Nov 11, 2024
More than a year later, healing from the tragedies of October 7 while remembering and marking the devastating losses remains challenging for many Jews around the world. Join Rani Jaeger along with singer Yael Jaeger and musicians Orel Oshrat and Amir Israel, for a deeply personal and uplifting musical journey weaving together stories, images, and music. We will travel through the hours, days, and weeks following that horrific day and dream together of a hopeful future.
Rani Jaeger is a Research Fellow of the Kogod Research Center and founder of Tanakh Initiative at the Shalom Hartman Institute, where he currently leads the Tanakh Initiative Alumni Network. He was also one of the founders of the Institute’s Be’eri Program for Pluralistic Jewish-Israeli Identity Education and the founder of Beit Tefilah Israeli, a secular synagogue in Tel Aviv.
From a storied family, Yael Jaeger brings her rich heritage and personal experiences to her craft as a singer, songwriter, and musician composing and performing her own original songs. After October 7th, she spent eight months working in and with Kibbutz Nahal Oz. Yael completed her army service last year, and she is currently focusing on developing her music.
Pianist Orel Oshrat crafts a distinctive sound by blending his jazz and classical music background with ethnic influences. A graduate of the esteemed CMDL jazz school in France, Orel also holds a bachelor’s degree in composition from the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance and serves as an orchestral arranger for several prominent ensembles. He has collaborated with leading Israeli artists such as Shlomo Gronich, Alon Olearchik, and Meir Banai.
Singer and musician Amir Israel regularly performs at celebrations, parties, and events, particularly for audiences who love Arabic music and piyyutim (Jewish liturgical poems) composed in Arab lands. He studied under Michael Ohayon, who taught Arabic musical scales (maqam) and the oud, as well as in the Kulna school. He grew up on both Israeli and Arabic music and is working on an album of original songs representing his love of both.
