September 11, 2025 - Elul Song Session at Tikvat Israel
October 9, 2025 - Second Annual Shirah B'Sukkah! - Har Shalom in Potomac, MD
February 21, 2026 - Song Circle at Bnai Israel
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Sunday, August 10: Niggun Circle - All Wordless Melodies - We met again in a member's living room space and blended voices wordlessly.
Sunday, June 29: Rising Song Intensive workshop - We had strong representation at this year's RSI Summer Intensive. We traveled to NYC on the train and spent the entire day immersed in glorious harmonies, learning new niggunim and sharing ideas and techniques for getting singers involved. We can't wait to share what we've learned!!
Tuesday, April 15, 8:00 pm: Niggun circle - At Tikvat Israel Congregation in Rockville for an evening of communal song. We basked together in the afterglow of our Passover seders! This niggun circle highlighted the music of Joey Weisenberg in anticipation of Tikvat Israel's upcoming concert honoring Cantor Rochelle Helzner and featuring Joey and his Rising Song Ensemble.
Thursday, March 27, 8:00 pm: Back To Our Roots - Almost a year since our spirited group first gathered in Rena Strauss's living room, we returned to the living room space. We chanted Havdalah and made beautiful music - and Ma'agal Maryland was born. We marked our "almost-anniversary" with an intimate gathering in the Rockville area that took us back to our living room roots.
February 1, 2025 - Niggun Circle at Bnai Israel with Cantor Bolts and percussionist Steve Bloom. Steve's drumming provided a fabulous backbeat to our voices!
January 26, 2025 - Song Circle with Baltimore with Raza, Chana Raskin, Rabbi Deborah Saks Mintz and others.
October 21, 2024 - Shirah B’Sukkah Niggun Circle. Beautiful night in the Har Shalom Sukkah!