“Throughout the Days of Awe to help us think about what a mindful return might mean for us, we are going to take a historical angle and look at what our ancestors did when they returned from a major life-changing national disaster in the fifth century BC.We are going to look at the biblical Book of Nehemiah, which describes what he did as the Jews’ political leader, and what Ezra did as the Jews’ spiritual leader during that time.”
Check out the images from the events in the galleries below to see how we celebrated the 5782 High holidays.
All photographs by itamar dotan katz (feel free to reach out to him if you want a copy of any of the images).
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Meet Our Musical Leaders
Frank London is a Grammy Award winner trumpeter/composer and a member of the Klezmatics, Hasidic New Wave. He has performed with numerous musicians around the world including John Zorn, LL Cool J, Mel Torme, LaMonte Young, They Might Be Giants and David Byrne.
Jack Klebanow is a multi-instrumentalist with a broad musical background. He has extensive performance experience in classical, pop, and Jewish repertoires as well as conducting, composing, and arranging. Jack is Music Director of the Shoresh Halev Center for Jewish Music at Beth El Synagogue Center in New Rochelle, NY. Jack is also our Nigunim Chevrutah leader.
Yonatan Gutfeld grew up in Jerusalem, where he studied music composition. He was active in the Tel Aviv singer-songwriter scene and toured the country with his band after releasing his debut album. He lives in NYC where he records his songs, teaches and writes music for theatre productions. Yonatan is also The New Shul's Music Director.
The Venues
Steeped in the grit and gusto of the irrepressible East Village, Theater for the New City is a storied institution of protest and poetry, deconstructed dreams and chimerical invention. In other words, a perfect fit for The New Shul. (155 1st Ave, map).
Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 6 (Atlantic Ave & Bridge Park Dr, map).
Hudson River Park, Pier 45 (West 10th St & West St, map).