Rabbi Shefa Gold is a leader in Aleph: the Alliance for Jewish Renewal and received her ordination both from the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College and from Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi. She is the director of C-DEEP  The Center for Devotional, Energy and Ecstatic Practice in Jemez Springs, New Mexico. Shefa composes and performs spiritual music, has produced ten albums, and her liturgies have been published in several new prayer-books. She teaches workshops and retreats on the theory and art of Chanting, Devotional Healing, Spiritual Community Building, Meditation, and trained Chant Leaders in Kol Zimra, a two year program for rabbis, cantors and lay leaders. She is a resource faculty for the Institute for Jewish Spirituality and a fellow for CLAL’s Rabbis without Borders. She was recently named “One of the 33 most Inspiring Rabbis in America,” by the Jewish Forward. Her new project is called SOULIFT, a one week immersion in spiritual practice designed to lift us into the Soul perspective. Shefa combines her grounding in Judaism with a background in Buddhist, Christian, Islamic, and Native American spiritual traditions to make her uniquely qualified as a spiritual bridge celebrating the shared path of devotion. She is the author of Torah Journeys: The Inner Path to the Promised Land, and In the Fever of Love: An Illumination of the Song of Songs and Are We There Yet? Travel as a Spiritual Practice, published by Ben Yehuda Press, and The Magic of Hebrew Chant: Healing the Spirit, Transforming the Mind, Deepening Love  published by Jewish Lights. 
 
For information about how to order CD’s and about Shefa’s teaching schedule, visit her website: www.rabbishefagold.com

Shir Ha-Yam

Shir Ha- Yam is a collaborative, lay led chavurah that began as a grass roots gathering in 1995. Shir Ha Yam evolved from a group of spiritual seekers with a variety of Jewish backgrounds, who were looking for a meaningful, joyful approach to Jewish practice.  This led us eventually to Jewish Renewal.  We are now a member community of ALEPH, Alliance for Jewish Renewal.

 www.ALEPH.org

Today, we are a community of 200 people, of all ages and levels of Jewish observance. We offer participatory, egalitarian services on a monthly basis.  Holiday celebrations, meditation,workshops and shabbatons are offered as public services and hosted by this group.

See 'Services' page for schedule .

Contact Rhonda Mason;

619-251-4618

rhondmason@aol.com

davidrafsky@att.net    619 846 3102

  Elijah Minyan

http://www.elijahminyan.com/

TheThe Elijah Minyan is in it's 27th year of hosting High Holiday Services and bi weekly shabbat services. Led by author and scholar Rabbi Wayne Dosick, Ph.D.  Services are hosted in members homes around the county through out the year.

Rabbi Dosick is the author of several best selling books on Judaism and Kabbalah, including;

'Living Judaism,'  'Spriritualy Healing the Adult Indigo', and '20 Minute Kaballah',and The Real Name of God

http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=books&field-author=Wayne D. Dosick&page=1

Contact Rabbi Dosick; 760-943-8370

wdosick@gmail.com

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The Elijah Minyan meditation group led by Dr. Burt Bialik meets monthly. 

Dr. Burt Bialik is an internationally known educator, meditation leader and teacher.  He has been teaching Jewish meditation for over 20 years, and is the developer of 'Dharma Shalom'.

Contact Dr. Bialik; (760) 435-9355

bbialik@cox.net