Tikkun Leyl Shavuot with Performance by Anat Hochberg and Talk by Professor Yuval Evri: A Celebration of Mizrachi Music, History and Tradition

Please join us for a very special evening celebrating Mizrachi Music, History and tradition.  We will begin with a kosher vegetarian potluck dinner in our courtyard. RSVP here.

Here is our schedule for the evening as we celebrate the beginning of Shavuot!

6:00 p.m. Potluck Dinner in the Courtyard. Bring a kosher vegetarian/dairy dish. If there is a Mizrachi flavor to it, even better. Here are some amazing Mizrachi recipes!

Anat Hochberg

7:00 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. “A Taste of Yemeni Song” Concert with Anat Hochberg and percussionist Matt Meyer. Anat will perform songs in Hebrew and Arabic from both the sacred and secular. traditions. We will also learn about the history and context of this music. Come ready to sing! – we will learn two to three songs from the repertoire.

Professor Yuval Evri

8:30 to 9:15 p.m. Teaching and Discussion on Mizrachi Jewish history by Yuval Evri, Professor of Mizrachi and Sefardi Studies at Brandeis University.

9:15 p.m. Maariv and Kiddush

9:30-10:30 p.m. Presentation and conversation with our Reyim community member Solomon Sheena