Havurah Shalom

Songs for Liberation

How can songs help us create a liberated world? Join Aly for a session exploring how song can ground us, hold us, heal us, & expand our imagination, especially in times where liberation seems furthest from reach. We will sing together, connect with each other, and resource ourselves for the times ahead. 

This Songs of Liberation Song Circle will begin at 4:30 pm and finish at about 6:30 pm, closing with the Havdalah ritual. 

Havurah members, if you plan to attend, please scroll down and register/RSVP now! 

You can read all about our May 9-10 Musical Shabbaton and Aly Halpert on page 8 of our April 2025 issue of Hakol.  Music is especially important at this critical time of struggle that we are all facing.

Havurahniks, when you register, below, please use the Notes section to RSVP for childcare so that we have sufficient staff on site.

Questions? Contact Sacha Reich (avodah@havurahshalom.org).

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About Aly Halpert
Aly Halpert (she/her) is a queer Jewish musician, educator, and activist living on Lenni Lenape land in Philadelphia, PA, USA. A singer, pianist, drummer, and guitar player, Aly writes songs for building community and visioning different worlds. Aly leads music and prayer for Jewish community, including Let My People Sing, Kol Tzedek Synagogue, and Hadar's Rising Song Institute. Her songs have been sung in national gatherings, song circles, and quiet moments of personal prayer, and have moved people all over the world. Her first full-band album Loosen was released in April 2022 with Rising Song Records. She is currently the Music & Arts Organizing Fellow with Dayenu: A Jewish Call to Climate Action, and is passionate about the power of music in fighting for a just and livable future. Aly believes deeply in the power of music to awaken us to the loss and hope we carry, expand our sense of possibility, and connect us to each other and our collective strength. For more info, go to www.alyhalpert.com.

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Note: The Saturday afternoon Song Circle is currently specifically for Havurah members, as it caps at 80 people. For any non-members (or members) interested in seeing Aly Halper at Havurah, please consider coming to our Friday evening, May 9 Kabbalat Shabbat Celebration featuring Aly Halper (5:45 pm/6:30 pm+) (learn more) and/or our Saturday morning, May 10  Shabbat Morning, featuring music and a drash from Aly Halper (10 am+) (please RSVP by May 5 if you plan to stay for lunch after the morning service).