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In the meantime, here are some more details about us:

Beit Tefilah Israeli It is a home for communal and creative Israeli Judaism. 
It is a place for Israelis from diverse backgrounds who seek to create a rich and meaningful community life open to all. The prayers and events of the prayer house are musical in nature, led by the community's rabbis, a cantor, and a team of musicians. Our prayer book includes traditional prayers and piyyutim from the sources alongside Israeli songs, prose pieces, and reflections.
 We invite you to join us and take part in our variety of activities.:
 
  • Musical Shabbat Keblat at Beit Shalom Aleichem, our permanent residence, once every two weeks
  • A circle of song and discourse for the reception of Shabbat
  • Musical prayers on holidays
  • Weekly Beit Midrash on a changing topic, this year on "Resilience"" 
  • Weekly classes with community members 
  • Teaching, accompanying and conducting Bar/Bat Mitzvah and Circle of Life ceremonies
  • Musical Shabbat receptions and holiday events in the public space 
 During the summer months, you can join the large musical Shabbat receptions of an Israeli prayer house at the Tel Aviv Port and other locations in Israel. (Tel Aviv Port, Caesarea Port, Dimona, Givatayim, Rishon LeZion, Hadera)
 You can also follow the calendar of Shabbat and holiday receptions. here 
We send a weekly update to the mailing list about the week's events and activities, usually on Wednesdays or Thursdays.
If it's more convenient for you to receive regular updates on WhatsApp, you can Join our quiet group that only contains announcements about activities or To the community WhatsApp group  Where there is also a dialogue between community members.
For more information and questions, please contact the office at 050-7426241  office@btfila.org
Or to the rabbis of an Israeli house of prayer
Rabbi Esteban Gottfried esteban@btfila.org   054-7763006 
Rabbi Dr. Rani Yager rani@btfila.org
Rabbi Rivi Dror rdror@btfila.org
 
See you soon!
 
Esteban, Rani, Ribi 
and the community relations team of an Israeli house of prayer
 

Our addresses

Prayers, Shabbat kabbalah and events

Offices

Shabbat receptions in the summer

Beit Shalom Aleichem, Berkovich 2, Tel Aviv

Itamar Ben Avi 9, Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv Port, North Deck

Prayer Jam – Creative Beit Midrash for Musicians

Prayer Jam - Beit Midrash for Musicians

Prayer Jam

A creative seminary for musicians on the connection between prayer and music


Intended for professional musicians who wish to expand their familiarity with Jewish prayer, piyyut, traditions, and intentions.

Prayer Jam

Music and prayer are two universal languages that express the depths of the soul and spirit. Both connect us to each other, to nature, and to something greater than ourselves. What is it about music that enables a meaningful prayer experience? What is the place of sacred and profane in synagogue music? And what is the role of the piyyutim?

Music and prayer are two universal languages that express the depths of the soul and spirit. Both connect us to each other, to nature, and to something greater than ourselves. What is it about music that enables a meaningful prayer experience? What is the place of sacred and profane in synagogue music? And what is the role of the piyyutim?

We invite you to join us on a fascinating journey into the world of Jewish prayer. Together we will explore the deep connection between music and prayer, discover the secrets of ancient and new melodies, and learn how music plays a central role in the prayer experience. As part of the study, we will delve into the foundations, sounds, history, and traditions of prayer, while observing its development throughout the generations: from piyyutim to Hasidic niggun, and from traditional prayer to contemporary Israeli prayer.

During the Beit Midrash, we will dedicate time to playing together, exploring possibilities for composing old and new prayers inspired by the meetings, and at the end of the program, we will invite you to record the new compositions we created together.

Among the lecturers:

Additional details:

The meetings will open and close with shared music, and traditional and new prayers will be taught. The pieces composed in the Beit Midrash will be produced as part of a new prayer album by an Israeli prayer house.

when?
11 meetings on Thursdays 10:30-12:30, starting 20.3.25

where?
The new cultural center on Da Vinci Street in Tel Aviv.

The cost is 300 NIS per participant with the possibility of subsidizing subject to a personal interview.

For further details please contact the prayer house team: Esteban Gottfried or Rabbi Dror by email: office@btfila.org1

11 sessions of shared learning and creation

Meeting schedule

Thursdays 10:30-12:30

Thursday, March 20, 2025

Dr. Rani Yager and Rabbi Esteban Gottfried

Opening – On All These – Israeli Prayer, Sources of Inspiration and Inspiration,  – Israeli poetry and singing as part of the prayer order. Discussion of external sources that entered the prayer and an introduction to the order of an Israeli prayer house.

Thursday, March 20, 2025

Thursday, March 27, 2025

Rabbi Uri Kreuzer

The world of poetryPiyut traditions in the various denominations and their role in prayer. Introduction to types of piyut, makams, and the singing of requests.

Thursday, March 27, 2025

Thursday, April 3, 2025

The bard will sing for five

Artist Workshop – My musical prayer

Thursday, April 3, 2025

Thursday, April 10, 2025

Prof. Dalia Marx

One prayer has many faces –The prayer book as a reflection of the values and beliefs of its editors. A study of a variety of prayer books as reflections of the various streams of Judaism. Gender and prayer.

Thursday, April 10, 2025

Thursday, April 24, 2025

Rabbi Esteban Gottfried

Man as a praying creature – On the different languages of prayer and their effect on the soul and emotions. An introduction to the thought of Abraham Yehoshua Heschel and Rabbi Nachman of Breslov. 

Thursday, April 24, 2025

Thursday 8 May 2025

Rabbi Mishael Zion

The Development of Jewish PrayerStudy of the prayer book, familiarization with its structure, characteristics, and significant anchors.

Thursday 8 May 2025

Thursday, May 22, 2025

Dr. Zeev Kitsis

The Hasidic Nigun
On the Hasidic Nigun as music used to worship God and connect man to his soul and the divine spark within him. The meeting will include a practical workshop and a Nigun circle.

Thursday, May 22, 2025

Thursday, May 29, 2025

Hacham David Menachem

Master's Workshop – Let every soul praise the Lord – Praying through musical instruments

Thursday, May 29, 2025

Thursday, June 5, 2025

Rabbi Ruth Gan Kagan

Towards Shabbat, let's go and let's go
On the acceptance of Shabbat and the Kabbalists in Safed who composed it, and on the special hymns: "Yedid Nefesh," "Lecha Dodi," "Ana Boq" and the Psalms.

Thursday, June 5, 2025

Thursday, June 12, 2025

Closing meeting

Closing Session – Prayer Jam – Recording prayer songs written by the participants of the Beit Midrash

Thursday, June 12, 2025

To register, fill out the form.