Jewish educator,

ritualist,

& musician

Unlock the magic and power of Jewish ritual and practice through a queer, feminist, earth-based lens.

Registration is now open for an upcoming class:

Leyning with Heart: In this 10-week class, we will create a fun, dynamic, and supportive container for participants to learn and practice leyning, or chanting from the Torah (leyn means “read” in Yiddish) in the traditional Ashkenazi forms.

Tuesdays, June 24-August 26 at 7 pm est.

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Be it through one-on-one learning or in a group class, learn with Avra all that our sacred tradition has to offer and how we might find healing and transformation for today’s world. Invite them to teach in your community, facilitate a ritual, lead a niggun circle, or do 1:1 learning with you.

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Kohenet Yedid Shapiro is a deeply creative, insightful thinker, an empathetic listener, and a talented musician who knows how to awaken the heart and soul. Avra’s rituals and teachings combine a profound Jewish sense with embodied presence in the moment, as well as a visionary commitment to justice and inclusivity.
— Rabbi Jill Hammer