Ancient Prayers – New Songs

Tue, 10/26/2021, -- Kate Lawn
Ancient Prayers – New Songs

7:00 – 8:30 PM on Tuesdays, January 4, 11, and 18 (Zoom)

Ancient Jewish prayer-songs and poetry – such as the Psalms – are often rollercoaster-like expressions of the human soul that vary as widely in their thematic consistency as they do in their musical meters. This class will explore how we can draw out coherent ideas from the Psalms and other ancient texts, and fit them into contemporary musical expressions and song structures. This class is part of the Open Beit Midrash series and will meet on Zoom from 7:00-8:30 PM on Tuesdays, January 4, 11, and 18.

Joey Weisenberg

Musician, composer, and teacher Joey Weisenberg is the founder and director of Hadar’s Rising Song Institute, which aims to cultivate the grassroots musical-spiritual creativity of the Jewish people. He is the author of The Torah of Music (2017 winner of the National Jewish Book Award) and Building Singing Communities and teaches virtual master classes in Jewish song. Joey recently recorded his eighth album for Rising Song Records.

Register here:

  • Please note that there is a member and non-member rate for this class.
  • For GJC members, registration is $30. For non-members, registration is $45. As a courtesy to our highest level donors (Nediv Lev), registration fees are waived for all Koleinu Beit Midrash classes. Scholarships are available for GJC members.
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