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Light of Creation
Song, Movement & Community on the first day of Hannukah
via Zoom
10am Pacific | 11am Mountain | 12pm Central | 1pm Eastern [60 Minutes]
with Miriam Raziel Kanani
All are welcome! This special Community 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), the light of creation, that is always present within the world and within each of us. Join us in community with gentle movement, devotional chant and contemplative candle lighting as we kindle the lights on the first day of Hanukkah.
This 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 Embodied Jewish Learning and the Embodied Jewish Wisdom Network.
Miriam Raziel Kanani is a singer, educator, and Jewish ritual leader and Rabbinical Student at the Pluralistic Jewish Seminary. Miriam leads Jewish prayer and singing around the Bay Area, including Family Shabbats, tot shabbats, and high holidays. 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 co-lead High Holidays with Nathaniel Markman and others for two years with the Ohel Moed pop-up shul in Lake Merritt, Oakland, and lead high holidays on her own at Colorado University Boulder Hillel last fall. As well, Miriam is the founder of Bay Area B'nai Mitzvah, where she prepares and officiates ceremonies for dozens of Bar and Bat Mitzvah students around the Bay Area. In her free time, she loves to spend time in nature, swim, dance, and take part in the Wilderness Torah community. You can find her at www.bayareabnaimitzvah.com.