Bo’u Nashir (Hebrew: בּוֹאוּ נָשִׁיר) means Come, Let’s Sing!
The Minnesota JCC’s Bo’u Nashir program is a series of Jewish communal music experiences in the Twin Cities that connects our diverse community through song and story, roots into Jewish musical traditions from across the diaspora, and celebrates local, contemporary Jewish music.
Save the dates for programming throughout the summer!
DOWNLOAD THE BO’U NASHIR MIXTAPE HERE!
This Month:
A Heartfelt, Interactive Concert with Elana Brody
THURSDAY, MAY 2
7–8:30 PM
SABES CENTER MINNEAPOLIS
$18 EARLY BIRD (through May 1)
$25 DAY OF
18% Discount for TCJRC, Bo’u Nashir Participants & JCC Members
USE CODE: MEMBER18
Original folk music and Jewish songs guided by Kohenet (Hebrew Priestess) Elana Brody, multi- instrumentalist musician, performer, and prayer leader. Elana brings the spirit of improvisation to her performances and keeps audiences connected and involved. Her interactive concert of communal singing weaves into our hearts, the world of nature, the divine feminine, love, healing & empowerment.
Songs for Humanity: An Evening with OSHI
THURSDAY, MAY 16
7– 8:30 PM
CAPP CENTER ST. PAUL
$15
Join Ethiopian-Israeli singer OSHI for an interactive, intimate concert featuring songs in Hebrew, Arabic and Amharic and a message of shared humanity.
Save the Dates!
JUNE 9
Farewell Yiddish Sing-Along with Lea Kalisch and Rabbi T
3 – 4:30 PM
SABES CENTER MINNEAPOLIS
MORE INFO
JUNE 26
Rising Song Workshop with Joey Weisenberg
7– 8:30 PM
CAPP CENTER ST. PAUL
MORE INFO
JULY 2–AUGUST 6
Yiddish Folksong Series with Sarah Larsson
TUESDAYS
7– 8:30 PM
SABES CENTER MINNEAPOLIS
JULY SEPHARDI/MIZRAHI MUSIC SERIES
Featuring Flory’s Flame: A Sephardic Music Legacy (Film, Panel, Performance) and other events TBA!
JULY 21
2 PM FILM: Egypt, A Love Song
4 PM CONCERT: Sacred Sounds of the Middle East – Flute & Percussion (featuring members of the Qadim Ensemble, San Francisco)
Coming soon:
Community Klezmer Jam with Longfellow Village Band
From our Friends:
MAY 19
Let My People Sing Regional: Minneapolis Sings!
1– 6 PM
SPRING LAKE PARK RESERVE (rain location Shir Tikvah)
MORE INFO
MAY 19–23
MizmorMN: Cantors Assembly Convention
HYATT REGENCY MINNEAPOLIS
MORE INFO
JUNE 6
JEWBALAYA in Concert at Temple Israel
JUNE 25
Rising Song Workshop with Joey Weisenberg
7– 8:30 PM
SHIR TIKVAH SYNAGOGUE
MORE INFO
More to come! Email Shay at shaye@minnesotajcc.org to join the monthly Bo’u Nashir newsletter to stay
in the know about Jewish song events across the Twin Cities.
2023 Festival
Our 2023 Festival included a wide range of experiences to come together to lift your voice in community with Bo’u Nashir:
Songs to Re-root and Remember with Sarina Partridge
Kick-off Kumzits/Community Sing with Sarah Larsson
¡Viva Sepharad! with David Harris
Family Sing-Along with Berek and Amanda Awend
Community Klezmer Jam with Longfellow Village Band
Local Musician Happy Hour with Riv Shapiro
Piyutim For A Sacred Season with R. Arielle Lekach-Rosenberg
Yiddish Sing-Along with Lea Kalisch
Yiddish Greatest Hits Shabbat Lunch with Maggie Burton
Klezmer Fusion Workshop with Klezmerson
THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS DONORS
Twin Cities Jewish Renewal Community • Cantor Tamar Havilio – Bet Shalom Congregation • Adath Jeshurun Congregation’s TAMID Committee • Cantors Jennifer Strauss-Klein and Rachel Stock Spilker, Mount Zion Temple • Beth El Congregation
This Making Music Happen Community Grant Initiative is made possible by a generous grant from the Pertzik Fund for Arts and Culture at
JCC Association of North America.
This project is made possible in part with the support of Rimon: The Minnesota Jewish Arts Council, an initiative of the Minneapolis Jewish Federation.
