May
19
1:00 PM13:00
Minneapolis SINGS!
Sing with us for our day-long program featuring LMPS teachers and a community sing outside the Twin Cities.
May
19
7:30 PM19:30
Singing the Mother Letters: Being Together as Sick & Disabled Folks in Song
with Nomy Lamm & Sol Weiss
This will be a three part series over three months, where we focus on one mother letter in each class. Sefer Yetzirah teaches that שׁ (shin), מ (mem) and א (alef) are the “mothers” of all other letters, and symbolic figures for the elements that are the foundation for all of creation. Each letter is connected with an element and a body part that we will explore through song and practice in each of our three sessions. As sick & disabled people, finding relationship between our bodyminds and song, earth, fire, water, and air supports us in breaking isolation and grounding in connection with the world.
Sundays on Zoom
May 19*, June 30, July 28
7-8:30pm EST | 6-7:30pm CST | 4-5:30pm PST
*May 19th session starting at 7:30pm EST to allow folks to attend who may be attending MPLS Sings!
Cost: Sliding scale from $36 - $360.
This is a NOTAFLOF event (no one turned away for lack of funds), and folks who aren’t able to pay at this time are invited to email info@letmypeoplesing.org for a discount code.
ASL & Live Captioning available upon request.
Nomy Lamm is a musician, illustrator, kohenet, and the Creative Director of Sins Invalid, a disability justice based performance project. Nomy creates ritual tools for embodied queer Jewish feminist practice, including the Dreaming the World to Come planner and the Omer Oracle deck. They are dedicated to anti-colonial, anti-racist practices, and to witnessing a Free Palestine in their lifetime. They live on occupied Squaxin land in Olympia, WA, with their partner Lisa and their animal companions Dandelion, Momma, Romance, and Chanukah. www.nomyteaches.com, @nomyteaches
Sol Weiss is a white Ashkenazi artist, ritualist, educator and cultural organizer on Nipmuc Pocumtuk lands in Northampton MA. When they’re not in the print shop, the kitchen or the garden, Sol currently serves as Director of Communications and Resource Sharing at Tzedek Lab, a national network of visionaries and changemakers moving the Jewish community to end antisemitism, racism and white supremacy. Sol's work explores how land connection, art, kinship and tradition can support us to overcome oppression, heal from colonization and build new worlds.
Jun
2
1:00 PM13:00
North Carolina SINGS!
Sing with us for our day-long program featuring LMPS teachers and a community sing in NC (Durham area)
Jul
11
to Jul 14
4-Day Summer Retreat at Isabella Freedman
The Let My People Sing! Summer Retreat - our signature offering - is a four-day gathering centered on Jewish communal singing for healing and liberation. More info on this summer’s retreat coming soon!
Sep
9
to Sep 23
Virtual Learning Series with Laura Elkeslassy
3-part series | Mondays: Sep 9, Sep 16, Sep 23
Mondays at 8:00 - 9:30p EST | 7:00 - 8:30p CST | 5:00 - 6:30p PST
Join us for a virtual series led by Laura Elkeslassy in preparation for the High Holidays. This class will be centered on North African music and traditions. More info to come soon!
This series will be an affinity space, and only open to Sephardi/Mizrahi folks.
Apr
14
1:00 PM13:00
You, The Instrument
1:00 - 2:30p EST | 12:00 - 1:30p CST | 10:00 - 11:30a PST
A virtual class with Marques Hollie.
When we sing, our bodies themselves become our instruments. Join Marques Hollie for this session on learning about how to care for our voices. Vocal care helps us sustain singing without burning out or hurting ourselves, and it can support us to sing with more of our self and voice. Topics will include: vocal anatomy, warming up, the importance of breath/breathing, and common myths and misconceptions about singing.