4 min
Music
Shachar Avakescha
Shachar Avakescha, "at dawn I seek you", a poem by Solomon ibn Gabirol that has been sung for nine centuries.
About the artist
Maureen Nehedar
Iranian Israeli singer whose work is devoted to recovering and recording the mystical piyyutim of the Persian Jews, a repertoire that came close to being lost when the community left Iran. She learned much of it by ear, at home, and sings it as devotion rather than as performance.
Upcoming events
Meet Maureen Nehedar in person.
Talks, day programmes and retreats currently listed in the Paths Are Many calendar.
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Talks & videos
Watch before you attend.
Short introductions and longer conversations, to hear this artist in their own words.
7 min
Music
Shachi LeEl, live in Tel Aviv
A live reading of the piyyut Shachi LeEl, a hymn of praise sung in the Persian-Jewish tradition.
96 min
Music
Live at Zappa, Tel Aviv
A full concert in Tel Aviv in which Maureen Nehedar sings the Persian-Jewish repertoire she grew up with, together with her band.
Path
The wider context.
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Concealment & the hidden light
Kabbalah
The Jewish mystical tradition centred on hidden dimensions of scripture and the nature of the divine, often explored through symbolic systems such as the Tree of Life.
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