RETREATS

Aliza Rivka is a movement midwife dancing with you toward new shores of presence and possibility.  She is the founder of Indwelling Dance Collective, an approach to movement and community dedicated to embodying, elevating & empowering the divine feminine essence in this world. It is Aliza's greatest joy to facilitate transformative dance experiences that build community and bring us home to the here and now. 

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"Aliza is a gift to all those who come in contact with her.  The sweet gentle energy of her movement work translates into a deep and powerful connection with one's body and its divinity." -Arthur Fried, former board member of Romemu, Jewish Life Elevated

Rabbi Jill Hammer, PhD, is a priestess, poet, scholar, liturgist, author, and ritualist. She is the co-founder and Rav Kohenet (teacher-priestess) of the Kohenet Hebrew Priestess Institute, and the Director of Spiritual Education at the Academy for Jewish Religion. She is the author of a number of books, including The Jewish Book of Days: A Companion for all Seasons and The Hebrew Priestess: Ancient and New Visions of Jewish Women’s Spiritual Leadership (with Taya Shere).  Rabbi Hammer’s new book is titled Return to the Place: The Magic, Meditation, and Mystery of Sefer Yetzirah, and her forthcoming book is called Undertorah: An Earth-Based Kabbalah of Dreams.  if that’s too long, at least the current new book should go in. She has written for anthologies, websites, newspapers, and academic and poetry journals, and has taught workshops, led rituals, and given readings of her work all over the United States and in Canada, England, and Germany. 

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“Jill Hammer is among the most creative spiritual teachers in the Jewish world today.” (Rabbi Jay Michaelson, author, journalist, meditation teacher)

Shoshana Jedwab is an intuitive percussionist, singer-songwriter, worship leader and prize-winning Jewish educator bringing depth, voice, humor, original compositions and sizzling rhythm to her grateful audiences.  Her sacred music is heart-opening,
hip-shaking music that joyfully grounds body and spirit. The appealing, original songs of Shoshana's 2016 debut album, "I Remember", and her 2018 zipper song single, "Where You Go", are sung in churches, synagogues, mosques, weddings and protest marches. Shoshana Jedwab gives concerts, leads worship and drum circles, and has performed in Germany, the UK, and the USA. www.shoshanajedwab.com

"I had a truly wonderful experience last evening with Shoshana at SoulSpa
and then the Prayer Drumming that followed. Honestly, one of the best
events at Romemu!" - Cathy Harding, New York, NY
 

Elana Brody is a celebrated singer-songwriter and prayer leader in the Jewish Renewal community. She shares her versatile and inspiring musical gifts in services with Rabbi David Ingber and Hazzan Basya Schaecter of Romemu NYC and Romemu Brooklyn, Shir Yaakov Feit of Kol Hai in New Paltz, Rabbi Sarah Bracha Gershuny of Nevei Kodesh in Boulder, CO, Rabbi Jill Hammer and Shoshana Jedwab of Kohenet Institute, and in various congregations throughout the northeast. Elana is currently a Tzovot in the Kohenet Hebrew Priestess training program, and a cantorial student at ALEPH. 

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Elana studied voice at Berklee College of Music, and has performed and learned with Bobby McFerrin and members of his Voicestra. She performs widely in music venues throughout the city, and also in the subways and streets as a busker, both independently and in collaboration with other wonderful musicians. She holds songwriting workshops and teaches voice lessons, and is an environmental educator and herbalist as well. You can find her performing as a singer-songwriter in NYC, and she is currently working to release a debut album of her original music. Visit www.elanabrody.com or follow her on Instagram @elanatreestar to find out what's coming up.

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Elana's voice . . . and the truth that it brings forth . . . are gifts of healing and motivation . . . Elana manifests divinity for our community. Bless Her! -Rising Kohenet, Dr. Harriette Wimms

Kohenet Naomi Azriel is the owner and creative director of Naomi Azriel Lifestyle Design and is an Ordained Hebrew Priestess through Kohenet. She has extensive background in creating and facilitating immersive experiences for Jewish organizations and works primarily with the young adult demographic. Naomi imbues delight and wonder into her Jewish ritual offerings and strives to create transformational experiences as a way to delve deeper towards the divine within and without. She also promotes awe-filled living by curating sacred objects, interiors and plant-based artistry. Naomi crafts bespoke ritual for life-cycle events and is the founder of a Moon Circle Collective that holds embodied circles for women from all over the globe.

Naomi is one-of-a-kind and has an amazing gift for curating space and connection between people. She inspires others to seek meaning in daily life and to stay connected to our earth and our ancestors. - Sukkot 5781 Retreat Participant