Dance of Forgiveness - CANCELLED (look for a similar program this Fall!) Sorry for any inconvenience
Miriam Peretz
Thursday September 20th 7:00-9:00pm Location: Chochmat HaLev Members of Chochmat Halev $15 advance purchase $20 day-of General Public $18 advance purchase $25 day-of Inspired by the tradition of Selichot, and in preparation for Yom Kippur, we will take an embodied journey of forgiveness through meditative and ecstatic movement. Using gestures, simple movement, and breath work we will dissolve our ego's and allow for deep cleansing of our mind's, bodies and spirits. Through guided movement as well as improvisation we will find our body's expression of forgiveness and prepare ourselves emotionally and spiritually for the atonement of Yom Kippur. Please feel free to bring a prayer (personal, or from a siddur,) a prayer shawl, and an open heart. Miriam Peretz is an internationally acclaimed performing artist and instructor specializing in both traditional dances from the Silk Road and Middle East, as well as ethno-contemporary and various sacred dance forms. She was a principal dancer with Inbal Ethnic Dance Theater (Tel Aviv,) Wan Chao Dance Company (Bay Area,) and served as assistant artistic director for five years with Ballet Afsaneh. Miriam’s love of dance has led her on a life long journey taking her throughout the Middle East and Central Asia. These opportunities for cultural collaboration have given her great inspiration to find ways the arts can help build bridges and create respect, love and unity among people of different backgrounds and spiritual traditions. Miriam is the creator and director of the “Miriam’s Well project”, an interfaith performance collaboration exploring sacred dance, music, and spirituality from the Jewish, Islamic and Christian faiths. As an instructor, Miriam has a reputation for being a highly dynamic and inspiring instructor, offering students the opportunity for self-growth, personal healing and intense physical challenge. She sees dance as a uniquely powerful means of expressing deep emotion and spiritual yearning, and the perfect embodiment of prayer. Visit Miriam's website.
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ROSH HASHANAH
@ St. John's Presbyterian Church Berkeley Erev Rosh Hashanah Sunday, September 16, 7:30pm First Day Rosh Hashanah Monday, September 17 Morning Service: 10:00am Tashlikh: 4:00pm Second Day Rosh Hashanah Tuesday, September 18, 10:00am YOM KIPPUR
@ First Presbyterian Church Berkeley Erev Yom Kippur/Kol Nidre Tuesday, September 25, 6:45pm Yom Kippur Day Wednesday, September 26 Morning Service: 10:00am Contemplative Service: 10:00am Yizkor Memorial Service: 5:15pm Neilah Closing Service: 6:45pm ADDITIONAL SERVICES AND RITUALS
S’lichot (Service of Forgiveness) Saturday, September 8, 8:30pm Mikvah (Ritual of Immersion) Sunday, September 16, 8:45am To reserve tickets on-line, please click here.
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