Special Shabbat Musical Service on the Beach–Shabbat Zimra with Yoni Battat

Shabbat Zimra Beach Service with Yoni Battat

Yoni Avi Battat (he/him) brings Arab music into the soundscape of American Jewish life through composition, education, prayer, and performance on viola, violin, oud, and vocals. Described as “an education for the ear and the soul,” his debut album Fragments seeks to find new pathways to connect with ancestry and find healing around our fragmented identities. Yoni’s newest project is Kedmah: The Rising Song Piyyut Project, which preserves and reimagines traditional repertoire for Syria, Iraq, Jerusalem, Turkey, Yemen, and Morocco. Their first album, Simu Lev, was released on Rising Song Records in Spring, 2024. From 2021-2022 Yoni toured nationally as an actor and violinist with the Tony Award-winning musical, “The Band’s Visit.” Yoni lives in Boston, MA, working locally and nationally to uplift Mizrahi identity in American Jewish communities.

Shabbat Zimrah brings the mystical sounds of Arab and Mizrahi (Eastern) Jewish music into a meditative chanting practice. Led by Yoni Avi Battat on the oud, this service will utilize traditional and original melodies to chant excerpts from Shir Hashirim (Song of Songs) and the psalms of Kabbalat Shabbat.

In person only.

Our Friday evening beach Services are held at State Beach
between the 2 bridges at the Camp Jabberwocky parking area.

Attendance at the Beach will be in person only.
​No remote ZOOM attendance for beach services.

Look for the purple “Shalom” banner on the roadside!

Bring a chair or blanket, bring friends!

In case of inclement weather, services will be moved to the Hebrew Center.

Please check the Home Page of this web site for changes and cancellations.

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