Music - מוסיקה

The Adult Choir

Makhelat Anshe Emet Anshe Emet has been singing the songs of Anshe Emeth since 1975, with some of the original members still proudly active.

Rehearsals are held on Wednesday evenings 8-9:30 p.m., and Sunday mornings 10:45-12:15.

Our first rehearsal where we welcome our full membership, plus any new members, will be October 9, 10:00am

Jew Directions, new ensemble for teens

Sundays, 11:15am - 12:15pm

starting December 18

For the first time, music will be an elective on Sundays for grades 8-11.  This is a new ensemble for singers and instrumentalists to learn contemporary Jewish music and techniques for a cappella singing and ensemble playing.

Dan Portilla, current AEMT member and former Rutgers a cappella singer and music director, will write arrangements that will provide an entry point for young musicians seeking fun and fulfillment in the context of Jewish music.  Current repertoire includes the music of Matisyahu and Josh Nelson.

HaZamir New Brunswick

Sundays, 12:15 - 1:30pm

This ensemble offers singers in grades 8-12 the opportunity to explore and enjoy the riches of our Jewish choral tradition.  It is part of HaZamir, the international Jewish High School Choir, a network of similar choirs all over the US and Israel.

They join together to sing a wide variety of Jewish choral music with our finest conductors.  They will meet periodically with other teen choirs for informal singing as well as participating with Makhelat Anshe Emet in the Interfaith Thanksgiving Service and SImchat Zimrah.

This year's Hazamir events will be:

Regional Intervisitation, 1/15 - 1/16, Baltimore, MD

Spring Festival, 3/16 - 3/18, Kerhonkson, NY

Rose Theater Jazz at Lincoln Center, 3/18

Monday evenings, 6:45 - 7:30pm

Chanting from the Torah is an exciting opportunity to be an active participant in the worship experience, as well as one that links us with past generations and Jews all over the world. The symbols of cantillation are the oldest form of musical notation still in common usage.

In Psalm 150 we are urged to “praise God with blasts of the horn, with harp and lyre, with timbrel and dance, with lute and pipe.” The Awesome Band does just that!

An irresistible mix of adults and teens, professionals and amateurs, this varied ensemble blends their diverse talents in accompanying the Junior Choir at our Family Services and other special events.

For children in grades 3-6. Anshe Emeth’s longest-running music program, children and grandchildren of former members are now taking their places on the bima at our monthly Family Services.

They lead the congregation in music for Shabbat that is the best of the Jewish pop/folk genre, ranging from Debbie Friedman to D’veykus to originals by Anshe Emeth members!

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They also perform for Mitzvah Day and other special events.

Guitar and Songleading Class
Sundays, 9:15-10:00 a.m.
starting September 11

Look around you and see all the opportunities at Anshe Emeth for leading a congregation in the songs of prayer: Family Services, Religious School Tefillah, Adult Minyan, 6th Grade Retreat, Family Retreat. All you need is your voice and a guitar!

This year’s class will be for guitar beginners, both adults and children in 8th grade and up.

Mary and Samuel Hamelsky Music Program

Yom Hashoah - Day of Remembrance

April 20

On Yom Hashoah we remember lives lost and  aculture nearly destroyed.  However, the Jewish spirit has lived on and thrived.  But we must never forget.  Makhelat Anshe Emet will present music from the Shoah period - from Terein, from the ghettos, and later music from the Displaced Persons camps and the pioneers of Medinat Yisrael (the State of Israel).

Time: 7:30 p.m.

Family Services on Friday nights provide an opportunity for families to worship together in a more relaxed, informal atmosphere.

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Friday evening

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The music of synagogue worship has been moving in many different directions and has taken diverse forms in terms of musical styles and instruments used. Shabbat HaMa’alot, literally a “Shabbat of Ascents,” will explore a spiritual expression and enable our wonderful musicians to weave their unique instrumental sounds around and through the melodies. Our Ma’alot Band includes: Dave Schlossberg, keyboard; Mark Szachara, bass; Rick Pressler, guitar; and Mark Fuerstein, clarinet.

Saturday morning, 10:45 a.m.

Our entire Shabbat morning community – Religious School, all Adult Education classes – will gather in the Sanctuary to celebrate the joy of Shabbat morning together. It will feature uplifting music led by the Ma’alot band and all of our choirs.

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