Koolulam Gets 1,000 Participants to Sing "One Day" in Hebrew and English in Karmiel

In June 2022, the Jewish Community of Pittsburgh visited Israel on their Mega Mission to Israel. "The Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh" and "Partnership2Gether" invited residents of Karmiel and Misgav to sing together with the social-musical initiative Koolulam. 

Over 1000 participants learned to sing a harmonized version of the song One Day in English and Hebrew.

The musical engine behind Koolulam is Ben Yefet, a gifted music educator and conductor. He creates arrangements for the songs, teaches them in about 45 minutes, and then conducts the humongous ad-hoc choirs for the recordings. As the events have grown in size, Yefet has been joined by co-conductors and musicians.

Koolulam was established with the goal of bringing together people from all walks of life by means of a collaborative musical creation. In each event, a new rendition of a well-known song is taught to participants and is immediately thereafter performed.

Enjoy!

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Welcoming Shabbat with a Cappella Lecha Dodi by Pittsburgh Hillelujah

Hillelujah is a relatively new a cappella group established in 2015. The group is comprised of students from Carnegie Mellon University, University of Pittsburgh and Point Park.

Hillel Jewish University Center is currently conducting auditions for the Hillelujah a cappella group. All Jewish students from Pittsburgh colleges and universities are welcome to try out for the group. 

In this video, Hillelujah sings one of the traditional melodies for Lecha Dodi, a hymn sung to welcome Shabbat every Friday night. The music is Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah and the arrangement is based on a Pentatonix video.

Sing along and Enjoy. Shabbat shalom!


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