Music helps break down social and religious barriers, fostering a spiritual humanism that embraces and nurtures all beings and all states of consciousness from the mundane to the sublime.
People often say they feel "blissed out" or “buzzed” after hearing and singing the type of music Rabbi Heyn performs. Justin Green, 25, a massage therapist from Lee, Massachusetts, says, “I get so joyful…really blissfully happy, because it changes something. It opens me up. I think there is something inherently hypnotic about sharing voice and breath and movement if we happen to be dancing. I think it breeds a sense of connection." Green adds, "It’s like praying together.”
Many Jewish musicians who specialize in contemplative music follow Hindu traditions (Jai Uttal and Mike Cohen) and a few have skillfully integrated Hindu and Jewish traditions (Kirtan Rabbi.) But there is no one who does devotional and contemplative music like Rabbi Tom.
