Shir HaShirim

Song of Songs Minyan

The Song of Songs Minyan comes together for a community Kabbalat Shabbat on the second Friday of every month for egalitarian Jewish spiritual practice. Uniting the musical liturgy of
the Sephardi, Mizrachi, and Ashkenazi traditions, the gathering focuses on the rich content
of Jewish sacred music, poetry, and prayer from around the world.

Dates for 2008 are:

July 11
Aug 8
Sept 12
Oct 10 ... NO SHIR HASHIRIM due to the High Holydays
Nov 14
Dec 12

Services begin at 7:30, and are led by Rabbi Michael Ziegler and Hazzan Richard Kaplan, accompanied by John Erlich ('ud), Jano Bogg (dumbek and percussion), and with guest musicians and members of the community.

Co-sponsored and held at:

Jewish Community Center of the East Bay
1414 Walnut Street
Berkeley, CA 94709

For more information call: (510) 848-0237

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RAZA deSHABBAT
 (THE MYSTERY OF THE SABBATH)
- Zohar, Terumah 134a

Join Hazzan Richard Kaplan for a unique Shabbat experience.

We will davven the beautiful Tefillot (prayers), Tehillim, (psalms) and Zemirot (songs) of the Sabbath liturgy, using the nuscha'ot (musical styles) of Jewish communities from around the world – Moroccan, Yemenite, Hasidic, Turkish, Sephardi -Yerushalmi, Iraqi, Salonican, Western European and American.

We will sing contemplative niggunim (musical meditations without words) to help uplift our prayers, recite sacred poetry, drash, dance and drum.

These gatherings will take place in the Temple Beth Abraham (Oakland) Chapel.

Our next RAZA deSHABBAT gatherings are:

Friday Evenings at 7:30pm:

February 20, March 27 and May 15 of 2009

Saturday Mornings at 9:30am:

February 28 and March 28 of 2009

Services are free to the public.
For more information, please call:
Temple Beth Abraham at 510-832-0936

Temple Beth Abraham


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