Scholar in Residence Weekend, November 2 - 4, 2018 with Joey Weisenberg, Rising Song Institute

Join us for a Rising Song Shabbaton to explore Jewish melodies and prayer-texts with a focus on communal interaction. Led by Joey Weisenberg,

Creative Director of Mechon Hadar's Rising Song Institute, our Shabbat together will focus on the intersection of music, spirituality, and prayer. Our intention is to raise the aesthetic level of all parts of the community together, and we encourage you to join in our ongoing exploration of communal musical dynamics.

Our schedule will include many aspects of the communal Jewish music experience. See below for full details on our time together. Also more info found at www.ohavizedek.org.

Friday Evening (Nov 2)
5:30 pm-Joey leads singing of "Nigun," wordless tunes
6:00 pm -Music and spirit in Kabbalat Shabbat Service
7:15 pm-Dinner; RSVP before Oct 19, $15/pp, $25/max per family: After Oct 19; $20 pp, $35 max per family. College students free
8:15 pm- Talk: "Art of the Nigun"

Saturday (Nov 3)
8:30 am - Torah Study: The Torah and Music
9:15 am - Shabbat Services - D'var Torah: The Architecture of Listening", followed by Musaf service led by Joey
Noon(ish) - Lunch - RSVP by Oct. 19. $10/pp, $20 max per family. College students free
1:30 pm - Workshop: "Strategies for Building a Singing Community"
7:15 pm - Havdalah service
7:30 pm - Concert

Sunday (Nov 4)
10:30 am - Workshop: "Experience a Singing Community" (with singers and musicians)

Joey Weisenberg, a multi-instrumentalist musician, singer and composer, is the Creative Director of Rising Song Institute, and the author of Building Singing Communities, and The Torah of Music (October 2017). His nigunim, published in 6 CDs and a Songbook, have become popular worldwide. www.joeyweisenberg.com