Emanu-El | Shabbat Shira: Sermons in Song

Read the commentary about “Music of Temple Emanu-El” by Rabbi Elliot B. Gertel that appeared in The National Jewish Post & Opinion.

On March 2, 2012, Cantor Lori Corrsin and the Temple Emanu-El Choir, conducted by K. Scott Warren, performed three pieces from the bimah with the theme of “Miracles,” in honor of Purim and Shabbat Zachor (the Sabbath of Remembrance). Listen now »

habbat Shira (the Sabbath of Song) is celebrated on the Sabbath of the Torah portion B’shalach, usually in January or February, depending upon the Hebrew calendar. Temple Emanu-El celebrates this time of year with a special weekend of Jewish music. Included is the chanting of the “Song of the Sea” and a Sermon in Song that explores some of the varied repertoire of our heritage.

Cantor Lori Corrsin and our phenomenal Temple Emanu-El Choir, singing from the bimah, conducted by K. Scott Warren and accompanied by Dr. Andrew Henderson on our magnificent organ, will perform the next Sermon in Song on Friday, January 25, 2013, from 6:45 PM to 7:30 PM — immediately following the Sabbath evening service. The theme is “Shir HaShirim: Love Poems of the Bible.”

The cantor and choir also will be performing a Choral d’var Torah from the bimah on two dates: March 1, 2013 (Parashat Ki Tisa) and April 26, 2013 (Pirkei Avot: Ethics of the Fathers).