Around the Kehillah
Sharim V’Sharot Spring Concert
Sunday, May 19 at 3:00 PM at Society Hill Synagogue
Society Hill Synagogue is proud to sponsor and host the Spring Choral Concert of Sharim v’Sharot (People of Song). Sharim v’Sharot is a select Jewish choir that performs a wide range of Jewish music under the guidance and leadership of Dr. Elayne Robinson Grossman, the choir’s founder, Conductor, and Music Director. In its 24th year, Sharim v’Sharot’s members come from central and southern New Jersey and the Delaware Valley. Sharim v’Sharot sings Jewish music of many eras, locations, and languages, including Hebrew, Yiddish, Ladino, French, Italian, and English. They perform both Ashkenazic and Sephardic folk music. Their repertoire spans a wide variety of musical eras, from medieval times to the present, from Italian Renaissance works of Salamone Rossi to 21st century Israeli and American classical works, showtunes from the Yiddish theatre, and modern popular styles. The choir also performs many works by leading contemporary Jewish composers. Click here to register and buy tickets.
Join Nashirah, the Jewish Chorale of Greater Philadelphia, & Bucks County Choral Society for concerts – May 19 at 5:00 PM & June 2 at 4:00 PM
In our turbulent world, gathering in Jewish community is more important than ever. Nashirah, the Jewish Chorale of Greater Philadelphia, will join with the Bucks County Choral Society to perform the preeminent concert setting of the Jewish liturgy – Ernest Bloch’s dramatic Avodath Hakodesh. The program will also include the premiere of a new work by Cantor Natasha J. Hirschhorn, “Blessing of Peace,” and Thomas Lloyd’s recent setting of Psalm 46, “River of Gladness.” Feat. soloist Cantor Benjamin Warschawski:
- Sunday May 19 at 5:00 PM at Congregation Rodeph Shalom, 615 Broad St, Philadelphia
- Sunday June 2 at 4:00 PM at Our Lady of Mount Carmel, 235 East State St, in Doylestown
- Adult tickets $25 at https://
buckscountychoralsociety. simpletix.com/
About the choirs: Nashirah enters its twentieth year as the only auditioned community-based chorale in the Greater Philadelphia area performing exclusively Jewish and Jewish-themed music. The 30-voice ensemble is conducted by Dr. Julia Zavadsky. (nashirah.org) // Founded in 1973 in Doylestown, BCCS is a 100-voice auditioned choir performing classic and contemporary masterworks, African-American spirituals, and outreach concerts for seniors and young singers. The choir is conducted by Thomas Lloyd. (buckschoral.org)
Finding Common Ground Through Music: A Special Evening of Chamber Music by Polyphony
Tuesday, May 21, 7:30 PM at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 415 E. Athens Ave, Ardmore, PA
Nazareth-based nonprofit Polyphony Education aims to bridge the divide between Arab and Jewish communities in Israel through excellence in western classical music education and performance, and foster a vibrant shared Israeli society based on mutual respect and partnership. Particularly during such polarizing times, music and the arts can bring diverse musicians, audiences, and communities together, inspiring empathy, communication and hope. Join Polyphony’s co-founder and executive director, Nabeel Abboud Ashkar, for an intimate conversation and Q&A after the concert.
The International Association of Jewish Genealogy Societies will be in Philadelphia this August!
With the support of the local Jewish Genealogy Society and their resources to assist you in your search, now is the time to devote your efforts in finding your families to prepare yourself for this conference. Join the Facebook group. The next meeting of the Jewish Genealogy Society is on Zoom on February 11 at 1:00 PM – the speaker being featured is Adina Newman, Professional Genealogist and Educator. For more information click here.
Diller Teen Fellows Applications are open for the 2024-2025 Cohort Year
Each year, an exceptional group of Jewish 10th and 11th graders is selected to participate in the shared experience of Diller Teen Fellows, a program designed to cultivate and connect an emerging generation of leaders in 32 communities around the world. The program is a commitment for the entire Fellowship year and includes a partnership model, which pairs each Diller community outside of Israel with a community in Israel. Most programming takes place in your local community and culminates with a three-week seminar in Israel in July for all Fellows. Click here and here to find out more about the Diller program. Follow our Fellows journey on Instagram here!
