Chanting with Shefa
by Yocheved Sheila Katz
"Chanting with Shefa is for me the deepest form of "Ayecha," that first question God asked the human in the Garden to open us to the meaning of being creatures with conciousness. In all my studies I have never met someone who asks the questions that Rabbi Shefa Gold asks. It's as if the soul has been longing to hear those questions but didn't know it was possible until that moment. Through the chanting of ancient Hebrew words, work with Shefa is a tangible and ineffable experience of teshuvah. Her work embraces the contradictions of being human, giving us access to blessings and challenges, open-heartedness and boundaries, and a path to forgiveness imperative for our brief, poignant, and fraught journey on earth."

There are many chants on Shefa's website that focus on the spiritual journey of the High Holidays. Each chant has Hebrew, transliteration, translation, as well as an interpretive kavanah (intention).

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