Shirat HaNefesh
Telephone: 301-587-2482
Email: show
Born in Buenos Aires, Hazzan Dr. Ramón Tasat sings in Hebrew and Ladino. He has performed at Limmud UK, the Kennedy Center; the Israeli Embassy; the Berkeley Jewish Music Festival; France; Italy; Finland; Spain; and the Piccolo Spoleto Festival. Ramón is the Hazzan of Shirat HaNefesh in Chevy Chase, MD. He is the president of Shalshelet: The Foundation for New Jewish Liturgical Music.
Shabbos Tisch
Soulful Songs and Stories for Shabbat
Marc Soloway, Congregation Bonai Shalom,
Ramón Tasat, Shirat HaNefesh
Arts & Performance,
Ritual & Prayer
L'chaim! L'chaim! Tisch is Yiddish for table -- the table around which we gather on Friday night to sing, schmooze, share stories and words of Torah to enrich our Shabbat, deepen connections among our Limmud community, and unwind into a different dimension. Join some of Limmud's presenters and participants as we share from our hearts and souls.
Prayer Services - Shabbat Morning
Liberal Egalitarian
Imagine a Shabbat morning full of Sephardic, Ashkenazic and English chanting, moments of true meditation, kavvanot to guide our thoughts and remind us “in front of Whom we stand,” community participation, and prayers filled with the glorious music of the Jewish communities from around the world (Greece, Holland, Germany, Iraq, Italy, Spain, Morocco, Turkey and Israel) that will make you want to clap, sing and dance.
This service will convene for Shacharit and will reconvene for Mussaf after the StorahTelling Torah reading.
Fiesta Sefarad
A concert of Sephardic Music
Arts & Performance,
Family & Intergenerational,
Kids & Young Children
Imagine an afternoon filled with the glorious music of Spain, Morocco, Turkey, Greece, Italy, Iraq and Israel. Fiesta Sefarad includes exciting songs in Hebrew, Ladino and Aramaic that will make you clap, dance and sing. A family friendly concert of wonderful Sephardic music.
Como la Rosa en la Güerta
Tales from the Spanish Knights
Arts & Performance,
Global History & Culture
"Como la rosa en la güerta" recalls the Golden Age of medieval Spain, when Jews, Moors and Christians shared a life of unprecedented religious and social tolerance. You will hear and learn songs of the Sefaradim in Morocco, together with 14th Century lively ballads and dance music; a musical trip across the rich musical traditions of the Jewish, Moorish and Christian Spain.
