Educator: Shimon Smith
Dates: 10-13 August 2020
Times: Monday-Thursday, 14:00 and 21:00 ISR time
(same session, twice each day, to accommodate Northern and Southern hemisphere time zones)
Registration: Through 3 August 2020
Course Description:
More than perhaps anything else in the Jewish world music has the power to bring our community together in worship, celebration, and action. Join other young Jewish songleaders for dynamic sessions that develop skills; deepen knowledge of repertoire; introduce communal singing techniques; and hone leadership to enhance and recognize relationship-building opportunities in your congregations, camps, and communities. Special focus will address how to songlead online!
About the Educator:
Shimon Smith is a Songleader and Cantorial Soloist at The Daniel Centers for Reform Judaism in Tel Aviv. He also serves as Head of Music for Young Adults at the Israel Movement for Progressive and Reform Judaism (IMPJ); Songleader for the Jewish Agency Summer Camp Shaliach (Emissary) program; and host of “The Best in Israeli Rock” on Jewish Rock Radio. A top-notch musician who’s high-energy, Shimon’s creativity, charisma, love of Judaism and Israel are powerfully expressed in his music for all ages. He is also a voice actor and was the voice of Scar in the Hebrew live-action version of the Lion King in 2019.
