Jewish Folk Arts Festival

The Mid-Atlantic's largest celebration of Jewish art, music, and culture returns in 2012 to the Greater Washington area November 17-18, and will feature an opening concert Saturday night and the festival on Sunday.

The Festival will take place at B'nai Israel, Rockville, MD and will feature workshops, performances, kids activities, kosher food, artist exhibits, cooking classes, and much more! There will be three performance stages, Israeli folk-dancing, a Judaic Art Show with exhibits from 30 Jewish artists and 30 workshops for adults, teens and children.

DescriptionSaturday Night Concert at 8:00pm and pre-concert dinner 6:00pm. Pre-registration for the dinner required. Pre-purchase of tickets for the concert will ensure your seat.

Saturday, November 17, 2012 8:00pm
Tifereth Israel Congregation
7701 16th Street Northwest Washington, DC 20012

"Of Love and Justice I Will Sing"

Concert Master of Ceremonies: Ari Roth, Theater J, Washington, DCJCC

Featuring:

Flory Jagoda, with Howard Bass and Susan Gaeta
Frieda Enoch and friends
Debi Roemer, with Danny Gurewitz and Jessi Roemer
Aaron Shneyer
Hannah Spiro
Jill Sege, poet
Jonathan Tucker, poet

Festival Day

Sunday, November 18, 2012
1:00 – 6:00pm
B’nai Israel Congregation
6301 Montrose Road, Rockville, MD 20852

Performers

Noa Baum and Renée Brachfeld - Storytellers
Cantor Arianne Brown, Adas Israel, DC
Charm City Klezmer - Baltimore
Cantor Elisheva Dienstfrey, Agudas Acim, VA
Ein Lanu Z'man - Agudas Achim, VA
The Fabrangen Fiddlers
Cantor Rochelle Helzner, Tikvat Israel, MD
Klezentricity
The Kol Chayim Orchestra - Baltimore
Kolot haLev, Jewish Community Choir - Ramón Tasat, conductor
Kol NoVA Youth Choir, Carol Boyd Leon, Conductor
Lox & Vodka
Machaya
Marak Hayom - DC area teen a cappella choir
Mezumenet - University of Maryland all female a cappella choir
The Mark Novak Band
The Olam Tikvah Chorale - Carol Boyd Leon, Conductor
Rak Shalom (University of Maryland a cappella group)
Tach'Shitim (Bet Mishpacha Choir)
Thealella (women's a cappella)
Choirs from Temples Emanuel,Kensington; Rodef Shalom,Falls Church; Micah,DC

Workshop Leaders

Workshops ranging from poetry, music, bibliodrama, Jews and Chocolate, film, the music of Shlomo Carlebach, using family treasures to create art, family stories, Yiddish stories, healthy Jewish food, Klezmer jamming, herbal medicine, cantorial music, and much more, presented by acclaimed workshop leaders including:

Susan Baracas
Cantor Jerome Barry
Roberta Benor
Renée Brachfield
Frieda Enoch
Mike Fox
Sharon Gelboin-Katz
David Julian Gray
Ethan Halpern
De Herman
Ben Hole
Flory Jogoda
Sheilah Kaufman
Merrill Leffler/Myra Sklarew
Marcia Gruss Levinsohn with Faye Williams
Rabbi Joshua Maroof
Joshua Milner
Gilah Rosner
Ari Roth
Rabbi Ethan Seidel
Shlomi Yahana and Uncle Yonah Nissim
Rabbi David Shneyer
Rabbi Hanna Tiferet Siegel
Ramón Tasat
Shirley Waxman
Rabbi Stu Weinblatt

Artist Exhibitors

AsheryDesign
Friends of Ethiopian Jews
GoldfineArts
HeitziArts
Roz Houseknecht Handweaving - Dyed Dreams
Jamie Agins Art Glass
Mazel Tov Messages
Peasant Weaver
TamsGlass
Shirley Waxman
WovenGems