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Due to space constraints, registered attendees will receive priority admission to the show. Walk-in attendees will be admitted as capacity permits and on a first-come-first-served basis.
B’nai Israel Synagogue
27 Lloyd Street
Doors 6:30 PM
Show 7:00 PM
The Jewish Museum of Maryland presents a participatory concert with RAZA, a musical ensemble led by Chana Raskin, which explores the feminine voice in old Hasidic melodies.
RAZA’s performances are a rare opportunity to experience live, authentic Hasidic nigunim (melodies) sung by women. The group’s recent debut album, Kapelya, reflects Raskin’s deep personal connection to Chabad nigunim and their role in spiritual and communal healing. Ensemble members for the concert include Rabbi Deborah Sacks Mintz (vocals, guitar, mandolin), Eleonore Weill (kaval, vocals), Jessie Reagen (cello, vocals), and Maya Cohen (percussion, vocals).
Chana Raskin, the founder and main facilitator of RAZA, is an untrained vocalist who grew up entrenched in the world of Chabad Hasidut and its stirringly simple and complex melodies. These nigunim have carried her at every point on her journey. At age four, waking up to a late-night farbrengen (Hasidic gathering) in her family’s small Brooklyn apartment, she found her way to her father’s knee as he was teaching an old Yiddish Chabad nigun. That nigun, “Ah Shtarker Bistu,” appears on RAZA’s debut album, Kapelya. In her music and song circles, Chana strives to hold a space with others recovering from illness or traumatic injury, or simply seeking Home. She revels in the healing powers of quiet, laughter, humming, singing, and movement.
Kosher refreshments will be served indoors. Masks are recommended, but not required for this event. Complimentary masks will be available at the event.
Accessibility: There is a wheelchair accessible entrance directly into the program space, and the bathrooms are wheelchair accessible.
Parking: B’nai Israel Synagogue is on the Jewish Museum of Maryland Herbert Bearman Campus, next to the Museum building. There is a small, free, City-owned parking lot directly across Lloyd Street from the Museum entrance. There is street parking available in the neighborhood.
Admission is free, use the form below to register.
For questions, please contact Noah Mitchel at nmitchel@jewishmuseummd.org or 443.873.5178.