The Power of Niggunim with Rabbi Nehemia Polen

May 7, 2017 Brookline Free
(Photo: Hebrew College)
(Photo: Hebrew College)

“Niggun” refers to a melody sung for sacred purpose, expressing the soul’s longing for sublime contact with the Divine. It may have words or be wordless, carried by vocables that come from the heart and may be lively, pensive, joyous or introspective. Join us we learn from the Niggun Master, Rabbi Nehemia Polen, who will teach us the power of this musical style and lead us in singing our hearts out.

Rabbi Polen, a leading expert in Hasidism and is Professor of Jewish Thought at Hebrew College. He describes the niggun as an experience to be entered into with all of one’s senses and levels of one’s being. In his course “Hasidic Niggun as Spiritual Practice” at Hebrew College he examines the function of niggun in prayer, and the role of the prayer leader in fostering sacred space.

This is part of a Hebrew College-Congregation Miskan Tefila educational series.

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When
Sunday, May 7, 2017, 9:30 am - 11:15 am
Where
384 Harvard St Campus
384 Harvard St
Brookline, MA 02446
Price
Free

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