Events

In this workshop, Laura Elkeslassy will teach songs derived from the classical Andalusi canon of Morocco – Al Ala – in both Arabic and Hebrew. Come experience the interweaving of Arabic and Hebraic Poetry in this ancestral musical heritage.

To celebrate the completion of 𝑨𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒓 𝑺𝒉𝒊𝒓𝒂𝒉, our Moroccan Nusach course, the Egalitarian Sephardi Mizrahi Kehilla of NYC and Let My People Sing! invite you to a festive Shabbat Service led by Laura Elkeslassy and students followed by celebratory Shabbat dinner. All are welcome.

Come and learn Moroccan Nusach to lead Kabalat Shabat and Read Torah! Join a deep dive course. February 7 - June 6 Every Friday via Zoom, 10:30AM - 12PM EST Sponsored by Let My People Sing, Egal Kehilla, Rise Up! All classes will be recorded for participants. No one turned away for lack of funds.

Join us at Luminor (Paris, France) on May 21 for the premiere of this beautiful documentary directed by Ariella Aisha Azoulay, the last chapter of her trilogy Mille et un bijoux: Désapprendre l’imprérialisme III.

Excited to make a guest appearance at Lily Henley’s show this Thursday at Joe’s Pub. Join Lili and Duncan Wickel for a night of hauntingly beautiful Sephardi ballads.

Join us next Thursday December 5th at Roulette, in Brooklyn, for Sing, My People: a participatory concert dance party fundraiser where we’ll celebrate Let My People Sing and help them grow their reach.

Humbled to be leading High Holiday services once again this year with a stellar team of spiritual leaders and organizers ✨💖 Join the Egalitarian Sephardi Mizrahi Community of New York for Egalitarian Sephardi High Holidays services, delivered in Maghrebi, Yerushalmi, Yemeni, Spanish

This series will cover piyutim (liturgical poems) from Selichot, Rosh Hashana, and Yom Kippur in the Moroccan Nusach. It is intended for all who would like to familiarize or deepen their knowledge of the Maghrebi Nusach for Yamim Noraim (High Holidays). This series is open to all.

On Sunday, October 6th, IMAN (the Inner City Muslim American Network in Chicago) and community partners are coming together in the spirit of peace, justice and unity for a gathering dedicated to creating connections and communal healing, while raising desperately needed support for families in Gaza

The Mazals is an incredible opportunity to join together with other musicians and activists in lifting up the vision and bravery of our community.

We have been through a year of never ending horrors, horrors that continue to unfold in all their gravity upon us. On Sep. 12 we will lean on the Arab Jewish custom of daily Selichot prayers in the month of Ellul, to open a space of deepening and reflections in preparation for the High Holidays

🧿 Laura Elkeslassy, de passage à Paris, nous propose un atelier de chant sur Rosh Hashanah et Kippour. A la manière d'une préparation spirituelle pour les fêtes, elle nous fera (re) découvrir des prières et poèmes liturgiques qu’on entonne à cette période dans le répertoire sépharade.

You are invited to join us for Mimouna - the Moroccan Jewish holiday closing out the 8 days of Passover. The event will start at 7 PM on Tuesday April 30 at Barzakh Cafe (147 Utica Avenue) in Brooklyn: this Mimouna gathering will be different from years past, but still meaningful.

Please join us for a day-long symposium on Jewish music-making in Muslim lands, culminating in a concert in Marquand Chapel on the Matrouz material of North Africa with singer Laura Elkeslassy.

Mizrahi Music, Feminist Perspectives explores the histories and current revival of the diverse musical styles of Jewish women from the Middle East and North Africa.

A play by Ella Bourreau, directed by Leyla Levi, music directed by Laura Elkeslassy

This evening is more than a meal; it's an opportunity to share stories, embrace diverse perspectives, and celebrate our shared humanity. The gathering on the last Friday of January, the 26th, at 9 p.m., promises an atmosphere of warmth, unity, and unwavering acceptance – all at NO COST.

Join the Egalitarian Sephardi Mizrahi Community of New York for Egalitarian Sephardi High Holidays services and workshops, in Maghrebi and Yerushalmi nusahim, led by Laura Elkeslassy and friends.