Elana Arian shares Song & Story at Congregation Beth El – Sudbury, MA

Elana Arian creates an intimate evening of song and story, beginning with Havdalah, at Congregation Beth El, including music from her thrilling new album, If We Loved Like That. Together we’ll sing, listen, laugh, resonate, and respond to Elana’s extraordinary voice and generous, beautiful sharing of soul as she invites us into her music.

“One of the greatest Jewish voices of our time.” – Cantor Aviva Marer

A composer, multi-instrumentalist, and prayer leader, Elana Arian is one of the most influential voices in contemporary Jewish music. A nationally touring artist serving over 30 distinct communities each year, Elana’s music is an important part of Jewish life across the globe. Elana has released five albums of original music, and she is the subject of a dedicated composer’s anthology published by Transcontinental Music Publications. A beloved teacher, Elana serves proudly on the faculty of Hava Nashira (Oconomowoc, WI), the Wexner Heritage Foundation (Aspen, CO), Shirei Chagiga (London, England), and Hebrew Union College in New York, where she teaches in the Debbie Friedman School of Sacred Music. Elana has performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Tanglewood, and perhaps most memorably, five separate appearances at the (Obama) White House. She lives in the Hudson Valley with her wife, Julia, and their two daughters, Maya and Acadia.

To learn more about Elana and her music, please visit www.elanaarian.com.

Congregation Beth El of the Sudbury River Valley is joyful, participatory Judaism. We sing, learn, laugh, and pray together, and celebrate our varied backgrounds, identities, and experiences. We connect with Jewish values and traditions as we strive to create a more just future for ourselves, our children, and our world. To learn more about Congregation Beth El, visit bethelsudbury.org.