Zach Mayer returns to Beth El with drummer Fabio Pirozzolo and Beth El’s own Shabbat Rinah musicians. Click image at right to view video.
Ahoy, hearties! Join Cantor Vera and Rabbi Josh for a lighthearted, lilting Shabbat with the tang of salt spray in our melodies, before we dive into the Yamim Nora’im (Days of Awe). We’ll sing shanties and other songs of the sea as part of our Shabbat liturgy. Seafaring garb and gab are both warmly encouraged!
The liturgical poem or piyyut “Chon Tachon” (“please forgive)” pairs contrition with hope and helps us prepare to stand, vulnerable and seeking, in front of the New Year’s door. With Cantor Vera, we look deeply into one piyyut, three melodies (Italian, Moroccan and Kolkatan), and the ways we get ready to sing “we’re sorry” at Selichot.
An intimate “house concert” of Sephardic music as Susan Gaeta shares the legacy of Flory Jagoda in a celebration of the human spirit.
Drumming with Mitch Gordon, who teaches at the School of Jewish Music at Hebrew College and is one of only three synagogue drummers to receive s’micha as Drummer of the Holy Temple.
A full afternoon of eating and schmoozing with Beth El friends followed by a garden songfest.
A spring evening salon concert with Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston conducted by Julia Cash featuring works by Smetana, Vivaldi, and Bacewicz.
Cantor Vera and Beth El member Sophie Glasser led a special “Come and Sing” that included discussions in rotating pairs about climate change.
An inspiring evening of new Jewish music and closing-of-Shabbat ritual with Molly Bajgot.
Musician and artist Anthony Russell explores the intersection of Black music and Jewish prayer spaces.
We celebrate Passover with an evening of healing and rejuvenating original music with Aly Halpert, who will teach and lead songs towards the collective liberation we deserve.
As part of HIAS weekend recognizing current and past refugees, Beth El member Belle Linda Halpern celebrates the centennial of her teacher, Martha Schlamme, who was famous for singing “songs of many lands.”
Poetry by Beth El poets and music by cantorial soloist Lisa Jane Lipkin and her husband Jay Hitt.
A concert featuring singer/songwriter/cantor Linda Hirschhorn, including songs with Beth El choral group Shir El and joyous audience participation
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