Hebrew Chant Boston is making a name for itself once again. Founded only recently, they have been responsible for a weekend 'tour' by The Kirtan Rabbi and now a similar - pre-pesach 'tour' by Rabbi Shefa Gold. Shefa is almost single handedly responsible for the resurgence in Jewish chant. Her melodies have become a regular part of Shabbat services and Birkat Hamazon.
Short of studying with Shefa Gold at her four week intensive in New Mexico, a weekend with her is an extraordinary experience. Hebrew Chant Boston produced a series a of programs, workshops and Shabbat services along with several local congregations from April 14-17. Maybe it was a little risky to bring in such a specialized program the weekend prior to pesach (Passover). In any case, the sessions and services were well attended and the meditation and chanting was powerful.
Read on and I will discuss the journey we all were fortunate to take with Shefa. For me, I had the great pleasure of playing drums/accompanying her for 4 of the 5 sessions. Follow these links and you can learn more about me and my drumming or about the weekly meditation sessions that I lead, or you can learn more about local chanting from Hebrew Chant Boston.
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