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The Kabbalah of Chanukah: An Inspirational Program for the Festival of Lights
A jazz-virtuoso cantor and a kabbalistic psychotherapist bring their respective talents together, to provide new inspiration for Chanukah! Weaving a tapestry of tales and teachings from the Kabbalah together with sacred music from around the world, this dynamic duo reveals some of the hidden treasures of this ancient spiritual tradition.
This program is being offered for Chanukah programming in 2006. (Chanukah is from after nightfall on 12/15, ending at nightfall of 12/23.)
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The Kabbalah of Chanukah: An Inspirational Program for the Festival of Lights A jazz-virtuoso cantor and a kabbalistic psychotherapist bring their respective talents together, to provide new inspiration for Chanukah! Weaving a tapestry of tales and teachings from the Kabbalah together with sacred music from around the world, this dynamic duo reveals some of the hidden treasures of this ancient spiritual tradition. This program is being offered for Chanukah programming in 2006. (Chanukah is from after nightfall on 12/15, ending at nightfall of 12/23.)
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Review of The Kabbalah of ChanukahI found this show to be a breath of fresh air--not at all like the standard fare holiday program you typically hear this time of year. The second half of the show is especially inspiring, when Frankel unpacks the mystical teachings of Chanukah and Kaplan shares some of the exotic Jewish sacred music he has recorded on his 2 CD's. |
Broadcast History
New for broadcast in 2004
Timing and Cues
Program is 55:54. There is a break at 28:12 with an 18 sec music bed at 28:45, for local station use
Musical Works
All music by Cantor Richard Kaplan, both live and from his two cds: Life of the Worlds, and Tuning the Soul. (www.kaplanmusic.com)
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Review of The Kabbalah of Chanukah
"The Kabbalah of Chanukah" is worth the risk. This one hits for the cycle – 3 for 3 three on the PRPDs – MIND, Curiosity; SPIRIT, Inspired about culture; CRAFT, Attention to detail – music, sound, language.
I live for the transcendent possibilities of radio. Ah, but we wander for so long in the wilderness.
Then an oasis. With support from KPFA's Susan Stone, producer Russ Jennings has arranged a new invitation to an old natural mystic. I know my Chanukah data pretty well, but Estelle Frankel's evocative narrative, like letting you in on a delicious secret, is an order of magnitude up the ladder, from mind to spirit. Keep your eyes open for the miracles that surround us – that's the gift of Chanukah.
And okay, I admit, I hit Play more ready for the stories than the song. And I was wrong! I heard the light! Cantor Richard Kaplan is something beyond easy categorization. Next to you in the yellow light, his eyes are shut and his voice laughing and winking. This is music to leap cultures – like the song from Turkey, for girls, sung in Judeo-Spanish.
This "night of the year" is something deeply terrifying for all the tribes of mankind. But then, a small cross-cultural miracle. As Ms Frankel says, "Anybody who has been in love knows that miracles happen."
"The Kabbalah of Chanukah" empowers man's best hopes. And it feels good.
So do it!