Home
My Story
Concerts
Workshops Rituals
Peace
Press
Store
Home
Gabriel Meyer Halevy
is a musician, singer, teacher, Jewish & Interfaith ritual leader, poet of surprise & peacemaker, offering: * Experiential Sacred Musical Workshops, Artist-in-Residencies, Retreats, Jewish & Interfaith Rituals* Interactive Concerts* School Programs
Contact & Booking
My Story
About Me
Poetry
Metatron
Hebrew Holiday Gatherings
Peace
About Me
Gabriel Meyer Halevy
Yo kadita bailo
Old 'Hood in Sinai
Sinai
Meditating in Turkey
Gabriel on CNN
Gabriel Meyer Halevy was born at an educational summer camp created by his parents in Cordoba, Argentina. He grew up at the time of dictatorship and was a commited human rights & spiritual activist with his late father, Rabbi Marshall T. Meyer by the age of 16. He worked in theater, film and television as an actor, wrote in an underground magazine and after a brief passage through Europe & UCLA theater department, left Argentina at age 22.Nomadic AdventuresStudied, traveled & practiced Sacred Traditions, healing wisdom, music & dance through the Middle East (Jordan,Turkey, Egypt) Europe, Brasil, Ireland, Africa (East Africa, Zimbabwe, Morrocco, Ghana) India & Native America (north, central & south) . He lived in the Greek Islands, Paris, New York, Sinai Desert . In 1993 he landed in Yaffo, Israel and after passing through Acco, settled in the Galilee for 10 years. Currently resides in Beit Yanai.Influential TeachersWas influenced through retreats & direct teachings by Native American Shamans & Elders, Bhuddist teachers: Thich Nhat Hanh, Joanna Macy, Stanislav Grof/Holotropic breathwork, Jack Kornfield, Bernie Glassman, Sufi Sheiks - Africa, Turkey, Holy Land, India - African music & dance - (Krokobitey/Ghana & Guinean artists), Indian clasical music with Ustad Ali Abbas Khan (Varanassi) and continued his learning of Jewish Wisdom from his father Rabbi Marshall. T.Meyer z'l, Rabbi Zalman Shachter Shalomi, and his disciples.Achievements Licensed Massage Therapist (1991), published two books of Poetry ('90 & '95). Co-founded Metatron Ritual Theater Collective (1994 - 2001) and performed groundbreaking works at the Acco Alternative Theater festival - Enoch - Prince of Presence (1994), Celestial Wedding (1995) and Who Guards the Trees (2001) also performed at Bat Yam International Street Theater Festival .Created "The Hebrew Holyday Gatherings" (1997- 2001) for the Renewal & Resacralization of Israel. About 1000 participants of all ages took part in these seminal retreats interfacing the Hebrew calendar and Jewish ritual & wisdom with other spiritual paths.Led Interfaith Rituals for Peace in Europe (Aushwitz), USA( Kabbalat Shabbat & Sufi Zikr with Palestinian Sufi Sheik in Lakota Sundance), the Middle East, Central (Culture, Spirituality & Theology of Peace conference with father Chencho Alas in Guatemala ) and South America.Ignited the "Peace Vigil" (2001) in Jerusalem together with Deborah Brous and Eliahu Maclean.Was Initiated into the "order of disorder" of the Global Peacemaker Community (2001) in Tantur - Jerusalem - monastery by founder Zen Roshi Bernie Glassman.Co - Founder of Sulha Peace Project (co-director 2001-2008) for the Reconciliation and Healing of the Children of Abraham - Arabs & Jews, Israelis & Palestinians - interfaith and arts, grassroots peace gatherings for about 10000 participants developing the culture of listening and coexistence.Co - created with Amir Paiss: Amen Music ensemble"Merkavah" (2001) The mystical jewels of Torah put to new original music. "Hateva - Skin of God "( 2008 ) Deep ecology to sacred global beat. Original music and lyrics blended to ancient Hebrew wisdom.Received (2003) honorary degree of "Visionary, Peacemaker and true representative of the Jewish People towards other faiths", by Rabbi Zalman Schacter Shalomi.Toured USA ( March 2004 ) with "Spirit of Fez" - Fez Sacred Music Festival, Morroco -Gabriel is a pioneer of Hebrew sacred music, Jewish & Interfaith ritual & spirituality in Israel and co - founder of the Sulha Peace Project. Gabriel serves as ambassador of a renewed spirit of Israel, offering cutting edge culture of peace, music, education & healing rooted in the prophetic values of the Jewish People: justice (Tzedek tzedek tirdof: justice justice you shall pursue) & love (Veahavta lereacha kamocha: Love your neighbor as yourself) He embodies a holy, universal, playful & grounded spirit of renewal deeply needed in our times. He has led ritual, concerts, and workshops with great success for thousands of people around the world (Europe, North, Central & South America, India, Australia) in the past 15 years.His music could be described as world beat fusion - Sacred Heart songs & prayers from around the world.Gabriel's albums include : Merkavah, Hateva - Skin of God - with Amen ensemble and SpiritIsreal.
SULHA Peace Project- HHThe DALAI LAMA-Director Zohar Ron
Poetry
Poetry (1990 - 1995)"Cincuenta DÉstos Para Empezar"Libro de poemas cortos (book of short poems in Spanish)"Biografia onírica entre los últimos crepúsculos sinestésicos de cultura urbana y el amanecer de una identidad".Published in New York, 1990A selection of "Cincuenta DÉstos Para Empezar" was published in "El Gran Libro de América Judía" (ed Isaac Goldemberg), poetry collection, Edit. U of Puerto Rico, 1998.Readings4th Latin American Book Fair 1990, NYU, New York Poets: Giannina Braschi (Puerto Rico), Gabriel Meyer (Argentina), Maria Negroni (Argentina), Rolando Perez (Cuba), Ilan Stavans (Mexico)Taller Latino Americano 1990, New YorkReview"Cincuenta Déstos Para Empezar" consta de 50 reflexiones sobre la vida captada en su imediatez y su urgencia. Gabriel Meyer levanta su copa, se traga y se come la experiencia. Puede ser ésta las calles, las putas, la burocracia, el alcohol y borracho con estas experiencias deja que ellas se lo coman; pero el también se las devora digeriéndolas mientras escribe sus poemas. No son estrofas calculadas, sino notas espontáneas:Allí en la frontera de !a demencia vivificante me condecoro capitán del Instante intuyendo que cuando las etiquetas desaparezcan apreciaremos todo tal cual es infinito en intensidad y boludez.Gabriel ve y escucha, olfatea, toca y gusta, parlanchinamente, loro, cotorra, mezclando, admirando con gafas ahumadas y siendo el mismo su propio público, habla como público, aplaudiendo la risotada que le provoca el espectáculo de la vida, con sus piernas estiradas, suelta su carcajada diciéndonos con ella, que situado a la izquierda del anarquismo/mas allá del cinismo, la amargura de la costumbre no (nos) atrapará jamás ...."Giannina Braschi, Puerto Rico, 1990"Tribus De Pura Temperatura"Tribes of Pure Temperature - bilingual edition -A wholistic multicultural voyage of poetry through FIRE, AIR, WATER and EARTH printed in four colors with a photograph for each one of the elements.(Spanish with English translation)Un viaje de poesía holístico y multicultural a través de FUEGO, AIRE, AGUA y TIERRA impreso en cuatro colores con una fotografía para cada uno de los elementos.(Español con traducción al inglés)Published in New York, 1995A selection of "Tribus De Pura Temperatura" was published in El Gran Libro de América Judía (ed Isaac Goldemberg), poetry collection, Edit. U of Puerto Rico, 1998.ReadingsBerkeley, California, 1995El Taller Latinoamericano, NYU, New York, 1995
Metatron
METATRON: Ritual Theater Collective (1994 - 2001)Established in 1994 by Gil Ron Shama and Gabriel Meyer Halevy as a multicultural group of 15 healers, visual artists, musicians (several members of the leading Israeli Shotei Hanevuah & Sheva) lighting & sound artists, designers, architects, clowns, chefs, storytellers, dancers, actors, writers, farmers, gardeners, film & video artists, and teachers including Muslims, Jews, and Christians.As part of our research travelling/studies, members of Metatron have been involved, individually and collectively in: Chinese martial arts, conflict resolution, Buddhist, Hindu & Taoist meditation practice, African, Aboriginal, Indian, Middle Eastern and tribal music song and dance, Permaculture, Shamanic ritual, Sufi Practices, kabbalistic and Hassidic practice, and transformative ecological healing gatherings rooted in the Hebrew calendar.Metatron created, produced, and performed with acclaimed reviews and prizes by the press & jury at Acco International Fringe Theater Festival:1994: "Enoch: Prince of Presence"1995: "The Celestial Wedding"1996: "Messiah Tree"2001: "Who Guards The Trees" - (also at Bat Yam International Street Theater Festival)Film: "Enoch - Initiation of An Earthly Angel" (1994), Public Israeli TV, 2001.
Celestial Wedding
Metatron
Hebrew Holiday Gatherings
Hebrew Holyday Gatherings (1997 - 2001)Gabriel envisioned and manifested "The Hebrew Holyday Gatherings" for the Renewal & Re-sacralization of Israel.Hebrew Holiday Gatherings pioneered spiritual Israeli terrain. It weaved "wholistically": academia, alternative spiritual seekers, American Jewish Renewal, professionals, and artists. It empowered secular Israelis and the spiritually discontent religious, to teach, learn and share together the Jewish Holydays.Eight different Jewish holydays for 150 adults and 30 children per retreat - a crossection of Israelis - including secular Israelis, who for the first time experienced, in a safe environment set in Nature, a real taste of Jewish Creative Spirituality, open to the Arts, deep ecology and other Sacred Wisdom paths. About 1000 participants of all ages took part in these retreats.TikunTubishvat - (Tu Bishvat) Kibbutz Beit Oren, Jan. 1997Ychud Purim - (Purim) Neveh Shalom-Wahat El Salaam, Mar. 1997Taanug Tubeav - (Tu b'Av) Kibbutz Tuval, Aug. 1997Yah Bishvat - (Tu Bishvat) Kibbutz Lotan, Jan. 1998Symchatyah - (Sukkot) Kfar Hanokdim, Oct. 1998Hagadyah - (Pesach) Kfar Hanokdim, Apr. 1999Niflayah - (Chanukah) Metsikei Dragot, Dec. 1999Lehavayah - (Lag baomer) Kibbutz Leavot Havivah, May 2001The Gatherings integrated: Living Midrash, The Arts, Deep Ecumenism, Embodied Ecology, Yoga, Tai Chi, Meditation, Vegetarian Meals and Healing. Sufism (taught by Palestinian & Turkish Sheiks) and Kabbalah (Hebrew Mystical Wisdom) were specially emphasized.Celebrated in nature throughout Israel, these Gatherings, reconnected to the sacred rhythms of the Hebrew calendar with an indigenous and contemporary Middle Eastern approach.Among our Teachers from abroad:Rabbis: Arthur Green, Roly Matalon, Shefa Gold, Arthur Waskow, Shawn Zevitt, Andrea Cohen Kiener, Gershon Winkler (USA)Sufis: Guide Mehmet Selim Ozic (Turkey), Sheik Abu Salech El Refai (Palestine)Native American: David Carson (Choktaw - Medicine Cards), Kam Nightchase Lau (Lakota-Sundance Chief)France: Prof. Dr. Paul Fenton (Sorbonne)Among the Teachers from Israel:Dr Melila Helner - Eshed (Hartman - Hebrew University), Ari Elon, Amichai Lau-Lavie, members of the Sheva Band, Miri Alon and Rabbi Ohad Ezrahi.Gatherings - Reports from participants"The fusion between the renewal approach to Judaism with the local Hebrew culture, the Israeli social reality, and the genuine search for a healing spirituality in our own language, in contact with the nature and land of our roots worked as magic." - Tubishvat Gathering 1997 - Esteban Gottfried, Israeli filmaker theater director and writer."Over this past TuBishvat, in the Hills of the Carmel in Israel, a most remarkable event took place. One hundred and fifty Israelis rediscovered the richness of Judaism as a spiritual path... emphasis on the experiential & celebratory, whether it was text study, prayer or dance, with the intention to heal the imbalances & painful polarities in the expression & development of one's Jewish spiritual identity in Israel, and with the recognition that Israeli soil is ripe today for intense Jewish Spiritual expression, outside of the realm of the orthodox." - Tubishvat Gathering 1997 - Andy Gold, Founder & director of Rose Mountain Retreat Center, New Mexico."We believe that this work is bringing to birth a real, indigenous, Israeli and Jewish Renewal community - Purim Gathering '98- Rabbi Arthur Waskow & Rabbi Phyllis Berman, pathfinder & leaders of Jewish Renewal, USAThis pioneering work has prepared fertile ground, seeded, empowered and infused new life into individuals, families and Jewish renewal communities in Israel, like Kibbutz Lotan, Hamakom, Bayit Chadash, BeitTefilah Israeli & Navah Tehilah.These gatherings have fostered the dawning of a renewed spiritual & aboriginal Jewish voice in Israel through pluralistic, non-coercive, creative and transformative healing experiences rooted in our ancestral Wisdom.
Now Age Judaism
holyday
Gabriel
Peace
Sulha Peace Project
'Sulha' Prayer at Abraham's Tomb in Hebron
The Sulha Peace Project, a grassroots organization inspired by the indigenous process of mediation (Sulha), aims to rebuild trust, restore dignity and move beyond the political agenda.Working primarily on the grassroots level, we are preparing people for peace and complementing peacemaking efforts that are undertaken at the governmental and diplomatic level.Projects1. Annual On the Way to Sulha Gathering: For three days, we bring together people from all ages and all walks of life to learn and experience together each other's stories, pains and hopes and to celebrate peace and reconciliation.2. Sulhita Youth Gatherings: A four-day camp for 80 Arab and Jewish Youth. The gatherings take place in a secluded space. Nature plays a big part in breaking the ice and serves as a catalyst for bonding between participants.3. Sulha Family: Ongoing in-depth study and exploration of new methods of peacemaking , Sulha family meetings serve as an opportunity for staff and activists to bond, gain skills and create our peacemaking community. 4.Sulha Workshops: Participants learn about conflict resolution with an innovative,experimental approach, and acquire simple, yet effective tools to use in their everyday lives. Our new peace language has been developing since our first "On the Way to Sulha gathering" in 2001. It's grassroots methodology is expressed through listening circles, multicultural workshops, interfaith rituals and celebration through the arts, all led by trained facilitators.We appeal to a broad cross-section of Israeli and Palestinian society including: Muslims, Christians, Jews, Druze, Bedouin, academics, peacemakers, spiritual activists, children, artists, professionals, elders, clergy, educators, secular and religious. Anyone who feels the need to take responsibility to facilitate the coexistence and healing of the Children of Abraham in the Holy Land, at the heart level, is welcome..
Gallery
Concerts
Gabriel Meyer Halevy Concert
Concert
NY Peace Concert
Haqawaliya
Amen Concert Brazil
Amen Concert Brazil
Amen band members
Gabriel Meyer Halevy LiveBooking & detailsGabriel's music could be described as world beat fusion, Sacred Heart songs & prayers from around the world.Gabriel is available for spiritual centers of all denominations, community centers, universities, schools, synagogues and more.....for the following inspiring and transformative programs: * Interactive Concert (60 - 80 min)Both large scale & intimate venues - from solo interactive concert up to 5 very special guest musicians.Journey with Gabriel from intimate transparency to ecstatic bliss in his solo "formance". His sacred healing heart songs - multilingual & world fusion music - will be spiced up by stories & intention, reflecting his nomadic experiences as a peace, interfaith & deep ecology social entrepeneur. A trance - formative, heart - opening and awakening experience.Gabriel - vocals, classic guitar & djembe -+ 5 musicians: keyboards, percussion, bass, guitar and strings, wind instruments.+ 4 musicians: keyboards,percussion, bass, guitar & strings.+ 3 musicians: keyboards or strings, percussion, bass.+ 2 musicians: keyboards or strings & bass, percussion.* School Programs ( about 50 min program)Interactive singing, sharing stories, deep ecology, peace, interfaith and the transformative message of Gabriel's music.*Artist in Residence WeekendCombination package catered to your needs.* Workshops, Jewish & interfaith rituals Amen ConcertsGabriel Meyer Halevy & Amir Paiss toured extensively performing & teaching, since 2001 in Israel, USA , Brasil, Australia, Argentina at Universities, Synagogues, Churches, Sufi, Buddhist & Jewish Community Centers, Alternative Cultural & Retreat Centers.Guest musicians could be included.http://myspace.com/amenmerkavah http://www.facebook.com/pages/Amen/44365928336Discography* Merkavah is a journey to the mystical soul of Israel and the renewal of prophecy. Merkavah integrates ancient ethnic instruments, Middle Eastern & Western music, chanting and computer sounds. A biblical musical collage of four essential and universal texts: Creation Through The Ten Sayings from the Book of Genesis, the Ten Commandments from the Book of Exodus, Love your Kin as Yourself from the Book of Leviticus, and the prophecy of the holy merkavah (chariot) of the prophet Ezekiel.* Hatevah: Nature - Skin of God The Torah of Deep Ecology.Precious Sources from ancient Hebrew wisdom selected by Gabriel Meyer Halevy, new original texts and a sound concoction blending languages, creatures, instruments from around the world (including the computer), & original tracks by Amir Paiss (musical producer) & other renowned "Sheva" members, Jai Uttal, Shimshai and Gabriel Meyer Halevy.
new hateva cover
merkavah cover
Amen Live! Gabriel Meyer Halevy & Amir Paiss w/special guests
Workshops Rituals
WorkshopsWelcome whoever you are. No previous experience necessary. All rituals will be led in prayer & song accompanied by musical instruments.* Sacred Music Playshop (2 to 6 hours) An Experiential Journey of awakening, healing & creativity of your essence and true voice through song, chant, movement, deep listening, sacred sound and interactive meditations. We will create a safe & playful space to inspire courage, flexibility and clearity, drawing from the wellsprings of Kabbalistic, Sufi & other sacred wisdom nectars. * Sacred Voice & Spirit AdventuresCan be catered to your needs for a one day or up to a 4 day week/end retreat - at any location. Our time together can include an essential kabbalat shabbat (interfaith) celebration and an intimate interactive concert.Interfaith & Jewish Rituals* Interfaith/Jewish Kabbalat ShabbatExperiential collective & individual journey to the essense of the Sabbath. Gabriel will lead us through song & prayer - from vulnerable & contemplative intimacy to ecstatic joy.* Havdalah: Celebrating Difference A journey through the senses, opening each one of our senses to discover & integrate the magic of the Holy into our daily lives.
India Workshop
Tel Aviv Workshop
Europa Park
Yom Kippur w Rabbi Ohad Ezrahi
Peace
Sulha Peace ProjectThe Sulha Peace Project, a grassroots organization, inspired by the indigenous process of mediation (Sulha), aims to rebuild trust, restore dignity and move beyond the political agenda.Working primarily on the grassroots level, we are preparing people for peace from "bottom-up" and complementing peacemaking efforts that are undertaken at the governmental and diplomatic level.Projects1.Annual On the Way to Sulha Gathering : For three days, we bring together people from all ages and all walks of life to learn and experience together each other's stories, pains and hopes and to celebrate peace and reconciliation.2.Sulhita Youth Gatherings : A four-day camp for Eighty Arab and Jewish Youth. The gatherings take place in a secluded space. Nature plays a big part in breaking the ice and serves as a catalyst for bonding between participants3.Sulha Family : Ongoing in-depth study and exploration of new methods of peacemaking by thirty core activists of Sulha's different program, Sulha family meetings serve as an opportunity for stuff and activists to bond, gain skills and create our peacemaking community. 4.Sulha Workshops : Participants learn about conflict resolution with an innovative, experimental approach, and acquire simple, yet effective tools to use in their everyday lifes. Our new peace language has been developing throughout the years, since our first On the Way to Sulha gathering in 2001. Its grassroots methodology is expressed through listening circles, multicultural workshops, interfaith rituals and celebration through the arts, all led by trained facilitatorsWe appeal to a broad cross-section of Israeli and Palestinian society including: Muslims, Christians, Jews, Druze, Bedouin, academics, peacemakers, spiritual activists, children, artists, professionals, elders, clergy, educators, secular and religious. Anyone who feels the need to take responsibility to facilitate the coexistence and healing of the Children of Abraham in the Holy Land, at the heart level, is welcome.Our StoryThe creation of Sulha Peace Project can be traced to the spiritual itinerary of our co-founder Gabriel Meyer and the peace visions and experience of Sulha mediator and co-founder Elias Jabbour. Gabriel's vision was inspired by several cross-cultural projects in which he was involved in: Metatron - collective interfaith ritual theater group, an interfaith Palestinian/ Israeli tour in the USA, culminating in the U.N. Millennium Spiritual Summit, The Peace Vigil in the Old city of Jerusalem and finally at the interfaith International Peacemaker Community encounter in Tantur Monastery ( Jerusalem , 2000) where the first seed vision of "Sulha" was born.The goal was to "universalize" responsibility for the healing of one of the most excruciating epicenters of conflict and pain: Jerusalem...... remiding The Holy City back to her true destiny: the inheritance of Peace.Because Gabriel Meyer lived in the Galilee, it was only natural that the journey would start there, close to his home.He reached out to peacemaking elder Elias Jabbour founder of The House of Hope in Shefaram and author of the book: Sulha - Towards a Palestinian Way of Peacemaking, son of the well respected Sulha mediator, Galilean elder and mayor of Shefaram for many years: Jabbour Jabbour. About The first "Sulha Day" gathering Gabriel recalls:"I was Elias Jabbour's guest at his home in Shfaraam I just called him up on the phone from a peacemakers' phonebook list, introduced myself and he invited me over. We connected right away, despite the age difference. From our stories and my music to our shared dreams together we gave birth to our first Sulha Day gathering in 2001. We celebrated Chanukkah, Christmas, and Ramadan in Chan Amirei Hagalil. It was a deep and heartfelt encounter. We, Jews, cooked the "iftar" breakfast meal of Ramadan and Christian and Muslim Arabs lit our Chanukkah candles after a moving "listening circle" that lasted the whole day."At our first gathering, we had 150 adults and 15 children.We continued in 2002 at Chan Amirei Hagalil, with the celebration of the "Kidush Halevanah" (moon sanctification) with 600 adults and 75 children. By then, we had added prominent settlers Rabbi Menachem Fruman and his wife Hadassah and African peace leader - John Sithole Qhuzulini - as honored guests to our gathering.In 2003 we were offered an olive grove near the village of Mghrar by Mahdi Serhan, one of our community members, and held our annual gathering with 1500 participants for two days with 150 children. We invited the silent peace walkers of Shvil Hazahav (Middleway) to join us.In 2004 we kept moving South towards Jerusalem, out of the Galilee, to Park Shuni, near Binyamina. The Bereaved Families' Forum was invited as a core partner to our gatherings, and they have participated in every one of our activities since. We also hosted 200 Palestinians and 40 Jordanians within our midst for the gathering.In 2005 we started the Sulhita Youth Project, including our newly developed Palestinian relationships and we held our fifth annual On the Way to Sulha gathering in Park Mekorot Hayarkon, Petach Tikvah with 6,000 adults and 600 children in the midst of the turmoil of the "Gaza Disengagement".We also started bimonthly gatherings of the Sulha Family - 30 core members and staff of all our programs this is a sort of lab where we experiment with new ideas and strengthen our bond as a team. It is also an opportunity for new members to join. In this year, a board of directors for the Sulha Peace Project was created and Ihab Balaha joined the executive board of the Sulha Peace Project.In March 2006, we held our first Local Sulha Day in Jaffa with 600 adults and 100 children in attendance, empowering businessmen, artists and neighbors of Jaffa to share their wisdom, conflicts and hopes.We also had our second youth Sulhita Youth Gathering in Chan Maalei Shacharut in the Arava Desert.In August 2007, we held the 6th annual On the Way to Sulha gathering in the olive groves of Latrun Monastery and Sulhita at Chan Derech Habesamim. In 2008 we held theseventh annual gathering and more sulhita youth gatherings and in the beggining of 2009 gabriel handed over - after 8 years - his role as director of the Sulha Peace Project .Sulha's Vision & Way"Sulha": An indigenous Middle Eastern way of mediation and conflict resolution. In the Arab culture, this word describes the ritual after all conditions and prerequisites are determined - which marks the end of conflict. Unfortunately, our two people are still fighting each other, so we acknowledge the fact that we are still in process:"On the Way to Sulha"Our new peace language has been developing throughout the years. Our grassroots methodology is expressed through the following stages in our program:Morning: "Heart opening" of deep trauma, pain and hopes at a personal level in the listening circles.Afternoon: Experiential and theoretical workshops as tools for melting the ignorance of each others' culture at a national, religious and ethnic level.Sunset: Interfaith prayers and rituals rooted in the different monotheistic traditions.Evening Arts, Music and Dance: Integration of the emotional and intellectual dimensions experienced during the day. Celebration of our two peoples through the Arts as a means of healing and transformation.Beyond SulhaBecause of the highly volatile conditions in the Middle East , we are aware that all our highest plans have to remain flexible enough to be possible. Nevertheless, our direction points towards Jerusalem . Our intention is to create a "spiritual security council" for the sacred Old City of Jerusalem. This council would be composed by spiritual, cultural and prominent figures from: Academia, Sports, Arts, Business, Clergy and Statesmen of the global community and representative members of the old city of Jerusalem, to take responsibility for the healing of Jerusalem . Jerusalem would serve as a model for the resolution of other ethnic, racial and religious stress points and conflicts of the Planet.The phrase on the 'Way' to Sulha means that we are creating the conditions for the ultimate Sulha, which marks the end of conflict. Jerusalem is the chosen location for the ultimate Sulha. We will keep checking reality until it allows us to manifest our vision. Zooming in closer and being even more courageous, we foresee the actual Sulha preceded by a three week "nomadic peace caravan". This caravan would pass through Arab and Jewish villages, pitching a tent in between them and inviting locals to join the Sulha in Jerusalem. The moving caravan would continue to grow until it reaches the "Holy Old City ". This would be the last station, and it will surround the meeting of the "spiritual security council" by Israelis, Palestinians and internationals in a massive Human gathering around the Wailing Wall, the Holy Sepulcher Church and Al-Aksa Mosque.Our power grows when each one of us takes responsibility and does not delegate the design of reality to political leaders and the media.If we get to be a critical mass of people, who embody the way of peace, our life in the Middle East will look very different beauty and creativity beyond imagination."N'shalla" (God Willing), we will bring comfort to Jerusalem. An event like this can have great influence. Its echoes could be heard and felt around the world: Africa, Europe and even the Far East not only humans, also trees, animals and angels might feel this.I am optimistic that in the near future, most people will accept the fact that our two peoples have to live in the same land - "the Land of the Prophets" and our destiny as the inheritors of the "Chalil" (friend of God) - Abraham, Sarah and Hagar is to share light, loving kindness and harmony with the world." With the Holy One's help, light will come out from Jerusalem and we'll serve as an inspiration to the whole world.
Press
Jerusalem Post
Jerusalem Report Cover
JReport page 1
JReport page 2
JReport page 3
Gabriel on CNN
Gabriel on CNN
(click articles to enlarge)
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/08/arts/world-music-review-songs-of-peace-from-many-perspectives.htmlhttp://www.villagevoice.com/2004-03-16/news/weapons-of-mass-sedition/http://will.illinois.edu/focus/interview/focus040330a/ (NPR radio interview)
Store
CDs
Also available on
gabrielmeyerhalevy.bandcamp.com
Booking Contact
Contact Gabriel
MY BUTTON
MY BUTTON
-
לעברית
Skin of God
Ma'ariv Aravim
Adamah veShamaym
Live Concert Sample
MY BUTTON
hebrew
