Cultural Arts and Travel
Judaica and Jewish culture enrich Jewish life and enhance Jewish living. More broadly, the arts bring beauty to our lives and provide new perspectives on the world. They express the language of the soul, open a window on the sacred and teach us to see the holy in the ordinary.
More than a trip to see beautiful sites and learn interesting things, a Jewish heritage tour is a spiritual journey of discovery the reveals the treasures of Jewish life, that opens our soul to the stories of our people and that creates life-long community and special memories along the way.
Tour To Germany | With Cantor Audrey Abrams
October 24 – November 3, 2022
This is a journey of discovery- seeking the origins and celebrating the achievements of Ashkenazi Jews, from earliest origins of the banks of the river Rhine all the way to the East and to the ports from which Jews set sail for the “West.” Contact Cantor Abrams for more information on this travel opportunity! aabrams@bethelsynagogue.org
Meet the Music Makers
7 Part Series, Monday Evenings beginning January 2022 | 7:30 pm
Our Jewish lives are infused with music—some of which we’ve been singing for generations, and some of which is newer. But who are the people that write these melodies?
Join Cantor Tisser in meeting the music-makers! Over seven sessions we will learn about and meet some of the people who have shaped the soundscape of Synagogue music over the last half-century!
January 17 – Cantor Tisser introduces us to the music of Debbie Friedman z”l
January 24 – We will be joined by Dr. Michael Isaacson
January 31 – Special Guest TBD
February 7 – We will be joined by Neshama Carlebach, learning about her own and her father’s music
March 7 – We will be joind by Chris Hardin
March 14 – We will be joined by Rabbi Josh Warshawsky
March 21 – Cantor Tisser will speak about his own career as a composer and share his own music
Shira B’Tzibbur – Sing with Cantor Tisser
Second Thursday of the Month, December -May | 7:00 pm
Join Cantor Tisser and friends once each month (December – May) for a casual song session where we’ll sing some favorites and learn some new ones, many of them straight from Israel! Lyrics will be provided, no previous experience necessary – just come as you are and be ready to share your energy!
For more information on any of these programs, please contact Liz Rappaport at lrappaport@bethelsynagogue.org or 952.873.7314.