Music and Poetry at Ner Shalom

Music at Ner Shalom

At Ner Shalom, music is one of the primary means we use for reaching spiritual heights, depths, or grounding. Our Good Shabbos Band offers traditional, contemporary and original liturgical music at every Shabbat evening service. We take pride in drawing from a range of sources for our musical expression. In addition to traditional Ashkenazic, Sephardic and Mizrachi liturgical melodies, we draw from klezmer, folk, and other faith traditions. On High Holy Days, we are proud to feature the Ner Shalom Singers as well as many gifted soloists.

If you would like to help us offer music, email Lorenzo Valensi.

In 2020, during the COVID-19 Shelter-in-Place, the Good Shabbos Band created ensemble music from home. To listen to some of these favorites, visit our SoundCloud page. Other Ner Shalom favorites are on YouTube.

Here are some samples below:

Kol Haneshamah

A new joyous setting of the closing line of Psalm 150: Kol haneshamah tehalel Yah, Hallelujah -- let every living thing praise Yah, Hallelujah. Music by Lorenzo Valensi. Sung by Reb Irwin Keller. 

Shalom Rav

From the evening Amidah.
Original music by Lorenzo Valensi. Vocals and video by Irwin Keller.

WHO WILL BE GONE?

This is a mostly-English interpretive setting of the High Holiday prayer, Unetaneh Tokef. Written for Ner Shalom by Irwin Keller; performed by Irwin Keller and Rabbi Eli Cohen.