Sacred Hebrew Chant
with Jeanette Gross

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"Gollel Or"

(Recorded at Temple Isaiah March 1 2013 - WRJ Worldwide Shabbat Service)

 

The cycle of darkness, light, darkness, light... flowing endlessly, reminds us that even in the darkest hours, Divine Light will soon shine down upon us again.  As the repetitions of the chant wash over you, let the spiraling sounds pull you gently in; let the knowledge that there will be light coming soon draw you into and through the darkness.

 

 

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"Hashiveynu"

No matter how far we might have strayed from our spiritual anchor, from the Divine, it is said that we have only to make the first gesture of return and we will be met by the Shechina, God's sheltering presence, who will take us by the hand and lead us back.... if we have missed the mark, this practice shows us the way to return..... in words from our liturgy we say "Let us turn to you and we will be turned - Hashiveynu Elecha v'nashuvah" ....turning, returning....

 

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"Ana El na R'fanala"

As Moses pleaded with God for Miriam's healing we use these words to bring that divine healing energy to our loved ones and ALL in need of healing. Whether physical or emotional, may all those in need of healing feel surrounded by our loving blessings.... after we share names, we join our voices in these words of Torah and send their healing power throughout this circle and far beyond to hold those named and unnamed who need our prayers. Remember to direct this healing towards your own heart, to those bruised and broken places we all hold within....

(I composed this melody in 2004 when a young congregant was diagnosed with leukemia at age 14; it has been chanted in many healing circles since then. And that young woman is now  in her mid-thirties!!)

 

 

 

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"Ani Adonai Rofecha"

These words from the Torah bring that Divine healing prayer into and through each of us in the circle and together we send it into our own hearts and far beyond our circle to include ALL in need of healing...Like ripples on a lake our prayers are sent out in an ever expanding circle.

*Note: To download an mp3 recording - right click on its title - (or control-click on a mac) and save the linked file.

Adonai Ori (Recorded at Elul Workshop Temple Beth Abraham August 2007)

Ana El Na (Recorded at Elul Workshop Temple Beth Abraham August 2007)

Ani Adonai Rofecha (Recorded at a Temple Isaiah Healing Circle in May 2012)

Golel Or (Recorded at Temple Isaiah March 1 2013 - WRJ Worldwide Shabbat Service)

Hashiveynu (Recorded at Elul Workshop Temple Beth Abraham August 2007)

Tefilat Haderech (Travelers Blessing) (Recorded in Danville, California 3/6/2009  Chanting with Our Elders )

 

Jeanette Gross is Chant Leader at Temple Isaiah in Lafayette, CA. Jeanette began studying sacred chant with Rabbi Shefa Gold  in 1996 and is a graduate of Rabbi Gold's Kol Zimra Chant Leadership Training Program. Jeanette has been leading monthly sessions of Sacred Chant in Lafayette since 1998 and led a monthly "Chanting with Our Elders" group at the Reutlinger Community for Jewish Living in Danville from March, 2000 through 2015 (See article in "The J" The San Francisco Bay Area's Weekly Jewish News)

In 2008 our Sacred Chant Group evolved intoTemple Isaiah's Healing Circles Project, an innovative way to support members of the community in times of illness or other need. In addition to our ongoing chanting groups, Jeanette has organized and led Sacred Chant programs for Temple Beth Abraham's Sisterhood (Oakland, CA), The Mill Valley Community Church (Mill Valley, CA), Temple Isaiah's Annual Women's Retreat and for Temple Sinai (Oakland, CA) through Lehrhaus (Berkeley, CA). In 2014, 2016 and 2018 Jeanette presented a Sacred Chant Healing Circle at LIMMUD Bay Area and most recently a Shabbat Afternoon Healing Circle for Let My People Sing 2025 Summer Retreat. 

Each Yom Kippur between Temple Isaiah's Morning and Afternoon services Jeanette leads a Sacred Chant Healing Circle intended to deepen and enrich this long day of prayer and fasting. (Timing varies from year to year, leading into Temple Isaiah's Afternoon Service at 4:00 pm) Jeanette has been co-leading Temple Isaiah's Mussar and Meditation Service since Rabbi Judy Shanks introduced it in 2014 and currently co-leads with either Rabbi Aaron Torop or Rabbi Alissa Miller.

 

Sacred Chant Healing Circle Dates

 

 

During these challenging times, we are all in need of connection, we are all in need of healing.  
Please join us on most Shabbat afternoons at 2:00 pm for an hour of connecting with others in our community
in creating a Healing Circle for loved ones and ALL in need of healing.
Through the practice of Sacred Hebrew Chant participants will have the opportunity to create together
a powerful circle of support for those in need of healing, present and not present, including ourselves.

Sacred Chant Healing Circles are now being held on zoom every week on Shabbat afternoons at 2:00pm (Pacific)

Please contact Jeanette at jeanetteg@SacredHebrewChant.com for further details and zoom information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Temple Isaiah's Healing Circles Project

 

Pray for Peace in Jerusalem

 

Chanting With Our Elders

 

Elul Workshop

 

Yom Kippur Afternoon

Sacred Chant Healing Circles

 

Chanting Intensive: Al Shlosha D'Varim  

 

Sacred Chant Program For Mill Valley Community Church

 

 

Contact Jeanette at jeanetteg@SacredHebrewChant.com

 

 

 

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