Megillah Reading & Purim Party 2024
Please join us for our first ever fully Sephardic/Mizrahi Megillah Reading and Purim Party! A stellar team of our community members will be reading Megillat Esther in the Syrian, Moroccan, and Iraqi traditions. The service will also be live-streamed for those joining us at a distance. Following the reading in the main sanctuary, we’ll continue the celebration in the reception hall with Persian delicacies, fine wines and Shushan-inspired vibes. Costumes are optional but welcome!
Saturday, March 23
Megillah Reading at 9pm
Purim Party to follow at 10pm
Tribeca Synagogue*
49 White Street (between Broadway & Church Street)
*Please note that although this event will take place at Tribeca Synagogue, the Megillah reading will be a dedicated one for and by our community, and as always, Sephardic/Mizrahi traditional (non-denominational), inclusive, and egalitarian.
Registration for in-person services is on a first-come, first-served basis.
Any registrations at the Supporter or Sponsor levels will include a 10% donation to Leket Israel, the country’s leading food rescue organization, helping those in need to fulfill the holiday’s mitzvah of Matanot La-Evyonim (“gifts to the poor”).
Multicultural Yom Kippur Services 2023/5784
Our annual Multicultural Yom Kippur Services are back, this year being led in a variety of traditions including Syrian, Persian and Yerushalmi. Please join us as we return to our sanctuary location on Lower Fifth Avenue, or over livestream for those joining at a distance. We will be using our Zemirot HaMizraḥ maḥzor, which will be provided for those attending in-person (the digital version can also be accessed on our website). At the conclusion of Yom Kippur, a break-fast of Middle Eastern delicacies will be served.
Monajat Seliḥot Experience
Kanisse is honored to co-sponsor Monajat, an evening of Sephardic Seliḥot prayers as we prepare for the High Holidays, spotlighting the illustrious Galeet Dardashti. We are thrilled to welcome Galeet to our cantorial team for this year’s Yom Kippur Services and can’t wait to get a sneak peak of her chanting at this special concert! Don’t miss this unique cultural and experiential event!
Join Galeet to celebrate the release of her multi-sensory project and album Monajat. Inspired by recordings of her late grandfather Younes Dardashti, a master singer of Persian classical music in 1950s/60s Iran, Monajat reinvents the ritual of Selihot–nightly poetry sung in spiritual preparation for the Jewish New Year. On the album Galeet dialogues with her grandfather in song, immersing audiences in Persian melodies, heavy grooves, and sacred Hebrew and Persian poetry.
Saturday, September 9 @ 8pm. Doors open at 7pm.
Littlefield
635 Sackett Street
Brooklyn, NY 11217
For more information, and to register, please visit:
https://littlefieldnyc.com/event/?wfea_eb_id=680197929317
Multicultural Megillah Reading & Purim Reception
Please join us as we kick off Purim with a multicultural Megillah reading! We are thrilled to collaborate with Kane Street Synagogue in hosting a Megillah reading across the Sephardic/Mizrahi and Ashkenazi world! Come celebrate with ‘Arvit and a Megillah reading in Moroccan, Syrian, and Ashkenazi traditions. A reception will follow the service, with festive snacks and a wine tasting!
Ḥanukah Candle Lighting & Party 2022
Please join us as we bring light and warmth into our community with this intimate holiday gathering. We will begin with a traditional Sephardic candle lighting, followed by mingling over Middle Eastern Ḥanukah delicacies from the Sephardic and Mizrahi world.
Rosh Hashanah Tashlikh on the Hudson
Please join us for a special Rosh Hashanah Tashlikh Service (“casting-off” of sins) on the Hudson. This short program will begin with Dr. Galeet Dardashti leading quintessential holiday piyutim from a variety of Middle Eastern and North African traditions. We will then meditatively sound the shofar and conclude with traditional and alternative Tashlikh readings along the river’s edge.
Spring Community Shabbat Dinner
Please join us as we come together for our first ever community-wide Shabbat dinner! After a long winter and April showers, this gathering will be a great opportunity to reconnect with old friends, meet new ones, and enjoy a Sephardic/Mizrahi Shabbat meal, complete with Middle-Eastern mezze (appetizers) and halwayat (sweets). We look forward to celebrating with you!
Megilah Reading Tutorial
You can find a recorded version of this session here, along with other Megilah resources.
Please join us for this zoom tutorial to learn how to read the Megilah in preparation for Purim! Rabbi Haim Ovadia will guide us in reading the Megilah according to the Iraqi tradition. The tutorial will be geared towards learning to read a portion for our upcoming egalitarian Megilah reading on the evening of Purim, although the session is open to anyone who would like to learn. The class is free but registration is required.
Multicultural Yom Kippur Services
Please join us for our first Kanisse event — a multicultural and egalitarian Yom Kippur service for this year’s High Holidays. Our cantors will be leading prayers in a variety of traditions including those of the Syrian, Moroccan and Iraqi communities. We will be using our newly published Zemirot HaMizraḥ maḥzor, which will be provided for those attending the live event. It is also available for purchase or as a free PDF download. As with all of our offerings, we welcome everyone and invite participation. At the conclusion of Yom Kippur, a break-fast of Sephardic and Mizrahi hors d’oeuvres will be served.