Be part of making services beautiful at Oheb Shalom for High Holy Days 5786. This year, we are doing things a bit differently. 

How it works:

Each week leading up to Rosh Hashanah, we will have choir rehearsals. Instead of signing up for choir in general, you can sign up by song. Once you register/sign up to be part of a song, you will receive the written music as well as recorded parts. 

Please be sure to come into rehearsal having worked on the music. The more you prepare individually, the better we will sound all together!

You can sign up to be part of as many or as few songs as you like! Maybe you want to dip your toe in and sign up for one or two? Maybe you want to do a little more or all of it? 

We will be doing a mix of classics and some new selections. 

If you have any questions, please email Cantor Kissner.

Looking forward to singing with you!

Schedule:

Wednesday, August 13: 7:30-9:30 pm
1. Ado–nai Ori: The Psalm for the High Holidays Season -original setting of Psalm 27 by Cantor Kissner and arranged by band leader Dave Davis
2. Shehecheyanu: Mystery: A setting of the “shehecheyanu” prayer by Rabbi Shefa Gold. An uplifting ode to embracing the unfolding of life

Monday, August 25: 7:30-9:30 pm
1. Yaaleh: Beautiful composition of poem for Yom Kippur evening by Joey Weisenberg
2. I remember: a setting  by Shoshana Jedwab

Wednesday, Sep 3: 7:30-9:30 pm
1. Kol Nidre: a new arrangement by pianist and musical theater composer Dave Schlossberg
2. Sing through of Shehecheyanu: Mystery: A setting of the “shehecheyanu” prayer by Rabbi Shefa Gold. An uplifting ode to embracing the unfolding of life.

Sunday Sep 14: 5-7 pm
Yom Od Yavo: A gorgeous,  new, original anthem to peace composed after October 7th by South Orange native Noah Aronson. We will sing it throughout the High Holy Days services at Oheb.

Sunday, Sep 21: 5-7 pm
Our last meeting before Rosh Hashanah!
1. Opening of Torah service: Ado-nai El Rachum and Va’ani Tefilati: a musically stunning variation on the opening of Torah service, especially for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Music that stands the test of time composed by giants of American Jewish music of the 20th century, Max Janowski and Meir Finkelstein.  
2. Sing-through of some of our beloved congregation tunes for Rosh Hashanah

Monday, Sep 29: 7:30-9:30 pm
1. Kol Nidre: a new arrangement by pianist and musical theater composer Dave Schlossberg
2. Hashkiveinu: an original setting by Cantor Kissner to close out our rehearsals for the season