Nomadic Adventure

Studied, lived , traveled & practiced Arts & Spiritual Traditions in Africa, Europe, India, The Americas & The Middle East.

Was directly influenced through retreats and teachings with Native American elders (North and South America)Bhuddist teachers( Thich Nhat Chan, Joanna Macy, Stan Groff/holotropic breathwork, Jack Kornfield, Bernie Glassman, Sufi Sheiks (Africa, Turkey, Holy Land), African music & dance(Krokobitey-Ghana & Guinean artists)Indian clasical music with Ustad Ali Abbas khan (Varanassi) and throughout, continued his learning of Jewish Wisdom from his late father rabbi Marshall. T.Meyer z'l, Rabbi Zalman Shacter Shalomi, and his senior disciples.

Licensed Massage Therapist. Published 2 books of Poetry ('90 & '95).

Lived one year in the Sinai Desert & arrived in Israel in 1993.

Co-founded Metatron Ritual Theater Collective(1994) and performed groundbreaking works at the Acco Alternative Theater festival.

Created "The Hebrew Holyday Gatherings" ('97- '01) for the Renewal & Resacralization of Israel.

Eight different Jewish holydays for 150 adults and 30 children per retreat - a crossection of Israelis - including secular Israelis, who for the first time experienced, in a safe environment set in Nature, a real taste of Jewish Creative Spirituality, open to the Arts, deep ecology and other Sacred Wisdom paths.

These gatherings prepared fertile ground for Israeli Jewish renewal communities such as: Bayt Chadash and Hamakom.

Leads Jewish Prayer in Bayt Chadash Community and Workshops integrating sacred music, movement, interactive meditations and chanting.

Has lead Interfaith Rituals for Peace in Europe (Aushwitz), USA( kabbalat shabbat and zikr with palestinians Sufi Sheik in Lakota Sundance ), the Middle East, Central(Culture, Spirituality & Theology of peace conference/father Chencho Alas-Guatemala) and South America.

Initiated the "Peace Vigil" ('01) together with Deborah Brous, Bustan Hashalom and Eliahu Maclean.

Initiated into the "order of disorder" of the Global Peacemaker Community ('01) in Tantur - Jerusalem - monastery by founder Zen Roshi Bernie Glassman.

Co-Creator of Sulha Peace Project ( '01): for the Reconciliation and Healing of the Children of Abraham

"Amen": Music band
"Merkavah" ('01)- cd- : The mystical jewels of Torah put to new original music.

Received ('03) honorary degree of "Visionary, Peacemaker and true representative of the Jewish People towards other faiths", by Rabbi Zalman Schacter Shalomi.

Visions in Progress

Currently based in the Galilee.

Toured USA ( march '04 ) with "Spirit of Fes" (Fes Sacred Music Festival, Morroco).

4th annual "Days of Sulha" gathering: August 17-19, 2004.

Bayt Chadash - cd - to be released in 2004.

"Hapardes" : Metatron-ritual theater Collective.

"Hatevah": the vision of deep ecology rooted in Jewish sacred wisdom, new original music. Second "Amen" cd in progress.

Touring extensively with Amen and leading workshops in the USA, Israel, Central & South America.

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