanie Cohen (in person and interactive zoom)

  • Congregation Nahalat Shalom - Bayt B'racha (map)
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Zoom ID: 282 164 5784

No password needed

Please join Sofie Shefia as we welcome Shabbat.
With Hebrew chants from R. Shefa Gold, we’ll create a calming, uplifting and reflective experience as we gather ourselves from the week. 
We will observe the candle lighting & blessing, healing prayers and mourners Kaddish, as well as Kiddush and hamotzi (challah) afterwards.  

PDF OF CHANT SHEET

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KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold
Mar
20
6:00 PM18:00

KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold

ID: 815 976 0138
Passcode: 270959

Please come on time or a few minutes early. We will take some time at the end of our practice to meet each other and reflect together.

We welcome you. Visit www.rabbishefagold.com/kzoom Sign up for the KZoom Chanting List mailing list. If you are moved, you can offer support at www.rabbishefagold.com.

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Shuli Dichter: Vision for the Future Between the River and the Sea - Sharing the Homeland by Two Peoples
Mar
19
6:00 PM18:00

Shuli Dichter: Vision for the Future Between the River and the Sea - Sharing the Homeland by Two Peoples

“This was the “order of things” in which we grew up: We were “The Communities on the Seam Line,” they were “The Communities of the Triangle” – completely different names for neighboring com-munities sometimes adjacent to each other. Despite the immediacy of our being neighbors, it was as if the two populations belonged to two opposed magnetic fields: the Jews, who belong to the coastal plain region, are perceived as those with the task of “stitching” that land to Samaria; the Palestinians belong to the focal point from which their identity emanates: the Triangle of Nablus – Jenin – TulKarm, over the Green Line. All of them, Jews and Arabs, are citizens of the State of Israel, but there is a gaping abyss between them.”

from the Introduction to the book Sharing the Promised Land by Shuli Dichte

CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL INTRODUCTION

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