About Rhythm ‘n’ Ruach
Ruach רוח in Hebrew means wind. But what comes with wind? Energy and spirit! Rhythm 'N' Ruach is a way to connect children and their families to Judaism through upbeat, high energy music and movement; through participation in music with real instruments, such as, strings, percussion, shakers, tambourines and singing. Rhythm 'N' Ruach offers music classes for children and their families, intertwining Jewish music and rhythm instruments.
Rhythm 'N' Ruach offers fantastic family and youth Shabbat services as well as High Holiday services that are engaging, fun, and of course, educational. Rhythm 'N' Ruach works with schools and other educational venues to teach music with a focus on Middot (character traits). It's a great hands-on tool to connect your child with Judaism.
Rhythm ’N’ Ruach was founded in 2011 by Shelley Dean to engage families through Jewish music and movement. Research-based practices help children develop their innate rhythmic and musical abilities, while also keeping the vibrant spark of Judaism alive.
Adrienne ‘Auntie A’ Suson, joined Shelley in 2018 in her nationwide beta launch facilitator training. and quickly reignited her Jewish flame. Offering her professional marketing skills to the program, Rhythm ‘N’ Ruach started to grow even faster!
Since the Pandemic, Rhythm ’N’ Ruach found a way to keep families or all ages and stages connected by creating an online platform. Offering classes, live-streamed events, private programming, and online facilitator trainings, led to a need for on-demand programming! Operating Partner, Adrienne ‘Auntie A’ Suson, and Shelley created Shalom At Home - 30 minute Rhythm ’N’ Ruach videos On Demand, which can be found at RhythmNRuach.com/Achshav.
Brad Pomerance, Senior Vice President of Jewish Life Television, noticed Adrienne and Shelley’s online presence and offered them a morning slot on their weekend children’s programming. Since August 2020, Rhythm ’N’ Ruach have produced three seasons of Shalom At Home! You can find Jewish Life TV on most cable networks and is live-streamed all day for FREE on Rhythm ’N’ Ruach’s website. Catch Shalom At Home Saturday and Sunday Mornings at 5:30a, 8:30a, & 11:30a EST
In the summer of 2021, Adrienne and Shelley reached out to the new streaming service, ChaiFlicks to pitch the idea of Shalom at Home to their viewers. Owner of Menemsha Films and ChaiFlicks, Heidi Oshin, quickly jumped on board. Shalom at Home is currently the only children’s programming available on ChaiFlicks. Grab a subscription today!