Other Upcoming Jewish Chanting and Related Gatherings:

April 28-29, Hebrew Chant & Sh’ma Yoga Festival. Join us for an uplifting weekend with renowned Hebrew Chant Artists: Yofiyah, and Rabbi Sigal Brier. Take a class in Sh’ma Yoga with Rabbi Brier on Shabbat morning from 9-10 am at Temple Hillel B’nai Torah in West Roxbury, then stay for a special chanting Shabbat morning service. From 2-5 pm, Congregation Beth El in Sudbury will host a 3-hour Sh’ma Yoga Experience led by Rabbi Sigal and Yofiyah. This program will also be offered at Temple Israel of Natick on Sunday from 9:00 am – 12 noon. There will be a soul-stirring Kabbalah Kirtan Concert with Yofiyah and the Kol Libeinu Band on Saturday night from 7:30 – 9:30 pm., followed by a wine reception at the Vilna Shul, 18 Phillips Street in Boston. For tickets, visit: www.hebrewchantboston.org

Wednesday, May 2, 7:30 – 9:00 pm, Temple Beth Elohim, Wellesley, MA. New workshop: Immersion into Jewish Spiritual Chant. Experience the depth of spiritual connection, deep meditation, healing and relaxation that chanting can elicit. Led by Eva Friedner and Bev Rich, graduates of Kol Zimra chant leaders’ training course. No experience necessary. Cost: $12. For more information, email: eva.friedner@gmail.com or BeverlyRich@TheKessels.org

Thursdays, May 3, 17, 19, Class in Jewish Drumming and Chanting, Wellesley, MA. Feel the power of the drum combined with excerpts of ancient Hebrew text as you call to your spirit with these ancient Hebrew rhythm-songs. As you connect your voice to these tribal rhythms, the power of the chanted text takes on added dimension and vibrates to the core of your being. Cost is $30 for all three sessions in May, or $10/class. For more details, contact: Yosef@hebrewchantboston.org

Saturdays, May 12th and May 26th @ 8:30 am + Thursdays @ 8:00 am, Chant/Meditation Minyon. Please join us for any or all gatherings.  No experience necessary; open your heart and refresh your soul for the day, in chant and mindfulness meditation.  Temple Israel of Natick, 145 Hartford St, Natick; 508-650-3521.  For details, visit: http://www.tiofnatick.org/meditation/ 

Saturday May 19, 12:45 – 2:00 pm, Shira Kayam (Song Like the Ocean). Join us for a devotional time of chanting, drumming and silence as part of our ongoing exploration of meditation and chanting at Temple Hillel B’nai Torah, led by Tracy Rich. No Hebrew reading ability is required, just an interest in exploring your spiritual path through music, silence and community and reflecting the week’s parsha. At Temple Hillel B'nai Torah, 120 Corey Street, West Roxbury, off VFW Parkway. For info call 617-323-0486.

Wednesday, May 30, 7:30 – 9:00 pm, Jewish Chanting Circle, Sudbury, MA. Call to your spirit with the sounds and rhythms of sacred Hebrew prayer-songs at this monthly chanting circle at Congregation Beth El in Sudbury, MA. Awaken the “heart within the heart” as we connect our voices and move to ancient tribal rhythms — and feel your own heart open. Free to Beth El members, $10 for non-members. For more information, contact: Yosef@hebrewchantboston.org

Friday, June 22, 8:00 PM, Hebrew Kirtan Band performance at Dance Friday, Brookline, MA. Dance Friday is a place to dance barefoot, however you like, with or without a partner, to all kinds of music, in a smoke-free and alcohol-free space. This month’s event will lead off with an energizing and danceable performance from the Kol Libeinu Hebrew Kirtan Band, from 8:00 to 9:15, followed by free-style dancing until 11 pm. Suggested Donation $8-12, teens $4, children 12 and under are free. Held at the Brookline Tai Chi Center, 1615 Beacon Street, Brookline. For details, email: gro.yadirfecnad@ofni

Saturday, June 23, 10 am to 12 Noon, Newtonville, MA. The B’nai Or Chanting Group will gather this Shabbat morning, and you are invited to join the sweet, deep, relaxed connection that emerges from our presences and voices. No experience in chanting or Hebrew is needed. The requested donation is $10, and everyone is welcome. Contact: joanchants@mac.com to RSVP or for more information.

Each Shabbat, 9:00 am to 10:00 am, there is a Renewal Chanting Minyon led by Rabbi Baruch HaLevi at Congregation Shirat Hayam, 55 Atlantic Avenue, Swampscott, MA. A silent meditation is held at 8:30 and Torah Yoga follows the Chanting at 10 am. For details, contact csh@shirathayam.org

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