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Music at TOR

Upcoming Musical Events

Harp and Piano - 11/17
 
 
Register here for Nov 17th:
Celebrating Cantor Harris - 11/22

Shirei TOR - Musical Explorations

NEW Musical Programming for 2024-2025
 
 
Aimed at providing high quality music to Temple Or Rishon and the Sacramento Valley, Shirei TOR seeks to bring local and emerging artists spanning a variety of musical genres from classical, to klezmer, to musical theatre, to jazz, and much more.
 
 

 

 


2024-2025 Concert Lineup
 
August 18, 2024 - Voice, Flute, Cello, & Piano
featuring Benjamin Harris, baritone; Cathie Apple, flute; Time Stanley, cello; John Cozza, piano; Shinae Kim, piano
 
November 17, 2024 - Selections for Harp and Piano
featuring Sam Lacour, harp; Farzaneh Yaghmaei, piano
 
November 22, 2024 - Celebrating Cantor Harris
featuring Cantors Ben Harris, Faith Steinsnyder, and Alexandra Kurland; Shinae Kim, piano; and speakers Rabbis Alan Rabishaw and Linda Henry Goodman
 
January 26, 2025 - Broadway, Jazz, and More!
featuring Samantha Harrison, soprano; Benjamin Harris, baritone; Shinae Kim, piano
 
February 7-8, 2025 - Shabbat Shira
featuring Cantors Nate Lam and Ben Harris; Shinae Kim, piano
 
*February 23, 2025 - Sacramento Arts Piano Trio
featuring Anita Felix, violin; Jiamo Chen, cello; Shinae Kim, piano
 
March 23, 2025 - Sacramento Cantors Concert
featuring Cantors Alexandra Kurland (Congregation B’nai Israel), Noah Rachels (Mosaic Law Congregation), and Ben Harris (Temple Or Rishon); Shinae Kim, piano
 
May 4, 2025 - World Jewish Music
featuring Hazzan Sandy Bernstein, soprano; Gaston Bernstein, percussion
 
*newly added concert date

GimMeZ'mor and Rock Shabbat

TOR's in-house Shabbat Band – GimMeZ'mor – helps to lead monthly Rock Shabbat Services at 7:00 and other musical offerings throughout the year. This uplifting, engaging, and alive service is for all ages and walks of Judaism. Join us for a Pre-Shabbat Family Dinner at 6:00.

 
Join us this year for Rock Shabbat!
September 13, 2024
October 18, 2024
November 8, 2024
December 13, 2024
January 10, 2025
February 14, 2025
March 14, 2025
April 11, 2025
May 9, 2025
June 13, 2025

High Holy Day Choir

The High Holy Day Choir at TOR has been an integral part of our worship experience for over 30 years. Congregants and members of our extended community come together to enrich our services by lending their voices and other musical talents during the Yamim Noraim.

Rehearsals take place at TOR on select Sunday afternoons and Wednesday evenings from August through the High Holy Days including a rehearsal between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

Informational Meeting

Wednesday 8/14 at 7:00 PM

Rehearsals for HHD 5785
Wednesday 8/21 at 7:30 PM
Wednesday 8/28 at 7:30 PM
Sunday 9/01 at 4:30 PM
Wednesday 9/04 at 7:30 PM
Wednesday 9/11 at 7:30 PM
Sunday 9/15 at 3:00 PM
Wednesday 9/18 at 7:30 PM
Sunday 9/22 at 4:00 PM
Wednesday 9/25 at 7:30 PM
Sunday 9/29 at 3:00 PM
*Wednesday 10/09 at 7:30 PM
 
*between RH and YK

Interested in getting involved with Music at TOR?

Do you play an instrument or sing and want to get involved with the band?
Do you enjoy group singing and want to get involved with our High Holy Day Choir?
Do you want to help support our Musical Explorations project?
 
Email Cantor Ben Harris to find out how you can be a part!
Wed, December 4 2024 3 Kislev 5785