Description: In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, the Jewish Disability Inclusion Consortium invites you to a special program performance and conversation focused on mental health.
‘Cantor Sings the Blues’ is a performance piece, a memoir in poetry and prose by Karen Webber. The story concerns a girl who yearns to be Judy Garland and who wants to lead the Shema from the Bimah simultaneously. Show business and shul business rub elbows in this work that is written at the intersection of Jewish music and mental health. The young girl’s path is not a straight line, but rather a circle that closes with a Halleluyah.
We will watch a recording of the show and Cantor Webber will join us for a conversation about mental health awareness. Attendees will also receive a resource list of local and national mental health organizations.
Cantor Karen Webber is a performance, teaching and liturgical artist who crafts music/theatre pieces for use in Zoom rooms, senior centers and on the bimah. Ordained as a cantor by the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in 1990. Karen has served congregations large and small in all four corners of the U.S. and Canada. Karen also teaches and designs peer programs for the Mental Health Association of Maryland and On Our Own of Maryland.
Please note: this program includes references to suicide and is designed for adults only.
Location: Zoom; you will receive the link upon registration
Date and Time: Wednesday, May 1, 2024, 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM
Cost: Free
Recommended Ages: Adults
For more information: contact Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer
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Pre-registration is required. Please register everyone, including both children and adults, who plan to attend.
Accommodations: Thanks to a generous grant from the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, we are able to provide accommodations for any child or family member with a disability to attend jkidphilly events. If you need an accommodation such as an ASL interpreter, a sensory toolbox, or even behavior support for your child, or if you have questions about the accessibility of any program or venue, please note so on our form or contact us. In most cases, our staff will need two weeks’ notice to provide accommodations, but we will do our best to meet your needs on any timeframe.
