Join us in our new season of Rising Song Circles!  We'll meet monthly, near Rosh Hodesh (the start of the Hebrew month upon occurrence of the new moon), and our first meeting will be on Saturday, March 29, 7-9 pm at Temple Beth-El (3330 Grove Ave.).   Over the course of the next six months leading up to the High Holidays of 5786, we will meet either at Temple Beth-El or at Congregation Or Atid (we'll resume meeting after the High Holidays).

Rising Song Circles (RSCs) are gatherings in which we learn nigunim (wordless melodies) as well as devotional, contemplative Jewish prayer melodies that we can take home with us.   No singing ability or prior experience is required.   The intent is to have some fun together singing and learning.  

This new program, the Richmond Jewish Community Rising Song and Learning Circle, is a collaboration of Temple Beth-El and Congregation Or Atid, also supported through the Hadar Institute and its new Hadar Community Group program  (https://www.hadar.org/learn/hadar-community-groups).  We will be pulling from various Jewish sources including the ever-expanding Rising Song Institute (https://www.risingsong.org/music ).

If you would be interested in being on an email distribution list for future gatherings or if you have any questions about this program, please send an email to the RSC group leader, Gary Goldberg at gary.goldberg.md@gmail.com. 

Please register for March 29 below: