About the Shabbat with Friends Nigun Song Circle Community Sings and Jams (A Farbrengen)
Do you enjoy singing with others? Love to harmonize? Feel moved by Jewish, Yiddish, or Ladino melodies? Do you have warm memories of singing at Shabbat services, around a Shabbat or Passover table, or at Jewish summer camp? Do you like to play Jewish melodies on guitar or other instruments?
The Shabbat with Friends Nigun Song Circle is a community that gathers on Shabbat to sing and make music from the rich treasury of Jewish music. Everyone is welcome, regardless of musical training, singing ability, or background. We gather for Community Sings and Jams-A Farbrengen every month. It's a great way to learn Jewish music or to be uplifted by beloved melodies you grew up with. We also introduce participants to the songs of contemporary Jewish musical artists such as Joey Weisenberg, Josh Warshawsky, and Deborah Sacks-Mintz, among others.
Our repertoire includes nigunim (wordless melodies), Shabbat table songs, liturgical and biblical melodies, and a wide variety of Jewish folk music. Together, we create a joyful and spiritually uplifting space for song, learning, and connection with a strong Jewish accent.
Earlier this year, the Circle received a Hadar Community Grant from the Hadar Institute. This enables us to share rich musical resources for the group. While each of our sessions are open to the community, we encourage people to commit to come regularly to the farbrengen to build a singing community. Enquire with our volunteer coordinator, Susana at 505 913-1836 or susanaguillaume@icloud.com about signing up as a regular.
Join Us for Our Next Community Sing and Jam
Shabbat (Saturday) late afternoon, November 21, 2026 4-6pm concluding with Havdallah. We will be joined by Judah Horowitz, a Santa Fe–based klezmer musician, guitarist, and host of the public radio program Klezocalypse Now, a show all about Jewish music. In-Person Only: Shabbat with Friends Office and Meeting Room, Colab, 1807 Second St, Unit 40, Santa Fe, 87505. Look for the SWF sign in front.
This event is free. Please register prior to Shabbat and sign up to contribute to a light Se'udah Shleesheet (Third Shabbat meal) dairy potluck. Deadline: Friday, 11/20 at 1 pm.
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