keren abrams, ma, is an ordained "omana'ya" -jewish ritual artist and spiritual guide. she is a practitioner and teacher of mystical arts, ritual art and embodied consciousness.

keren's ordination is from "hamakom institute" in israel, in the lineage of rabbi zalman schachter-shalomi. As an "omana'ya" she is recovering a connection to the ancient hebraic essences of practice and is responsible to the more veiled feminine torah/teachings of this lineage.

guiding embodied practices and ritual, keren supports participants to carry on the essences of this pre-judaism earth-based culture into our contemporary jewish practice.

ms. abrams is the founder of - "omana'ya" center - for hebrew heritage wisdom and embodied jewish practice - through which she offers teaching and ceremony officiation for lifecycle rituals, holy days and other prayer gatherings both in the USA and israel, in addition to offering private sessions in spiritual guidance and healing. keren is one of three founding teachers of the new santa fe institute for kabala (habirus school).

keren is also a seasoned professional dancer, teacher of "authentic movement" & yoga, and engages dance and music as devotional practice.

more about keren:

certifications include: ma in interdisciplinary art
from san francisco state university
ordination from hamakom institute in israel.

teacher of embodied consciousness practices:
yoga, new dance technique, authentic movement,
contact (and other) improvisation.

fluency in and teacher of hebrew and traditional jewish liturgical chant

practiced and skillful in vocal arts and percussion music

traveled extensively, participating in both ritual and arts
in africa, indonesia and israel.

independent of any affiliation and in close association with the jewish renewal movement as an authorized "shali'akh" of reb zalman schachter-shalomi