Jewish Music and Arts

Youth and Adult Choirs

Youth Chorale is an ensemble of 35 singers from the third through seventh grade. The Youth Chorale sings at one Shabbat morning service each month in the Main Sanctuary and when a member of the Youth Chorale celebrates his/her Bar/Bat Mitzvah. In addition, the Youth Chorale performs at many concerts throughout the Delaware Valley and beyond.

Hakolot Teenage Ensemble is comprised of 20 teenagers from eighth through twelfth grades. Hakolot meets on Sunday mornings. This wonderful choir sings as Shabbat services and at concerts within the congregation and the community.

The New Jewish Community Choir is comprised of 50 men and women from the congregation. The Choir sings at the annual Selihot service and at frequent Shabbat evening services throughout the year. The Choir participates in many concerts within the congregation and the greater community. Beginning in the fall of 2006, the Choir has been greatly enriched with the addition of over 15 men and women from the Choral Society of Congregation Adath Jeshurun. The Choir also performs at many other venues throughout the community.

Men's Choir is comprised of 15 men who enjoy singing Jewish music in an all-male ensemble. This choir performs at every Shabbat morning service when the New Moon is blessed, and appears at concerts throughout the community.

Hazzanut Program

The Hazzanut Program teaches children to lead the Shabbat Torah Service and the Shaharit/Morning service in preparation for the Bar/Bat Mitzvah and beyond. Our program is the most comprehensive of those offered by Conservative congregations in this area. Post-Bar/Bat Mitzvah students are frequently invited to lead Shabbat services.

Torah Reading Program

The Torah Reading Program teaches the skills to read Torah at the Bar/Bat Mitzvah observances and throughout their adult lives. Torah reading skills are taught in the Gimel and Dalet Classes of our Religious School.

Arts Programs

Annual Broadway-Style Show - These extremely popular, full-scale musical production are open to members in the sixth grade and older. More than 100 talented people perform on stage, in the orchestra, or assist behind the scenes. Previous shows include Fiddler on the Roof, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Annie, Bye-Bye Birdie, Damn Yankees, Oliver, The Sound of Music, The Wizard of Oz, and many others.

Zimriyah - The annual Music Festival unites all of our choirs with a professional orchestra in celebration of Jewish music. Recent Zimriyot featured internationally known actor and director Leonard Nimoy, Broadway composer Stephen Schwartz, Israeli singer Shuly Nathan, and the Work of the Weavers.