Alavados Rehearsals for High Holidays
Sep
14
3:00 PM15:00

Alavados Rehearsals for High Holidays

Do you enjoy singing?
Rehearse & sing with Alavados for the High Holidays!

Alavados Holy days band is expanding to include a chorus of singers. If you can sing on pitch and enjoy singing our prayers in Hebrew, English & Ladino —and you are planning on attending High Holiday services, please CONTACT Beth Cohen at cohenedmunds@netzero.net for more information.
The rehearsal this Sunday, Sept. 14th is for the Yom Kippur morning/daytime service. Please Note: You don't have to commit to all of the services, but there are specific rehearsal dates for specific services.
Click on event to see full schedule.

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Standing Strong in Changing Times With Leah Berger and Liz Vance
Sep
14
6:00 PM18:00

Standing Strong in Changing Times With Leah Berger and Liz Vance

  • Nahalat Shalom - Sephardic Learning Center (Rabbi's Study) (map)
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Join Intuitive Healing Arts practitioners Leah Berger and Liz Vance as they return to Nahalat Shalom for an evening of intuitive guidance, sound, and song. In this month's session, "Learning Earth Intuition," we will explore the fundamentals of learning to be with, listen and receive messages from the Earth.

Zoom Link: 
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85865317386
Zoom ID: 858 6531 6386  No password required.

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KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold
Sep
18
6:00 PM18:00

KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold

ID: 815 976 0138
Passcode: 270959

Please come on time or a few minutes early. We will take some time at the end of our practice to meet each other and reflect together.

We welcome you. Visit www.rabbishefagold.com/kzoom Sign up for the KZoom Chanting List mailing list. If you are moved, you can offer support at www.rabbishefagold.com.

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 Chanting Kabbalat Shabbat with Sofie Shefia Stephanie Cohen (in person and interactive zoom)
Sep
19
6:30 PM18:30

Chanting Kabbalat Shabbat with Sofie Shefia Stephanie Cohen (in person and interactive zoom)

Please join Sofie Shefia as we welcome Shabbat.
With Hebrew chants from R. Shefa Gold, we’ll create a calming, uplifting and reflective experience as we gather ourselves from the week. 
We will observe the candle lighting & blessing, healing prayers and mourners Kaddish, as well as Kiddush and hamotzi (challah) afterwards.  

Nahalat Shalom - Bayt B'racha

Zoom ID: 282 164 5784

No password needed

PDF of Chant Sheet coming soon!

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Alavados Rehearsals for High Holidays
Sep
21
3:00 PM15:00

Alavados Rehearsals for High Holidays

Do you enjoy singing?
Rehearse & sing with Alavados for the High Holidays!

Alavados Holy days band is expanding to include a chorus of singers. If you can sing on pitch and enjoy singing our prayers in Hebrew, English & Ladino—and you are planning on attending High Holiday services, please CONTACT Beth Cohen at cohenedmunds@netzero.net  for more information. The rehearsal this Sunday, Sept. 21st is for Kol Nidre/Erev Yom Kippur. Please Note: You don't have to commit to all of the services, but there are specific rehearsal dates for specific services.
Click on event for full schedule and more details.

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 Rosh Hashanah Dawn Service at Petroglyph National Monument
Sep
23
6:30 AM06:30

Rosh Hashanah Dawn Service at Petroglyph National Monument

Bring a flashlight and plan to arrive at 6:00am to begin the climb up the volcano so we can begin our service at 6:30am. Shofars and drums are welcome.

To get to the Sunrise Service at the Volcanoes Day Use Area (on the west side of Petroglyph National Monument), take I-40 west from Albuquerque. Take Exit 149, Atrisco Vista Blvd, and go 4.8 mi north to reach the Volcanoes Access Road. Turn right and continue in to the parking area.

Download PDF Driving Directions to Volcanoes Day Use Area

Childcare is not available.

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Family Rosh Hashanah Service
Sep
23
9:00 AM09:00

Family Rosh Hashanah Service

(in person only)

Join Maggidah Batya Podos and Cantor Beth Cohen for the Children's Service at 9:00 a.m. on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. We’ll sing, dance, tell stories, and explore the deeper meaning of the holidays with a child-friendly focus.

We do not require membership, tickets, or fees. Donations are appreciated.

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Rosh Hashanah Services (in person and streaming zoom)
Sep
23
10:00 AM10:00

Rosh Hashanah Services (in person and streaming zoom)

Service led by Reb Josie Boskoff with Cantor Beth Cohen and Maggid Batya Podos followed by Kiddush and a vegetarian potluck.

Visit our High Holidays Page for more information

All are welcome to join us. Tickets are not required. Childcare is not available.

Meeting ID: 837 6594 8949

Password:   5785mtukah

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Tashlich at the river: Rosh Hashanah Day #2
Sep
24
9:00 AM09:00

Tashlich at the river: Rosh Hashanah Day #2

Join Cantor Beth on the River Overlook Deck at Tingley Beach for the Tashlich/ Casting off ritual. Please do not bring bread or any type of food to toss into the water. We will meditate and choose native leaves, small stones and sticks to cast off. If there is no moving water in the river there is a backup plan to go to a ditch or a pond - TBD.

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KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold
Sep
25
6:00 PM18:00

KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold

ID: 815 976 0138
Passcode: 270959

Please come on time or a few minutes early. We will take some time at the end of our practice to meet each other and reflect together.

We welcome you. Visit www.rabbishefagold.com/kzoom Sign up for the KZoom Chanting List mailing list. If you are moved, you can offer support at www.rabbishefagold.com.

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Queer Shabbat
Sep
26
6:00 PM18:00

Queer Shabbat

Queer Shabbat is a monthly ritual space for reflection, connection, grounding in the sacred cycles of Jewish time. This is a space for self-identified Queer Jews and their loved ones to gather. We will be hosting hybrid Queer Shabbat in Bayt B'racha IN-PERSON and also on ZOOM; Please come masked! Whether you are attending virtually or in person, you're invited to bring: songs, poetry, movement, creative activities, and meditations from your heart. Bring (vegetarian) food to eat yourself or to share while we chat after the service (some people may choose to unmask in order to eat together). Ritual items and challah welcome.

For any questions and zoom link, please contact queershabbatnahalatshalom@gmail.com

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Eye on Palestine and Israel film series - featuring Ashkenaz (2007)
Sep
27
to Sep 28

Eye on Palestine and Israel film series - featuring Ashkenaz (2007)

Docu-film: Ashkenaz (2007, 72 min), directed by Rachel Leah Jones

September 27 at 4:00pm at Congregation Nahalat Shalom

While Ashkenazi Jews (of European descent) present as the social and cultural norm within

Israeli society, they don’t necessarily see or think of themselves in racial or ethnic terms

because by now, "aren't we all Israeli?" Yiddish has been replaced with Hebrew, exile with

occupation, the shtetl with the kibbutz. But what are the views of the Mizrahim (Jews of

North African and Middle Eastern descent)? How did the "Others" of Europe become the

"Europe" of the others?

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Alavados Rehearsals for High Holidays
Sep
28
3:00 PM15:00

Alavados Rehearsals for High Holidays

Do you enjoy singing?
Rehearse & sing with Alavados for the High Holidays!

Alavados Holy days band is expanding to include a chorus of singers. If you can sing on pitch and enjoy singing our prayers in Hebrew, English & Ladino—and you are planning on attending High Holiday services, please CONTACT Beth Cohen at cohenedmunds@netzero.net for more information.
The rehearsal this Sunday, Sept. 28th is for Kol Nidre review & YK daytime Yizkor & Neilah. Please Note: You don't have to commit to all of the services, but there are specific rehearsal dates for specific services. Click on event for schedule & more details.

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Kol Nidre-Yom Kippur Service (in person and streaming zoom)
Oct
1
6:30 PM18:30

Kol Nidre-Yom Kippur Service (in person and streaming zoom)

Led by Reb Josie Boskoff. Cantor Beth Cohen and Maggid Batya Podos. Also featuring Ian Brody playing Kol Nidre on cello, Sofie Shefia singing Syrian Kol Nidre, and Cantor Beth Cohen singing Ashkenazic Kol Nidre.

Meeting ID: 837 6594 8949

Password:   5785mtukah

For more information, visit our High Holiday page.

We do not require membership, tickets, or fees. Donations are appreciated.Childcare is not available.

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Der Freylekher Shabes with Cantor Beth Cohen, The Nahalat Shalom Klezmer Band & Rikud dancers (In Person)
Oct
3
6:30 PM18:30

Der Freylekher Shabes with Cantor Beth Cohen, The Nahalat Shalom Klezmer Band & Rikud dancers (In Person)

PDF of Der Freylekher Shabes Prayer Booklet

Celebrate Shabes (Shabbat) JOY in-person in our sanctuary. The participatory klezmer Shabes service from 6:30-7:45 PM can be danced to and includes prayers from Kabbalat Shabbat and the Ma’ariv services. We will also observe the candle lighting/blessing, Mourners’ Kaddish, blessing for healing, Kiddush and Hamotzee. The service will be followed by a vegetarian-kosher pescatarian potluck dinner at 7:45pm and recreational Jewish dancing to a klezmer music jam from 8:15-9 PM. Everyone is welcome to all or any part of the evening’s events.

For more information, contact Cantor Beth Cohen: cohenedmunds@netzero.net

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Chanting Morning Shabbat Service with Miryam Levy: Going Deep with Davennen  (In Person and interactive  zoom)
Oct
4
9:00 AM09:00

Chanting Morning Shabbat Service with Miryam Levy: Going Deep with Davennen (In Person and interactive zoom)

Zoom ID 282 164 5784 (no password required)

PDF Chant Sheet
NEW Meditation opportunity: 

On Shabbat morning there will be a silent meditation from 9:10 -9:45 a.m. preceding the chanting.  Plan to arrive by 9 a.m. to the main sanctuary.  Doors will be locked at 9:10 to protect the silent space. 

At 10:00 the Chanting Service begins. The service will be contemplative as we take time to enter the liturgy through chant, then pause in the silence long enough to allow for an unfolding of possibilities and to develop the skillful practice that allows for Shabbat consciousness to flourish.

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Sukkot Celebration (in person only)
Oct
5
10:00 AM10:00

Sukkot Celebration (in person only)

SUKKOT IS HERE!

Join Nahalat Shalom’s Simcha School in putting up the community sukkah, Sunday October 5th, from 10 am to 12:30 pm. Bring schach, however you spell it, the greenery we need for the roof. Bring decorations, and your Sukkot energy. This is a community event so we hope you all will come, lend a hand and share a vegetarian potluck lunch.

The following Saturday, October 11th, a special Sukkot Shabbat service will be led by Reb Josie Boskoff.

Let’s shake the lulav and welcome in a Festival that connects us to harvest and the natural world.

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Klezmer band, Alavados & Rikud dancers Special Rehearsal for Simchat Torah
Oct
5
3:00 PM15:00

Klezmer band, Alavados & Rikud dancers Special Rehearsal for Simchat Torah

This is a Special rehearsal for current members of Alavados, The Nahalat Shalom Community Klezmer Band & Rikud dancers for the Simchat Torah service and hakafot which will take place on Tues. OCT 14th at 6:30pm.

If you are interested in becoming a new klezmer band member, please CONTACT band director Cantor Beth Cohen at cohenedmunds@netzero.net  BEFORE attending regular Sunday rehearsals which will begin on October 19th. You must know the basics of your instrument/ voice to be in the band.

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Albuquerque Folk Festival First Sunday Sing-Along
Oct
5
4:00 PM16:00

Albuquerque Folk Festival First Sunday Sing-Along

Albuquerque Folk Festival First Sunday Sing-Along meets  on the first Sunday of EVERY month from 4-6pm in Beit B’racha.
We go around the circle, each person picking a song from Rise Up Singing or Rise Again Songbook (we have several)

 We sing songs of hope and peace.  And some songs of uncertainty and concern for our friends and fellow human beings. And love songs. And just fun.  You pick the songs. We’ll all sing together.

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Sephardic Shabbat (In Person and Zoom)
Oct
11
6:30 PM18:30

Sephardic Shabbat (In Person and Zoom)

ZOOM ID: 282 164 5784
No password required

Download SONG SHEET AND PRAYERS


Pot luck vegetarian dinner with songs and prayers in Ladino, Hebrew and Spanish led by Stephanie Sofie Shefia Cohen, and a bilingual poetry reading.

Please bring a vegetarian dish to share!

If you are able, please show up early and or stay late to help set up and clean up.

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 Chanting Kabbalat Shabbat with Sofie Shefia Stephanie Cohen (in person and interactive zoom)
Oct
17
6:30 PM18:30

Chanting Kabbalat Shabbat with Sofie Shefia Stephanie Cohen (in person and interactive zoom)

Please join Sofie Shefia as we welcome Shabbat.
With Hebrew chants from R. Shefa Gold, we’ll create a calming, uplifting and reflective experience as we gather ourselves from the week. 
We will observe the candle lighting & blessing, healing prayers and mourners Kaddish, as well as Kiddush and hamotzi (challah) afterwards.  

Nahalat Shalom - Bayt B'racha

Zoom ID: 282 164 5784

No password needed

PDF of Chant Sheet coming soon!

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Klezmer band & Rikud dancers Rehearsal - first of the season
Oct
19
3:00 PM15:00

Klezmer band & Rikud dancers Rehearsal - first of the season

Join The Nahalat Shalom Community Klezmer Band & Rikud dancers for the FIRST REHEARSAL of the Fall-Winter season. Sheet music is provided as well as instruction from band director and klezmer musician Beth Cohen. All ages and levels of musicians are welcome, but you must know the basics of your instrument/ voice to be in the band. All levels of dancers are always welcome - no experience necessary.
If you are interested in becoming a new band member, please CONTACT band director Cantor Beth Cohen at cohenedmunds@netzero.net BEFORE attending rehearsal.

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Queer Shabbat
Oct
24
6:00 PM18:00

Queer Shabbat

Queer Shabbat is a monthly ritual space for reflection, connection, grounding in the sacred cycles of Jewish time. This is a space for self-identified Queer Jews and their loved ones to gather. We will be hosting hybrid Queer Shabbat in Bayt B'racha IN-PERSON and also on ZOOM; Please come masked! Whether you are attending virtually or in person, you're invited to bring: songs, poetry, movement, creative activities, and meditations from your heart. Bring (vegetarian) food to eat yourself or to share while we chat after the service (some people may choose to unmask in order to eat together). Ritual items and challah welcome.

For any questions and zoom link, please contact queershabbatnahalatshalom@gmail.com

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Eye on Palestine and Israel film series - featuring Seven Blessings (2023)
Oct
25
to Oct 26

Eye on Palestine and Israel film series - featuring Seven Blessings (2023)

Feature film: Seven Blessings (2023, 111 min), directed by Ayelet Menahemi

October 25 at 4:00pm at Congregation Nahalat Shalom

A Moroccan family is turned inside out and upside down when one of the daughters marries a

French Jewish man. In the course of the traditional seven dinners to celebrate the marriage,

family secrets are revealed, relationships are challenged and inter-cultural respect and

understanding are tested.

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Klezmer band & Rikud dancers Rehearsal
Oct
26
3:00 PM15:00

Klezmer band & Rikud dancers Rehearsal

Join The Nahalat Shalom Community Klezmer Band & Rikud dancers for the Fall-Winter season. Sheet music is provided as well as instruction from band director and klezmer musician Beth Cohen. All ages and levels of musicians are welcome, but you must know the basics of your instrument/ voice to be in the band. All levels of dancers are always welcome - no experience necessary.
If you are interested in becoming a new band member, please CONTACT band director Cantor Beth Cohen at cohenedmunds@netzero.net BEFORE attending rehearsal.

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Chanting Morning Shabbat Service with Miryam Levy: Going Deep with Davennen  (In Person and interactive  zoom)
Nov
1
9:00 AM09:00

Chanting Morning Shabbat Service with Miryam Levy: Going Deep with Davennen (In Person and interactive zoom)

Zoom ID 282 164 5784 (no password required)

PDF Chant Sheet
NEW Meditation opportunity: 

On Shabbat morning there will be a silent meditation from 9:10 -9:45 a.m. preceding the chanting.  Plan to arrive by 9 a.m. to the main sanctuary.  Doors will be locked at 9:10 to protect the silent space. 

At 10:00 the Chanting Service begins. The service will be contemplative as we take time to enter the liturgy through chant, then pause in the silence long enough to allow for an unfolding of possibilities and to develop the skillful practice that allows for Shabbat consciousness to flourish.

View Event →
Klezmer band & Rikud dancers Rehearsal
Nov
2
3:00 PM15:00

Klezmer band & Rikud dancers Rehearsal

Join The Nahalat Shalom Community Klezmer Band & Rikud dancers for the Fall-Winter season. Sheet music is provided as well as instruction from band director and klezmer musician Beth Cohen. All ages and levels of musicians are welcome, but you must know the basics of your instrument/ voice to be in the band. All levels of dancers are always welcome - no experience necessary.
If you are interested in becoming a new band member, please CONTACT band director Cantor Beth Cohen at cohenedmunds@netzero.net BEFORE attending rehearsal.

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Albuquerque Folk Festival First Sunday Sing-Along
Nov
2
4:00 PM16:00

Albuquerque Folk Festival First Sunday Sing-Along

Albuquerque Folk Festival First Sunday Sing-Along meets  on the first Sunday of EVERY month from 4-6pm in Beit B’racha.
We go around the circle, each person picking a song from Rise Up Singing or Rise Again Songbook (we have several)

 We sing songs of hope and peace.  And some songs of uncertainty and concern for our friends and fellow human beings. And love songs. And just fun.  You pick the songs. We’ll all sing together.

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Der Freylekher Shabes with Cantor Beth Cohen, The Nahalat Shalom Klezmer Band & Rikud dancers (In Person)
Nov
7
6:30 PM18:30

Der Freylekher Shabes with Cantor Beth Cohen, The Nahalat Shalom Klezmer Band & Rikud dancers (In Person)

PDF of Der Freylekher Shabes Prayer Booklet

Celebrate Shabes (Shabbat) JOY in-person in our sanctuary. The participatory klezmer Shabes service from 6:30-7:45 PM can be danced to and includes prayers from Kabbalat Shabbat and the Ma’ariv services. We will also observe the candle lighting/blessing, Mourners’ Kaddish, blessing for healing, Kiddush and Hamotzee. The service will be followed by a vegetarian-kosher pescatarian potluck dinner at 7:45pm and recreational Jewish dancing to a klezmer music jam from 8:15-9 PM. Everyone is welcome to all or any part of the evening’s events.

For more information, contact Cantor Beth Cohen: cohenedmunds@netzero.net

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Klezmer band & Rikud dancers Rehearsal
Nov
9
3:00 PM15:00

Klezmer band & Rikud dancers Rehearsal

Join The Nahalat Shalom Community Klezmer Band & Rikud dancers for the Fall-Winter season. Sheet music is provided as well as instruction from band director and klezmer musician Beth Cohen. All ages and levels of musicians are welcome, but you must know the basics of your instrument/ voice to be in the band. All levels of dancers are always welcome - no experience necessary.
If you are interested in becoming a new band member, please CONTACT band director Cantor Beth Cohen at cohenedmunds@netzero.net BEFORE attending rehearsal.

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Sephardic Shabbat (In Person and Zoom)
Nov
14
6:30 PM18:30

Sephardic Shabbat (In Person and Zoom)

ZOOM ID: 282 164 5784
No password required

Download SONG SHEET AND PRAYERS


Pot luck vegetarian dinner with songs and prayers in Ladino, Hebrew and Spanish led by Stephanie Sofie Shefia Cohen, and a bilingual poetry reading.

Please bring a vegetarian dish to share!

If you are able, please show up early and or stay late to help set up and clean up.

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Klezmer band & Rikud dancers Rehearsal
Nov
16
3:00 PM15:00

Klezmer band & Rikud dancers Rehearsal

Join The Nahalat Shalom Community Klezmer Band & Rikud dancers for the Fall-Winter season. Sheet music is provided as well as instruction from band director and klezmer musician Beth Cohen. All ages and levels of musicians are welcome, but you must know the basics of your instrument/ voice to be in the band. All levels of dancers are always welcome - no experience necessary.
If you are interested in becoming a new band member, please CONTACT band director Cantor Beth Cohen at cohenedmunds@netzero.net BEFORE attending rehearsal.

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 Chanting Kabbalat Shabbat with Sofie Shefia Stephanie Cohen (in person and interactive zoom)
Nov
21
6:30 PM18:30

Chanting Kabbalat Shabbat with Sofie Shefia Stephanie Cohen (in person and interactive zoom)

Please join Sofie Shefia as we welcome Shabbat.
With Hebrew chants from R. Shefa Gold, we’ll create a calming, uplifting and reflective experience as we gather ourselves from the week. 
We will observe the candle lighting & blessing, healing prayers and mourners Kaddish, as well as Kiddush and hamotzi (challah) afterwards.  

Nahalat Shalom - Bayt B'racha

Zoom ID: 282 164 5784

No password needed

PDF of Chant Sheet coming soon!

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Klezmer band & Rikud dancers Rehearsal
Nov
23
3:00 PM15:00

Klezmer band & Rikud dancers Rehearsal

Join The Nahalat Shalom Community Klezmer Band & Rikud dancers for the Fall-Winter season. Sheet music is provided as well as instruction from band director and klezmer musician Beth Cohen. All ages and levels of musicians are welcome, but you must know the basics of your instrument/ voice to be in the band. All levels of dancers are always welcome - no experience necessary.
If you are interested in becoming a new band member, please CONTACT band director Cantor Beth Cohen at cohenedmunds@netzero.net BEFORE attending rehearsal.

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Queer Shabbat
Nov
28
6:00 PM18:00

Queer Shabbat

Queer Shabbat is a monthly ritual space for reflection, connection, grounding in the sacred cycles of Jewish time. This is a space for self-identified Queer Jews and their loved ones to gather. We will be hosting hybrid Queer Shabbat in Bayt B'racha IN-PERSON and also on ZOOM; Please come masked! Whether you are attending virtually or in person, you're invited to bring: songs, poetry, movement, creative activities, and meditations from your heart. Bring (vegetarian) food to eat yourself or to share while we chat after the service (some people may choose to unmask in order to eat together). Ritual items and challah welcome.

For any questions and zoom link, please contact queershabbatnahalatshalom@gmail.com

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Klezmer band & Rikud dancers Rehearsal
Nov
30
3:00 PM15:00

Klezmer band & Rikud dancers Rehearsal

Join The Nahalat Shalom Community Klezmer Band & Rikud dancers for the Fall-Winter season. Sheet music is provided as well as instruction from band director and klezmer musician Beth Cohen. All ages and levels of musicians are welcome, but you must know the basics of your instrument/ voice to be in the band. All levels of dancers are always welcome - no experience necessary.
If you are interested in becoming a new band member, please CONTACT band director Cantor Beth Cohen at cohenedmunds@netzero.net BEFORE attending rehearsal.

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Der Freylekher Shabes with Cantor Beth Cohen, The Nahalat Shalom Klezmer Band & Rikud dancers (In Person)
Dec
5
6:30 PM18:30

Der Freylekher Shabes with Cantor Beth Cohen, The Nahalat Shalom Klezmer Band & Rikud dancers (In Person)

PDF of Der Freylekher Shabes Prayer Booklet

Celebrate Shabes (Shabbat) JOY in-person in our sanctuary. The participatory klezmer Shabes service from 6:30-7:45 PM can be danced to and includes prayers from Kabbalat Shabbat and the Ma’ariv services. We will also observe the candle lighting/blessing, Mourners’ Kaddish, blessing for healing, Kiddush and Hamotzee. The service will be followed by a vegetarian-kosher pescatarian potluck dinner at 7:45pm and recreational Jewish dancing to a klezmer music jam from 8:15-9 PM. Everyone is welcome to all or any part of the evening’s events.

For more information, contact Cantor Beth Cohen: cohenedmunds@netzero.net

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Chanting Morning Shabbat Service with Miryam Levy: Going Deep with Davennen  (In Person and interactive  zoom)
Dec
6
9:00 AM09:00

Chanting Morning Shabbat Service with Miryam Levy: Going Deep with Davennen (In Person and interactive zoom)

Zoom ID 282 164 5784 (no password required)

PDF Chant Sheet
NEW Meditation opportunity: 

On Shabbat morning there will be a silent meditation from 9:10 -9:45 a.m. preceding the chanting.  Plan to arrive by 9 a.m. to the main sanctuary.  Doors will be locked at 9:10 to protect the silent space. 

At 10:00 the Chanting Service begins. The service will be contemplative as we take time to enter the liturgy through chant, then pause in the silence long enough to allow for an unfolding of possibilities and to develop the skillful practice that allows for Shabbat consciousness to flourish.

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Eye on Palestine and Israel film series - featuring There is Another Way (2025)
Dec
6
to Dec 7

Eye on Palestine and Israel film series - featuring There is Another Way (2025)

Docu-film: There is Another Way (2025, 67 min), directed by Stephen Apkon

December 6 at 1:00pm at The Guild Cinema

Combatants for Peace, nominated for two Nobel Peace Prizes, is a bi-national group of former enemy combatants - Israelis and Palestinians - working together during an ongoing armed conflict. Faced with the devastation and escalating violence of October 7th and the war in Gaza, the very core of the movement must face great challenges and show that there is another way. The first question they have to face is their own belief… is this possible? *thereisanotherwayfilm.com

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NO- Klezmer band /Rikud Rehearsal today
Dec
7
3:00 PM15:00

NO- Klezmer band /Rikud Rehearsal today

NO rehearsal today because we are playing & dancing for our annual Funky Hanuka Fiesta at Nahalat Shalom! Come dance and party with us from 1-4pm.

Next Sunday- Join the Nahalat Shalom Community Klezmer Band & Rikud dancers for the LAST rehearsal of the Fall-Winter season. Sheet music is provided as well as instruction from band director and klezmer musician Beth Cohen. All ages and levels of musicians are welcome, but you must know the basics of your instrument/ voice to be in the band. All levels of dancers are always welcome - no experience necessary.
If you are interested in becoming a new band member, please CONTACT band director Cantor Beth Cohen at cohenedmunds@netzero.net BEFORE attending rehearsal.

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Albuquerque Folk Festival First Sunday Sing-Along
Dec
7
4:00 PM16:00

Albuquerque Folk Festival First Sunday Sing-Along

Albuquerque Folk Festival First Sunday Sing-Along meets  on the first Sunday of EVERY month from 4-6pm in Beit B’racha.
We go around the circle, each person picking a song from Rise Up Singing or Rise Again Songbook (we have several)

 We sing songs of hope and peace.  And some songs of uncertainty and concern for our friends and fellow human beings. And love songs. And just fun.  You pick the songs. We’ll all sing together.

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Sephardic Shabbat (In Person and Zoom)
Dec
12
6:30 PM18:30

Sephardic Shabbat (In Person and Zoom)

ZOOM ID: 282 164 5784
No password required

Download SONG SHEET AND PRAYERS


Pot luck vegetarian dinner with songs and prayers in Ladino, Hebrew and Spanish led by Stephanie Sofie Shefia Cohen, and a bilingual poetry reading.

Please bring a vegetarian dish to share!

If you are able, please show up early and or stay late to help set up and clean up.

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Klezmer band & Rikud dancers Rehearsal - last one till January 25th
Dec
14
3:00 PM15:00

Klezmer band & Rikud dancers Rehearsal - last one till January 25th

Join The Nahalat Shalom Community Klezmer Band & Rikud dancers for the LAST rehearsal of the Fall-Winter season. We will start up again on January 25th. Sheet music is provided as well as instruction from band director and klezmer musician Beth Cohen. All ages and levels of musicians are welcome, but you must know the basics of your instrument/ voice to be in the band. All levels of dancers are always welcome - no experience necessary.
If you are interested in becoming a new band member, please CONTACT band director Cantor Beth Cohen at cohenedmunds@netzero.net BEFORE attending rehearsal.

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 Chanting Kabbalat Shabbat with Sofie Shefia Stephanie Cohen (in person and interactive zoom)
Dec
19
6:30 PM18:30

Chanting Kabbalat Shabbat with Sofie Shefia Stephanie Cohen (in person and interactive zoom)

Please join Sofie Shefia as we welcome Shabbat.
With Hebrew chants from R. Shefa Gold, we’ll create a calming, uplifting and reflective experience as we gather ourselves from the week. 
We will observe the candle lighting & blessing, healing prayers and mourners Kaddish, as well as Kiddush and hamotzi (challah) afterwards.  

Nahalat Shalom - Bayt B'racha

Zoom ID: 282 164 5784

No password needed

PDF of Chant Sheet coming soon!

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Queer Shabbat
Dec
26
6:00 PM18:00

Queer Shabbat

Queer Shabbat is a monthly ritual space for reflection, connection, grounding in the sacred cycles of Jewish time. This is a space for self-identified Queer Jews and their loved ones to gather. We will be hosting hybrid Queer Shabbat in Bayt B'racha IN-PERSON and also on ZOOM; Please come masked! Whether you are attending virtually or in person, you're invited to bring: songs, poetry, movement, creative activities, and meditations from your heart. Bring (vegetarian) food to eat yourself or to share while we chat after the service (some people may choose to unmask in order to eat together). Ritual items and challah welcome.

For any questions and zoom link, please contact queershabbatnahalatshalom@gmail.com

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Selichot: The Dance of Forgiveness and Havdalah service
Sep
13
6:30 PM18:30

Selichot: The Dance of Forgiveness and Havdalah service

Join Reb Josie Boskoff, Maggidah Batya Podos, Cantor Beth with Alavados, Rikud and our Nahalat Shalom community as we chant, pray and dance the Selichot prayers which ask for divine forgiveness. As we meditate on the 13 attributes/ trece atributos, we prepare ourselves and renew for the new year through teshuvah (return /repentance), deep introspection through ‘cheshbon hanefesh’ (accounting of our soul) and Tikkun Olam (repairing of the world). We will greet the night and the new week with the Havdalah ceremony, sound a ‘Tekiah Gedola’ on the shofar and chant ‘Rachamana D’aney’ an ancient prayer in Aramaic: “Compassionate one who answers the poor and broken-hearted, Answer Us.”

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Sefardic Shabbat (In Person and Zoom)
Sep
12
6:30 PM18:30

Sefardic Shabbat (In Person and Zoom)

ZOOM ID: 282 164 5784
No password required

Download SONG SHEET AND PRAYERS


On the second Friday of every month we celebrate Shabbat with songs and prayers in Ladino, Hebrew and Spanish led by Stephanie Sofie Shefia Cohen, followed by a bilingual poetry reading curated by Héctor Contreras López. Sit with us around the table while we share a pot luck vegetarian dinner, poetry, prayer and song.

This month we continue our reading of poetry by conscientious objectors. The great American jazz musician Sun Ra was also a great poet and we will be reading his poem the rockets wind, the blast of space in English and Spanish translation, followed by a round of sharing our impressions of the poem.

Please bring a vegetarian dish to share!

If you are able, please show up early and or stay late to help set up and clean up.

¡Nos vemos el viernes!

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KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold
Sep
11
6:00 PM18:00

KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold

ID: 815 976 0138
Passcode: 270959

Please come on time or a few minutes early. We will take some time at the end of our practice to meet each other and reflect together.

We welcome you. Visit www.rabbishefagold.com/kzoom Sign up for the KZoom Chanting List mailing list. If you are moved, you can offer support at www.rabbishefagold.com.

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Albuquerque Folk Festival First Sunday Sing-Along
Sep
7
4:00 PM16:00

Albuquerque Folk Festival First Sunday Sing-Along

  • Nahalat Shalom - Bayt B'racha (map)
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Albuquerque Folk Festival First Sunday Sing-Along meets  on the first Sunday of EVERY month from 4-6pm in Beit B’racha.
We go around the circle, each person picking a song from Rise Up Singing or Rise Again Songbook (we have several)

 We sing songs of hope and peace.  And some songs of uncertainty and concern for our friends and fellow human beings. And love songs. And just fun.  You pick the songs. We’ll all sing together.

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Alavados Rehearsals for High Holidays
Sep
7
3:00 PM15:00

Alavados Rehearsals for High Holidays

Do you enjoy singing?
Rehearse & sing with Alavados for the High Holidays!

Alavados Holy days band is expanding to include a chorus of singers. If you can sing on pitch and enjoy singing our prayers in Hebrew, English & Ladino—and you are planning on attending High Holiday services, please CONTACT Beth Cohen at cohenedmunds@netzero.net for more information. The rehearsal this Sunday, Sept. 7th is for the Rosh Hashanah morning/daytime service and a review of Selichot. Please Note: You don't have to commit to all of the services, but there are specific rehearsal dates for specific services. Please click on event for details and full schedule.

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Chanting Morning Shabbat Service with Miryam Levy: Going Deep with Davennen  (In Person and interactive  zoom)
Sep
6
9:00 AM09:00

Chanting Morning Shabbat Service with Miryam Levy: Going Deep with Davennen (In Person and interactive zoom)

Zoom ID 282 164 5784 (no password required)

PDF Chant Sheet
NEW Meditation opportunity: 

On Shabbat morning there will be a silent meditation from 9:10 -9:45 a.m. preceding the chanting.  Plan to arrive by 9 a.m. to the main sanctuary.  Doors will be locked at 9:10 to protect the silent space. 

At 10:00 the Chanting Service begins. The service will be contemplative as we take time to enter the liturgy through chant, then pause in the silence long enough to allow for an unfolding of possibilities and to develop the skillful practice that allows for Shabbat consciousness to flourish.

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Der Freylekher Shabes with Cantor Beth Cohen, The Nahalat Shalom Klezmer Band & Rikud dancers (In Person)
Sep
5
6:30 PM18:30

Der Freylekher Shabes with Cantor Beth Cohen, The Nahalat Shalom Klezmer Band & Rikud dancers (In Person)

PDF of Der Freylekher Shabes Prayer Booklet

Celebrate Shabes (Shabbat) JOY in-person in our sanctuary. The participatory klezmer Shabes service from 6:30-7:45 PM can be danced to and includes prayers from Kabbalat Shabbat and the Ma’ariv services. We will also observe the candle lighting/blessing, Mourners’ Kaddish, blessing for healing, Kiddush and Hamotzee. The service will be followed by a vegetarian-kosher pescatarian potluck dinner at 7:45pm and recreational Jewish dancing to a klezmer music jam from 8:15-9 PM. Everyone is welcome to all or any part of the evening’s events.

For more information, contact Cantor Beth Cohen: cohenedmunds@netzero.net

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KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold
Sep
4
6:00 PM18:00

KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold

ID: 815 976 0138
Passcode: 270959

Please come on time or a few minutes early. We will take some time at the end of our practice to meet each other and reflect together.

We welcome you. Visit www.rabbishefagold.com/kzoom Sign up for the KZoom Chanting List mailing list. If you are moved, you can offer support at www.rabbishefagold.com.

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Alavados Rehearsals for High Holidays
Aug
31
3:00 PM15:00

Alavados Rehearsals for High Holidays

Do you enjoy singing?
Rehearse & sing with Alavados for the High Holidays!

Alavados Holy days band is expanding to include a chorus of singers. If you can sing on pitch and enjoy singing our prayers in Hebrew, English & Ladino —and you are planning on attending High Holiday services, please CONTACT Beth Cohen at cohenedmunds@netzero.net for more information.
The rehearsal this Sunday, August 31st is for the Erev Rosh Hashana service. Please Note: You don't have to commit to all of the services, but there are specific rehearsal dates for specific services.
Click event to see full schedule.

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BEGINNER'S TALMUD CLASS - Sarah Arrowsmith (in person only)
Aug
31
1:00 PM13:00

BEGINNER'S TALMUD CLASS - Sarah Arrowsmith (in person only)

Class description: "Have you ever wanted to study Talmud but had no idea where (or how) to start? With only knowledge of the aleph-bet you can delve into one of the most widely studied Jewish texts and learn how to break down the meaning of text on a daf (page). Through yeshivah style instruction, we will break down a section of Berachot in the original Hebrew and Aramaic with an emphasis on building dictionary skills, understanding of the structures of rabbinic arguments, and feeling a sense of ownership over our own places in the Rabbinic tradition. Classes will meet for three hours once a week on Sunday afternoons from from 1pm-4pm. REGISTER HERE!

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Elul Shabbat Morning Service
Aug
30
10:00 AM10:00

Elul Shabbat Morning Service

Join student rabbi Josie for a special Shabbat morning service including morning prayers, a Torah service, and words of Torah.

You're invited to join for a song circle on Thursday, August 28th at 7:00p  in Casa Sefarad to learn some of the melodies we will sing together at the Saturday morning shabbat service!

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KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold
Aug
28
6:00 PM18:00

KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold

ID: 815 976 0138
Passcode: 270959

Please come on time or a few minutes early. We will take some time at the end of our practice to meet each other and reflect together.

We welcome you. Visit www.rabbishefagold.com/kzoom Sign up for the KZoom Chanting List mailing list. If you are moved, you can offer support at www.rabbishefagold.com.

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West African Dance - Beginner Level (in person with live drumming) taught by Becky Gordon
Aug
25
6:00 PM18:00

West African Dance - Beginner Level (in person with live drumming) taught by Becky Gordon

We have a beautiful community of dancers from
all different social circles, who have created a
space of joy, laughter, and mutual support.

So join us for this round! Drop-ins are welcome at any time!

This 8 week session will meet on Monday nights from July 7-August 25 from 6-7:15pm. Requested donation of minimum $8 per class or $60 up front for all eight which pays the drummers. Call, text or email if you have questions. 505-967-8208.

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BEGINNER'S TALMUD CLASS - Sarah Arrowsmith (in person only)
Aug
24
1:00 PM13:00

BEGINNER'S TALMUD CLASS - Sarah Arrowsmith (in person only)

Class description: "Have you ever wanted to study Talmud but had no idea where (or how) to start? With only knowledge of the aleph-bet you can delve into one of the most widely studied Jewish texts and learn how to break down the meaning of text on a daf (page). Through yeshivah style instruction, we will break down a section of Berachot in the original Hebrew and Aramaic with an emphasis on building dictionary skills, understanding of the structures of rabbinic arguments, and feeling a sense of ownership over our own places in the Rabbinic tradition. Classes will meet for three hours once a week on Sunday afternoons from from 1pm-4pm. REGISTER HERE!

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New Member Continental Brunch (current members invited to welcome the new members)
Aug
24
10:00 AM10:00

New Member Continental Brunch (current members invited to welcome the new members)

Join us for a continental brunch to welcome our new members to Nahalat Shalom! We will be serving pastry, bagels and schmear, fruit, coffee, and juice. (Feel free to bring something to share!)

Come see friends you may not have seen in a while and welcome the new Nahalat Shalom members!

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Eye on Palestine and Israel film series - featuring Huda's Salon (2021)
Aug
23
3:45 PM15:45

Eye on Palestine and Israel film series - featuring Huda's Salon (2021)

A young mother in Bethlehem pays an ordinary visit to Huda's salon. However, the visit turns nightmarish when she discovers she’s been blackmailed by Huda into working for the Israeli Shin Bet secret service in the West Bank. When Huda herself is then kidnapped by resistance fighters and subjected to interrogation by her abductor, it becomes harder to distinguish between protagonist and antagonist, collaboration and resistance, loyalty and betrayal. The  impact of the Shin Bet in Omar is newly interpreted in this film from the woman’s perspective, which director Abu-Assad says was originally his wife’s idea. 

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Queer Shabbat
Aug
22
6:00 PM18:00

Queer Shabbat

Queer Shabbat is a monthly ritual space for reflection, connection, grounding in the sacred cycles of Jewish time. This is a space for self-identified Queer Jews and their loved ones to gather. We will be hosting hybrid Queer Shabbat in Bayt B'racha IN-PERSON and also on ZOOM; Please come masked! Whether you are attending virtually or in person, you're invited to bring: songs, poetry, movement, creative activities, and meditations from your heart. Bring (vegetarian) food to eat yourself or to share while we chat after the service (some people may choose to unmask in order to eat together). Ritual items and challah welcome.

For any questions and zoom link, please contact queershabbatnahalatshalom@gmail.com

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KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold
Aug
21
6:00 PM18:00

KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold

ID: 815 976 0138
Passcode: 270959

Please come on time or a few minutes early. We will take some time at the end of our practice to meet each other and reflect together.

We welcome you. Visit www.rabbishefagold.com/kzoom Sign up for the KZoom Chanting List mailing list. If you are moved, you can offer support at www.rabbishefagold.com.

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Nigunim at Night
Aug
20
6:30 PM18:30

Nigunim at Night

The weather is HOT, so let’s enjoy our time together out in the beautiful Nahalat Shalom Sanctuary (that is air conditioned), as we circle up for a night of  nigunim at Nahalat Shalom that is hosted by community member Adam Horowitz. A nigun  (meaning "melody" in Hebrew) is a wordless tune, sung in repetition and with devotion, to stir the soul and take us where words cannot. Drawing from the wellspring of Jewish mystical tradition, we'll sing nigunim new and old. No prior experience required! If there are nigunim that you know and would enjoy sharing, please feel free to bring and to teach!

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West African Dance - Beginner Level (in person with live drumming) taught by Becky Gordon
Aug
18
6:00 PM18:00

West African Dance - Beginner Level (in person with live drumming) taught by Becky Gordon

We have a beautiful community of dancers from
all different social circles, who have created a
space of joy, laughter, and mutual support.

So join us for this round! Drop-ins are welcome at any time!

This 8 week session will meet on Monday nights from July 7-August 25 from 6-7:15pm. Requested donation of minimum $8 per class or $60 up front for all eight which pays the drummers. Call, text or email if you have questions. 505-967-8208.

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BEGINNER'S TALMUD CLASS - Sarah Arrowsmith (in person only)
Aug
17
1:00 PM13:00

BEGINNER'S TALMUD CLASS - Sarah Arrowsmith (in person only)

Class description: "Have you ever wanted to study Talmud but had no idea where (or how) to start? With only knowledge of the aleph-bet you can delve into one of the most widely studied Jewish texts and learn how to break down the meaning of text on a daf (page). Through yeshivah style instruction, we will break down a section of Berachot in the original Hebrew and Aramaic with an emphasis on building dictionary skills, understanding of the structures of rabbinic arguments, and feeling a sense of ownership over our own places in the Rabbinic tradition. Classes will meet for three hours once a week on Sunday afternoons from from 1pm-4pm. REGISTER HERE!

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Shabbat Zimra (taking the place of Kabbalat Chanting Service this month only)
Aug
15
7:00 PM19:00

Shabbat Zimra (taking the place of Kabbalat Chanting Service this month only)

Join student rabbi Josie to welcome Shabbat with song, poetry, and words of Torah. We will sing through the psalms of Kabbalat Shabbat, followed by the evening Ma'ariv Service and explore niggunim, melodies, from different cultures and traditions.


You're invited to join for a song circle on Thursday, August 14th at 7:00p in Casa Sefarad to learn some of the melodies we will sing together at Shabbat Zimra!

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