eSefarad Noticias del Mundo Sefaradi
The Kitchen’s 2nd Annual International Shabbat, Concert and Conference — A complete shabbat, concert and conference celebrating the splendor and glory of our Sepharadi and Ashkenazi traditions, cultivating all Jewish community members who joyfully sustain and cherish our tradition.
May 8th – 10th
The Kitchen is gathering artists, rabbis, hazzanim, scholars, and leaders from institutions around the world who are committed to transmitting the beauty of Sepharadi and Sepharadi/Ashkenazi traditions for all who seek to learn and lead it, with a special emphasis on inviting the increased leadership and honored participation of women and LGBTQ Jews.
Schedule
May 8th
Kabbalat Shabbat + Dinner
Time
6:00 PM Kabbalat Shabbat + Ma’ariv
8:00 PM Shabbat Dinner
Location
San Francisco Friends School
250 Valencia St
San Francisco, CA
May 9th
Shabbat Morning
Time
9:30 AM Shabbat Morning + Torah Service
12:30 PM Kiddush Lunch
Location
San Francisco Friends School
250 Valencia St
San Francisco, CA
Saturday Evening
Song of Songs Concert
Headliners: Neta Elkayam & Yair Dalal
Time: 8:30 PM
Location: To be announced
May 10th
Kitchen Conference
Sepharadi Hazzanut, Tefillot, & its applications in the 21st century
All Kitchen-ites are welcome and encouraged to join for this momentous & historical gathering leaders.
Time
9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
An all day conference featuring workshops, and panels with our guest leaders. Please check back for the complete conference day schedule with workshops & lectures from our guests soon!
Location
Jewish Community High School
1835 Ellis St
San Francisco, CA
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Our Leaders include:
- Liliana Benveniste
Centro Cultural Sefarad – Buenos Aires
Ottoman Ladino Tradition - Dr. Sarah Bunin Benor
HUC Jewish Language Project – Los Angeles - Daniel Cayre
Kanisse, Mahzor Zemirot HaMizrah – NYC
Syrian Tradition - Hila Cohen Cesla
Degel Yehuda, Teacher & Ba’alat Keria’a – Jerusalem
Syrian/Yerushalmi Tradition - Heftsi Cohen-Montagu
Degel Yehuda & Arevot – Jerusalem
Moroccan Tradition - Yair Dalal
Composer, Multi-Instrumentalist – Jaffa
Iraqi Tradition - Dr Galeet Dardashti
Scholar, Musician & Hazzanit – NYC
Persian Tradition - Neta Elkayam
Artist & Musician – New Orleans
Moroccan Tradition - Bettina Fainstein
Indie City, Director – Jerusalem - Rabbi Yosef Goldman
Kedmah, HUC – NYC
Syrian & Yemenite Traditions - Amit Hai Cohen
Artist & Filmmaker – New Orleans
Moroccan Tradition - Shir Ifrah
Paytanit – Jerusalem
Moroccan Tradition - Dr. Mark Kligman
Mickey Katz Chair in Jewish Music, UCLA – Los Angeles - Rabbi Dr. Candice Levy
Professor, AJU – Los Angeles
Moroccan Tradition - Rabbi Roly Matalon
B’nai Jeshurun, Piyut North America – NYC
Syrian Tradition - Tamia Menez B’Chiri
The Hineni Collective – Paris
Tunisian Tradition - Isaac Montagu
Kolot HaKahal, SOAS University of London, Sidduré Or – London
Spanish & Portuguese/Western Sephardic Tradition - Simon Montagu-Cohen
Degel Yehuda Jerusalem – Jerusalem
Spanish & Portuguese/Western Sephardic Tradition - Dr. Devin Naar
University of Washington Seattle – Seattle
Ottoman Ladino Tradition - Rabbi Nissimmi Naim Naor
Siah Yitzhak Congregation, Chef, Educator – Jerusalem
Tripolitanian Libyan Tradition - Alan Niku
The Dreamy Kalimi, HUC Jewish Language Project –
Persian & Kurdish traditions - Chloe Pourmorady
Vocalist & Artist – Los Angeles
Persian Tradition - Ally Setton
Educator, Shelichat Tzibbur – NYC
Syrian Tradition - Ruben Shimonov
Sephardic-Mizrahi Q Network, American Sephardi Federation – Detroit
Bukharian tradition - Eliyahu Sills
Multi instrumentalist – San Francisco - Dror Sinai
Percussionist & Educator – Santa Cruz
Yemenite Tradition - Hillel Tigay
Hazzan, IKAR – Los Angeles - Dr. Samuel Torjman Thomas
Asefa, New York Andalus Ensemble – NYC
Moroccan Tradition - Aharon Varady
Open Siddur Project – Cincinnati - Faisal Zedan
Percussionist & Educator – San Francisco
