From Liberal to Orthodox
Talk and Concert as Part of Our Cultural Summer (video recording available, in German)
The Jewish congregations in Germany are as diverse as their members. How is Judaism experienced, from liberal to orthodox? How does the shared religious space look today? And how is this space shaped?
recording available
Where
Museum Garden (in case of bad weather in the Glass Courtyard)
Lindenstraße 9–14, 10969 Berlin
From Liberal to Orthodox.Talk with Hetty Berg, Ita Afanasev, Sveta Kundish, Andreas Nachama, Dekel Peretz und Akiva Weingarten, moderated by Shelly Kupferberg, video recording from 11 Aug 2021, in German; Jüdisches Museum Berlin
7 pm: Talk From Liberal to Orthodox
Talk with Hetty Berg (Director JMB), Ita Afanasev (Director JAcademy, Director for Outreach at Lauder Yeshurun and Rebbetzin of the Jewish Community Hannover), Sveta Kundish (chazanit/cantor for the Jewish Congregation of Braunschweig), Andreas Nachama (rabbi of the synagogue congregation of Sukkat-Shalom), Dekel Peretz (Chairman of the Jewish Central Synagogue Fraenkelufer) and Akiva Weingarten (rabbi of the Jewish Congregations of Basel and Dresden and founder of the Besht Yeshiva at Dresden)
Moderator: Shelly Kupferberg
Shelly Kupferberg; photo: Mika Ceron
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Ita Afanasev; photo: Jan Feldmann, Sveta Kundish; photo: Manuel Miethe, Dekel Peretz; photo: Boaz Arad Photography, Andreas Nachama; photo: Tobias Barniske, Akiva Weingarten; photo: Stephan Pramme, Hetty Berg; Jewish Museum Berlin, photo: Yves Sucksdorff
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Ita Afanasev; photo: Jan Feldmann, Sveta Kundish; photo: Manuel Miethe, Dekel Peretz; photo: Boaz Arad Photography, Andreas Nachama; photo: Tobias Barniske, Akiva Weingarten; photo: Stephan Pramme, Hetty Berg; Jewish Museum Berlin, photo: Yves Sucksdorff
7.45–8.15 pm INTERMISSION
8.15 pm Concert: Female Cantorial Singing
Cantors Sveta Kundish, Aviv Weinberg and Rachel Weston take the stage with Musical Director Patrick Farrell and a unique ensemble, to deliver an extraordinary concert experience of music styles and languages. From traditional khazones, Yiddish songs and Hassidic nigunim to modern synagogue music and Hebrew melodies, this concert will celebrate the voices of female cantors, and the perpetuation of the liturgical tradition. Germany premiere: this special concert was commissioned by the Jewish Cultural Festival of Krakow. This event will mark its Berlin premiere.
With:
- Sveta Kundish, Aviv Weinberg & Rachel Weston – Voice
- Patrick Farrell – Accordion, piano, musical director and arranger
- Paul Brody – Trumpet
- Elena Kakaliagou – French horn
- Anne Dau – Trombone
- Georg Brinkmann – Clarinet, bass clarinet
- Martin Lillich – Contrabass
- Peter Kunsch – Drums
- Noelia Cotuna – Harp
- Sabrina Ma – Percussion
Cantors Sveta Kundish, Aviv Weinberg and Rachel Weston; photos: Manuel Miethe, Natascha Zivadinovic, Roman Manfredi
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Cantors Sveta Kundish, Aviv Weinberg and Rachel Weston; photos: Manuel Miethe, Natascha Zivadinovic, Roman Manfredi
Cultural Summer: Cultural Summer 2021 – 20 Years of JMB! (4)
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Cultural Summer 2021 – 20 Years of JMB!
Every year the Jewish Museum Berlin invites visitors to its Cultural Summer Program in the Museum Garden. In 2021 we were celebrating several anniversaries: 1,700 years of Jewish life in Germany, 350 years since the founding of the Jewish community in Berlin and the JMB was turning 20!
