Holding the Light - Hanukkah Gathering
Song, Movement, Candle-Lighting & Community for the Final Night of Hanukkah
Thursday, December, 14th
4pm PST | 7pm EST [1 hr]
with Miriam Raziel Kanani, Scott Shalom Green & Julie Emden
This special one-hour EJW Network Community Virtual Gathering is free and open to all!
Pre-registration is required.
In the Jewish mystical tradition, our sages teach that when we light the Hanukkah candles, we rekindle an eternal hidden light (אוֹר הַגָּנוּז/Or HaGanuz) that is always present within the world and within each of us. Join us in community with song, gentle movement and contemplative candle lighting for the final night of Hanukkah.
This EJW Community Gathering event is a gift offering - free and open to all! Tax deductible donations to Embodied Jewish Learning in lieu of workshop fees may be made to our fiscal sponsor, UpStart, in support of the Embodied Jewish Wisdom Network.
EJW Community Gatherings are offered monthly as part of the Embodied Jewish Wisdom Network. Become a member to attend these events live, or to view after, and connect with our growing community!
We gather once a month as close to Rosh Chodesh (the New Moon) as possible. Each month, different members of our collective guide us in creative, connective Jewish movement & embodied text study experiences. Embodiment modalities include Alexander Technique, Authentic Movement, Body-Mind Centering, Chanting, Dance, Embodied Mindfulness, Qi Gong, Yoga and more! Recordings are made available within one week of each event.
Miriam Raziel Kanani, M.A. is a singer, educator, storyteller, and Jewish ritual leader who has a true passion for Jewish Education, leading ceremonies, and Jewish rituals.
Following a deep dream of hers, she recorded her own musical cd "Light Warrior" in which she blends reggae, jazz, and middle eastern compositions. Her music has been described as "rootsy and powerful, and her spiritual lyrics resonate with depth and truth". Miriam is the founder of Bay Area B'nai Mitzvah and the Online Mitzvah Mentoring Academy where she prepares dozens of Bar and Bat Mitzvah students around the country and also officiates their Bnai Mitzvah ceremonies. In her free time, she loves to spend time in nature, swim, dance, and spend time with her sweet daughter doing fun art projects.
Scott Shalom Green has taught Yoga infused with Jewish Wisdom at the Aleph Kallah, for R'uach H'aretz, and with Rabbi David and Shoshana Cooper during their Days of Awe Retreat. With his wife Tracey he offers Embodied Jewish Learning Practices for the Jewish Holidays, during Retreats and leads contemplative hikes in the Redwoods through Shalem's Wellness program. Scott has studied Meditation IMC in Redwood City, with Mindful Schools, and during a MBSR Teacher Training. He is certified IYT (Integral Yoga Therapy) Yoga Teacher and has been teaching Yoga for 25 years.
Julie Emden, E-RYT-500, Halprin Practitioner, Founder of Embodied Jewish Learning and the Embodied Jewish Wisdom Network, infuses her work with exploration, spirit and joy. She is passionate about awakening the body as a gateway to deep inner knowing and guides others in somatic explorations of Jewish wisdom teachings as a resource for living in balance and wholeness. A graduate of five fellowship and teaching certification programs related to her work as a Jewish educator, Iyengar-based yoga instructor and movement/expressive artist, Julie has two decades of experience guiding others in exploring Jewish wisdom, text and practices via the body in a variety of settings. She offers classes, workshops, on-line learning, retreats, teacher trainings, individual coaching, and strategic consultation and guidance for Jewish Wellness. To learn more about Julie and her work, visit www.embodiedjewishlearning.org
EJW Community Gatherings are offered monthly as part of the Embodied Jewish Wisdom Network. Become a member to attend these events live, or to view after, and connect with our growing community!
We gather once a month as close to Rosh Chodesh (the New Moon) as possible. Each month, different members of our collective guide us in creative, connective Jewish movement & embodied text study experiences. Embodiment modalities include Alexander Technique, Authentic Movement, Body-Mind Centering, Chanting, Dance, Embodied Mindfulness, Qi Gong, Yoga and more! Recordings are made available within one week of each event.