Weekend with Mayta Cohen: Kabbalat Shabbat

Join us for a special weekend with Mayta Cohen, starting with our Friday night
Kabbalat Shabbat service! Admission is free and open to the community! All are
welcome!

_Mayta is a national award-winning vocal arranger, songleader, composer, and
vocalist from Boston, MA. She has deep a passion for using harmony as a tool
to connect to her Jewish roots & community. A current student at Berklee
College of Music, Mayta founded and currently directs the school’s first
Jewish a cappella group, “BerKalit” (Winners of national Jewish music
competition, Jewish Star, 2023), and has arranged for several vocal
ensembles/organizations throughout the country, including Six13, A Cappella
Academy, The Shul Sisters, The International Championship of A Cappella Open,
& the American Conference of Cantors – GTM Convention._

_Head Songleader at Camp Young Judaea Sprout Lake for three consecutive
summers, Mayta uses vocal harmony as a tool to facilitate powerful prayer
experiences and communal engagement. With her unique musical and leadership
skillset, Mayta combines the human connection of singing together, with the
spiritual experience of hearing traditional Jewish melodies harmonically
transformed. Specializing in arranging, singing, & songwriting, Mayta strives
to combine her Jewish faith with her passion for music to create and spread
holiness in her community and beyond._

Sponsored by the Appel Family Concert Fund.

Questions about this event? Please connect with Maya at (https://mailto:Maya@temple-
israel.org/?subject=Weekend%20with%20Mayta%20Cohen)

Organized by: Temple Israel

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