Below you will find some of the offerings from last year's 2017 Ad Olam services and events....
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Our Ad Olam team has been working overtime to create the best Yom Kippur events ever. Come and enjoy both new and traditional music and teachings.
Kol Nidre Yom Kippur Evening Services begin at 7pm tomorrow.
Please arrive early so we can start on time.
Aruna Beth Miriam Rose and Rob Tobias are sounding great and have brought in some wonderful harmonies with Debbie Sugarman and Hannah Veith. Youme (Amy) Danziger and her cello are warmed up.
Rabbi Hanan's has wetted his whistle.
Morning Services will begin at 10:30 am with Emily Fox and harmonies with Kathryn Lavine.
Come and enjoy the work/play shops after morning servies.
The Memorial service, the Neilah service and the break the fast will follow.
Click on the schedule page for details.
Can anyone come help set up at Unity at noon tomorrow?
Art work above by Tzila (see afternoon playshops)
Rosh Hashanah is Wednesday evening. Ad Olam services will start at 7 pm at Unity of the Valley. Please come early so we can start on time. There will be lots of great music with Rob and Debbie, old and new. Some wonderful new teachings and our special guest Sephardic Rebbe coming coming all the way from the 16th century Spain. Apples, Honey and Challah Kiddish to follow.
Rosh Hashanah morning will start at 11 am at Unity of the Valley.
Following the Service will be a Tashlich ritual, potluck and song circle across the street at Tugman Park. Birdseed will be provided for tossing away the old.
Please bring some food to share.* Plates, etc. for lunch will be provided. Refrigeration is available at Unity. Song circle will follow.
* Potluck will be "Biblically Kosher" (No Pork or Shellfish) please.
I can use a couple of more hands to help with set up on Wednesday at 11:40 am to 1:00 pm at Unity of the Valley. If you are able to help email me here: Jordan Michels email
Full schedule is available and Yom Kippur schedule click here: Full Holy Day Schedule
It was once asked, "Rebbe, how do you create such 'interesting' services"?
The Rebbi stroked his beard and pondered this 'deep' question.
"Teach and Learn, Pray and Turn!", the Rebbe exclaimed.
The Method
We have all spent too many hours listening to Rabbi Hanan go hanan and on an on about making becoming better people by making the world a better place.
.... and making the world a better place by being better people that through some miracle we have been changed. None of us are ordained Rabbis.
All of us have listened to the logic of how Rabbi Hanan sees the structure of the service. We make a sincere effort to follow his template while always bringing only ourselves, what is real for us in the now.
Rabbi Hanan will do us the honor of attending the services as he is able. He is not able to actively teach these days, but he still loves to sing and we will do a handful of prayers and songs that he loves.
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The Madness
Rob Tobias will be bringing is Spirit filled music and teaching. He is a gifted song writer and musician always capturing in a tune what normal mortals take hours to try to say.
Here is a sample.
What You Really Love - Rob Tobias
Jordan Michels is the President of Ad Olam and looks forward to working with the musicians and everyone else to co-create these holidays every year.
He loves to teach, heal, and occasionally channel other great teachers such as Yoda and Rebbe Nachman.
Aruna Beth Rose's angelic voice and inspired song writing has been bringing music of Spirit to Eugene for years.
She loves to get back to her roots and bring new and Jewish Music to us on the Holy Days. She also love to share her wisdom.
Emily Fox has been bringing music to Eugene many years. She does original music as well as others music and prayers.
She also teaches guitar and is a regular musical talent at Temple Beth Israel.
Debby Sugarman has come out for the East Coast and will be lending us her beautiful voice again this year.
Katherine Levine will be joining Emily on Yom Kippur morning.
John Marshall will be helping with is theatrical talent. Thank you to Janice Medvin and Adrienne Collaizzi for help with the Kiddish.
Of course many others will be assisting in many ways and there names will be added here as I am able.
Yom Kippur Playshops
For highlights of the wonderous workshops / playshops with Tzila Cohen and Gary Reese see here.
http://www.adolam.org/2017-high-holiday-workshops.html
Tzila – (watercolor & ink)
Yom Kippur Day – Saturday Sept. 30 – 12:45 - 2:10 pm
Pre-outlined sheets will be available if you’re new to free-flowing art, or you can totally let your intuition guide you with a blank canvas. Watercolors, acrylics, pens, stamps, and a few collage items will be available, accompanied by soulful music and good vibes. All levels of artists welcome.
Tzila has been playing with multiple art forms ever since she can remember; she honestly can’t think of a time that art was not part of her life. She loves the lack of rules and free-form expression art allows.
She has discovered deep well of inspiration by starting a work with Hebrew words, Jewish intentions and symbols.
“Infinite creativity flows through us – we just need to realize it.”
Tzila has worked extensively with film photography, crafting, and has currently fallen in love with watercolor and acrylics in conjunction with other multimedia infusions. You can often find her late at night, on the floor, listening to music while creating her newest manifestation.
Come let Tzila and the spirit of the day inspire you!