June 21, 2009
Piyyutim of Shabbat
Rolando Matalon
Rolando Matalon is the Rabbi at Congregation Bnai Jeshurun in Manhattan. He received ordination from the Jewish Theological Seminary from which he has a Masters of Hebrew Letters. He has a BS in Chemistry from the Universite de Montreal.
Liturgical Poems grace the Shabbat prayers and the Shabbat table. We will examine the texts and learn beautiful musical renditions for two Shabbat piyyutim.