ADULT LEARNING

"Nusach America" - From the Shtetl to summer camp . . . or how did we get here from there?

We'll take a look at the inclusion of "progressive" music in worship from the start of the Chassidic movement to instruments on the bimah. When did it become important for our worship music to be "singable"? When did the theological seminaries begin requiring cantors to play the guitar? We will talk and sing our way through history.

"Sing Out for Justice" - An introduction to using the arts as a tool for social change

For over 20 years Peri worked with inner city youth during after school hours. She turned her passion for tikkun olam and her training in music and education (she holds an Ed M from the Harvard Graduate School of Education) into a unique project bringing together African American and Jewish youth. The result was The Freedom Music Project - an electrifying choir of young black and Jewish singers celebrating the freedom music of their traditions. Using the Freedom Music Project as an example we will explore the use of the arts as a tool for social change.

"Matching the Music with the Message"

We will pose the burning questions asked by shlichay tzibur (worship leaders) nation-wide..."so with all of this new music out there - how do I know which melodies to choose?" Join us for singing and discussion as we struggle to find the "right" music for OUR worship. Please come ready to share your favorite worship melodies for worship.