Kabbalah High Holy Days
              
                with Ruach Hamidbar - Spirit of the Desert


GLBTQ friendly community 





SPIRIT OF THE DESERT - RUACH HAMIDBAR
A Jewish Renewal Community

                         Ruach Hamidbar - Spirit of the Desert is a vibrant Jewish congregation                                that meets in Scottsdale and Paradise Valley. 

We seek to bring an all-embracing awareness, relevance and joy to spiritual practice, creating a path for healing our hearts and finding wholeness - tikkun halev. We strive to heal the world by promoting justice, freedom, responsibility and a profound caring for all life and the earth - tikkun olam.

We draw upon the Chassidic tradition for joy, song and dance. We draw upon the Jewish renewal tradition for egalitarian services infused with interactive prayer and meditation, chanting, drumming and storytelling.

                     We respect all Jews and all peoples and greet every human being with sever panim yafot -  a warm,                    cheerful and pleasant countenance. (Pirkei Avot 1:15)

       Ruach Hamidbar is a member of ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal, a worldwide trans-denominational movement              grounded in Judaism's prophetic and mystical traditions.

      Our community is spiritual, educational and fun!  

TO WATCH THE RABBI'S JEWISH RENEWAL VIDEOS



Rabbi Ayla Grafstein founded Ruach Hamidbar - Spirit of the Desert in 1989. She is committed to inspiring, educating and supporting members to joyfully experience and celebrate their Jewishness. Rabbi Ayla blends her background in the arts and traditional Judaism with Jewish renewal spirituality and kabbalah. Her mentors include Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach and Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi from whom she received her Rabbinic ordination. 
Rabbi Ayla produces a Jewish Renewal DVD library and she is completing a feature documentary about Jewis Renewal. She resides in Scottsdale with her husband Steve Klemow and their thirteen year old son Shlomo.


HIGH HOLY DAYS TICKETS: Adults: $200, Children under 12; $25, 
Children over 12: $50, University Students: $50, Military: Free

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