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