Our prayerbook represents our community's shabbat tefillah, and is the first in North America to integrate Sepharadi and Ashkenazi prayers into a single nusach. We’re bringing the scholars, rabbis, hazzanim, teachers, musicians, and leaders who are bringing tradition and access together for a one day, conference.

We’ll be honored to hear from the founders of the Sephardic Egalitarian community, Degel Yehudah in Jerusalem as well as many teachers, rabbis and practitioners, early adapters of this movement who will be joining us from Paris, Jerusalem, New York, and beyond.

Schedule
8:00 AM Shacharit led by Isaac Montagu (Sidduré Or – Editor, Kolot HaKahal)

9 – 9:30 AM Breakfast

9:30 – 10:30 AM Presentation by Dr. Devin Naar: Sephardic Judaism and Egalitarianism: A Challenge followed with a talk by Dr. Sarah Bunin Benor: Sephardi / Mizrahi Jews in historically Ashkenazi communities

10:30 AM Midmorning break

10:45 AM – 12:30 PM Panel: Sepharadi, Egalitarian, ‘Traditionist’ Communities moderated by Devin Naar
With Daniel Cayre (Kanisse – Editor, Mahzor Zemirot HaMizrah), Tamia B’Chirri (The Hineni Collective), Osnat Bensoussan-Farouz (Degel Yehudah, Arevot), Isaac Montagu (Sidduré Or – Editor, Kolot HaKahal), Ruben Shimonov (Sephardic-Mizrahi Q Network; American Sephardi Federation)

12:30 – 1:15 PM Lunch + Birkat Hamazon

1:15 -2:45 PM Panel: New Sepharadi, Sepharadi + Ashkenazi, Egalitarian, ‘Traditionist’ Siddurim moderated by Dr. Sarah Bunin Benor
With Daniel Cayre (Kanisse – Editor, Mahzor Zemirot HaMizrah), Isaac Montagu (Sidduré Or – Editor, Kolot HaKahal), Asher Shasho Levy, Kitchen Siddur – Editor), Alan Niku Siddur forthcoming – Editor)

2:45 – 3:15 PM Focus: Siddur Design With Kitchen Siddur designer, Chen Blume, and text arranger, Leora Koller-Fox

3:15 PM Afternoon Break

3:30 PM Minha led by Isaac Montagu (Sidduré Or – Editor, Kolot HaKahal)

4:00 PM Open sessions

Our honored guests include:

Osnat Bensoussan Farouz, Degel Yehuda; Arevot Jerusalem
Chen Blume, Kitchen Siddur Designer Boston
Dr. Sarah Benor, Jewish Language Project; HUC Los Angeles
Daniel Cayre, Kanisse; Editor, Mahzor Zemirot HaMizrah NYC
Heftsi Cohen-Montagu, Degel Yehuda and Arevot, Jerusalem
Leora Koller Fox, Kitchen Siddur Text Arrangement Boston
Rabbi Yosef Goldman, Hadar’s Rising Song Institute NYC
Tamia Menez B’Chiri, The Hineni Collective Paris
Simon Montagu-Cohen, Degel Yehuda Jerusalem
Isaac Montagu, Kolot HaKahal; editor, Sidduré Or London
Dr. Devin Naar, University of Washington Seattle
Alan Niku, Hebrew Union College Jewish Language Project Los Angeles
Chloe Pourmorady, Vocalist & Artist, Debut Album Begin Majesty Los Angeles 
Ruben Shimonov, Sephardic-Mizrahi Q Network; American Sephardi Federation
Dr. Samuel Torjman Thomas, Asefa; Andalus Ensemble, NYC

Thank you to our sponsor:
Anne Germanacos, Firehouse Fund

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