Jewish High Holy Days - 5769 (2008)
at The Shul of Marin County

Prayer -- Community -- Song – Spirituality - Dance

This year Shul of Marin (formerly Shabbos Shul) celebrates children and elders during High Holiday services. Rosh Hashana ( the Jewish New Year), Kol Nidre, and Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) will be held September 29 through October 9 at the Congregational Community Church in Tiburon, CA.

Prayer, song, and dance mark these community gatherings which reflect the ten days of turning that occur during the start of each Jewish New Year. The Jewish calendar is lunar and this year’s festivities usher in the year 5769.

During Rosh Hashana the community will welcome children as teachers. As representatives of new beginnings which are at the heart of this special celebration, the youth will sing, dance and share with others their ideas and perspectives about life.

“Rosh Hashanah is a time to celebrate a new cycle of life. The joy and awe of gazing into an infant’s or child’s eyes reminds us that all of us, young and old alike are alive and living within the mystery we call life,” said Rabbi Natan Segal who co-founded Shul of Marin with his brother, Cantor Joseph 31 years ago.

 Following Rosh Hashana, the head of the year, is Kol Nidre. The following day is Yom Kippur.
 “This year we will focus on gleaning the wisdom of our elders. They hold a vision about impermanence and letting go and they teach us the virtues of patience and service,” noted Rabbi Segal who was ordained in 1977 by Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi Yeshiva B'nai Or , Philadelphia, Pa. He is also a cantor, liturgist, artist, and counselor.

Rabbi Nathan Segal was interviewed on our online radio show, Creative Celebrations, on September 19, 2008. To listen to the entire, unedited show, please click here. To listen to Rabbi Nathan's interview, please double click on the Play button below.


 

The Shul of Marin is post-denominational and serves the unaffiliated Jewish community and other spiritual seekers. Celebrations at Community Congregational Church, 145 Rock Hill Drive, Tiburon, CA.  Wheelchair accessible. For more information, call 415- 419-3511 or visit www.rabbinathan.com

About Nathan Segal
Nathan Segal is a 21st century Renaissance man. He is an ordained Rabbi and Cantor, Artist, Musician and Naturopathic Physician. His interests are as eclectic as his personality, from biblical studies and ancient history to space travel, science and technology.

Statement of Purpose - To serve my Creator. To entertain, inspire, heal, enliven and enlighten, to be an instrument of prayer and praise, song, celebration, healing, consolation, and transformation.

1977 to the Present - Rabbi and spiritual leader Shabbos Shul, the Shul of Marin County, Marin County, California, U.S.A. Ordination: 1977 Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi Yeshiva B'nai Or Philadelphia, Pa. "Rabbi, Cantor, Liturgist, Artist, Healer and Counselor."

Music - All styles - Classical, cantorial, jazz, pop, etc.; voice, piano, guitar, flute, violin, viola, oud, and more. Playing knowledge of all the major western orchestral instruments as well as Indian classical instruments such as the bansuri flute, tambura, and tabla. Composition and Arrangement.

Appearing in Concert and Celebration with Leonard Bernstein, Shlomo Carlbach, Joseph Segal "Joseph & Nathan", Donovan, Hamza El Din, Alex Haley, Paul Horn, Jerry Jampolsky, Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, Bob Marley, Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, Robert Young, and many more.

Dance - Jazz, modern, contact improvisation

Physical Culture - Swimming, running, yoga (Hatha, Kundalini, Bhakti & Tantra), Tai Chi, Aikido & related chi-kung disciplines.

Healing Arts - Studies and practice in Acupuncture, Feldenkrais, Trager, Physical and Occupational Therapy, Shiatsu, Chiropractic, pelvic floor release, herbs, Naturo and Allopathic medicine, massage and meditation.

Familiar Languages - English, Yiddish, German, Hebrew, Spanish

Art - Oil, acrylic, water, diffraction gratings, mixed media, texture, phosphorescents, etc., real and abstract and sculpture.

Cooking - Middle Eastern, vegetarian, creative – eclectic