FEATURING WINNERS!! 2006 Shalshelet International Music Festival Winners on this album include Luley (Psalm 27) and Zeh Hayom (Psalm 118). For more Shalshelet winners by MIRAJ, go to "A Moon Note" and click on Rock to the Rock. MIRAJ began singing together 13 years ago, so this is our Bat Mitzvah album! We have grown together and woven our lives as tightly as these harmonies, holding each other up through major sevenths and minor seconds, listening deeply to the patterns and possibilities. What began as a simple concept, bantered around for several years, became a landscape of sound. With so many dear friends facing illness, we wanted to lend our voices to the Jewish healing movement. These chants, cascades and rounds are for those who seek healing and restoration of soul as they recover from illness, trauma or just daily life. This music is made to be shared. Take it to your loved ones, your healing circles, synagogues, hospital rooms, and meditation spaces. Let its vibrations retune your body; surround yourself with soaring harmonies and see if your spirits lift as well. We thank our partners, Myriam, Simcha and Phil, and our children, whose loving support makes this work possible. We also couldn't have done this without The Da Man (Wizard Daoud Shaw), who tolerates three females invading his lair, bombarding him with contradictory requests and messing up his kitchen. And we want to appreciate you, our fellow travelers, who embrace this music and incorporate it into your lives—what an honor and privilege. Most of all, we are grateful to The Source of Healing, Blessings and Inspiration. With abundant thanks, Margot, Rayzel, and Juliet Check out our other CDs, too! INDIVIDUAL BIOGRAPHIES Rabbi Rayzel Raphael is an international award-winning singer-songwriter who specializes in women's spirituality and also works with interfaith families throughout Greater Philadelphia. She serves Congregation Beth Israel in Woodbury, NJ. In addition to her collaborative projects, she has two solo CDs, Bible Babes A Beltin' and Friday Night Revived. Visit her website at www.shechinah.com. Juliet I. Spitzer, M.Ed. is an international award-winning singer-songwriter and recording artist. She composes for, and performs with Theatre Ariel, Philadelphia's professional Jewish theater company. A member of Shabbat Unplugged/ Havdallah Live as well as Tof B'Yadah, Juliet is the guest cantor at Congregation Beth Israel in Media, PA, and is on the faculty of the Florence Melton Adult Mini-Schools in Wilmington, DE and Philadelphia, PA, teaching on a variety of topics in Judaism. Rabbi Margot L. Stein is an international award-winning singer/songwriter and has produced or co-produced 8 albums of original Jewish music. She is on the faculty of the Florence Melton Adult Mini-School in Philadelphia, PA and has led spirituality retreats for such organizations as Ma'yan and the Institute for Jewish Spirituality.