Episode 59: Praying with One Kahal (with Batya Levine)
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Praying with One Kahal
This week, we are ecstatic to bring you our interview with Eliana and Batya Levine. Batya (they/them) is a communal song leader, musician, shaliach tzibur (Jewish prayer leader), cultural organizer, and co-founder and the Director of Programs at Let My People Sing! We explore adversarial relationships with t’fillah, modeling pour-out-your-heart davening, and how to nurture the song leader in you.
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(1:40) Learn more about Song Leader Boot Camp (SLBC) here
(2:18) Learn more about Let My People Sing (LMPS) here
(2:55) Shaliach tzibur - שליח ציבור - prayer leader
(3:14) Listen to Batya Levine’s first album, Karov, here
(3:18) Learn more about Rising Song Institute here
(3:32) Emuna - אמונה - faith and trust (Batya’s translation)
(6:33) Chagim - חגים - holidays
(10:55) Learn more about Midreshet HaRova here
(13:01) Jewish Meditation by Aryeh Kaplan here
(13:53) Learn more about Kohenet here
(13:55) Learn more about Romemu here
(14:56) Learn more about Isabella Freedman here
(15:46) Learn more about Teva educators here
(16:19) Mikvah - מקווה - ritual bath. Learn more here
(16:21) Kavanah - כוונה - intention
(16:32) Learn more about Cara Michelle Silverberg here
(29:25) Kahal - קהל - collective (Batya’s translation)
(34:36) Avodah - עבודה - Work (Batya’s translation)
(41:06) Tkhines - תיכנס - private Yiddish women’s prayers. Learn more here
(42:09) Psalm 145 (Ashrei):
קָר֣וֹב יְ֭הֹוָה לְכׇל־קֹרְאָ֑יו לְכֹ֤ל אֲשֶׁ֖ר יִקְרָאֻ֣הוּ בֶֽאֱמֶֽת׃
Karov Adonai l’chol korav l’chol asher yikrahu v’emet
Hashem is close to all those who call out to Them, to all those who call out in truth. (Batya’s translation)