Beit Avi Chai presents the third Piyyut Festival. This year's performances highlight ancient, unique traditions that are not well known to the general public. The festival includes concerts, workshops, and tours.
In addition, thoughout the festival, the art installation exhibit "Visual Prayer" will be displayed in the Beit Avi Chai gallery. About the installation: What would happen if the letters of the alphabet prayed? If they dropped everything and meditated? This video installation, designed to create a mystical Jewish experience, incorporates audio and visual dimensions and uses of three main parts of the Jewish liturgy as mantras for spiritual elevation: the Shema, the Kaddish, and the Shemoneh Esreh.
Artist: Hagit Shimoni
Admission free
Schedule for Tuesday, September 14, 2010:
16:00: Tour and Concert - Barashi: Tour and concert with the Kurdish Jewish community of Nachlaot.
Details:
Barashi: Tour and concert with the Kurdish Jewish community in Nahlaot
In honor of the festival, the Barashi synagogue in the Nahlaot neighborhood, where Jews from Kurdistan have prayed for 80 years, will open its doors to the general public, providing an opportunity to discover the colorful traditions of the synagogue and the community through people who grew up in the community or are connected to it.
A brief tour of the neighborhood will be followed by a visit to the synagogue and a piyyut concert with the participation of members of the congregation and special guests.
The Barashi synagogue-named for the Tanna R. Hiyya bar Ashi-was founded in 1936 by Kurdish Jews. It is located on Hayarkon Street in the Zikhron Yosef section of Nahlaot.
Organizer and host: Drori Yehoshua
With:
Naim Shalom, Moshe Barashi, Shabtai Chali, Israel Yehoshua, Nahum Barashi
Eli Digmi, saz
Yaniv Ovadya, saz
Zadik Zecharia, zorna
Ovadya Yaakov, dahola
Tuesday, 6 Tishrei, September 14, 4 PM
Admission free; space limited
Registration and ticket pickup starting at 10 AM on the day of the event, at the reception desk of BEIT AVI CHAI.
Meeting place: Hesed Verahamim synagogue plaza, 18 Hacarmel Street, corner of Shirizli St., Mazkeret Moshe neighborhood, Jerusalem (entrance opposite the Clal building on Agrippas St.)
Meet at 3:45 PM; departure at 4 PM
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18:00: Workshop - A New Song: writing piyyutim in the 21st century, at Beit Avi Chai
Details:
A New Song: Writing piyyutim in the 21st century.
How will the contemporary Israeli piyyut be worded, taking into account ancient and modern language, traditional piyyut and contemporary poetry? Poet Yonadav Kaplun invites festival participants to probe the intricacies of the Hebrew language over the generations and try to write a personal piyyut for the new year.
Tuesday, 6 Tishrei, September 14, 6 PM
BEIT AVI CHAI
Admission: NIS 30
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20:00: Concert - Piyyutim of the Balkans: The Shem Tov Levi Ensemble hosts cantor Stefan Sablic (Belgrade) and singer Ruth Yaakov, at Beit Avi Chai
Concert details:
Piyyutim of the Balkans: The Shem Tov Levi Ensemble hosts cantor Stefan Sablic (Belgrade) and singer Ruth Yaakov.
A concert that brings us the rare piyyut tradition of the Jews of the Balkans-communities from Sarajevo, Bulgaria, and Salonika-which blends east and west and is coming back to life after almost being wiped out in the Holocaust.
Israeli artist Shem Tov Levi sets out on a musical journey to his family's Bulgarian roots and the piyyutim that he heard in his grandmother's house, and weaves them in his unique style into a rich musical creation.
He is joined by two unique artists: Stefan Sablic, the cantor of the Belgrade synagogue, who researches and brings to life forgotten piyyutim of Balkan communities, and singer Ruth Yaakov, who specializes in Sephardic traditions from the Balkans.
Shem Tov Levi, musical direction, arrangements, piano, flute, and vocals
Cantor Stefan Sablic, research and vocals
Ruth Yaakov, research and vocals
Gadi Ben Elisha, guitar
Zur Ben Zeev, bass guitar
Gershon Viserfirer, oud and baritone
Sharli Sabach, oud
Noam Chen, percussion
Dr. Eliezer Papo, researcher and academic consultant
Tuesday, 6 Tishrei, September 14, 8 PM
BEIT AVI CHAI courtyard
Admission: NIS 60, students: NIS 30
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22:00: Concert - Kolot Shluvim (Interconnected Voices): Choral singing, at Beit Avi Chai
Concert details:
Kolot Shluvim (Interconnected Voices): Choir Singing Event
For the first time the Piyyut Festival is hosting an evening devoted to choirs singing piyyutim. Two choirs with very different characteristics from different regions in the country-the Li-Ron choir and the Israeli Andalusian Women's Choir-will perform original adaptations of a variety of piyyutim from Ashkenazi, North African and Eastern traditions.
Participants:
The Li-Ron Choir, conducted by Ronit Shapira
The Israeli Andalusian Women's Choir, conducted by Ziva Atar
Tuesday, 6 Tishrei, September 14, 10 PM
BEIT AVI CHAI auditorium
Admission: NIS 40, students: NIS 30
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