MUSICAL HEART-WORK, the World of Esoteric Jewish Prayer

MUSICAL HEART-WORK, the World of Esoteric Jewish Prayer with Cantor Richard Kaplan.  With the realization that “the map is not the territory,” we will dive into the ancient contemplative practice of mytho-poetic and psycho-spiritual sung words of prayer from the ocean of Jewish spirituality. We will also reference new cosmologies and other World Wisdom Traditions throughout the evening. Hazzan (Cantor) Richard Kaplan will lead us through a process of putting our entire beings into a single word, a process which can thus open up inner universes of in-sight and sacred artistry.  Richard Kaplan, MA, is a singer, composer, pianist and ethnomusicologist, as well as a concert and recording artist. He is co-leader of the monthly Song of Songs Minyan (Shir Hashirim) in Berkeley, and has served Temple Beth Abraham as its cantor for the past fifteen years. Northbrae is wheelchair accessible.