| Kol Zimrah | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Judaism |
| Rite | Unaffiliated |
| Leadership | Lay-led |
| Status | Inactive |
| Location | |
| Location | Upper West Side,Manhattan,New York City,New York |
| Country | United States |
| Architecture | |
| Established | 2002(as a congregation) |
| Website | |
| kolzimrah | |
Kol Zimrah (transliterated fromHebrew as "Voice of Song") is anunaffiliatedJewish congregation, also called anindependentminyan orchavurah, that is based on theUpper West Side ofManhattan, inNew York City,New York, United States.
Founded in 2002, the congregation'smotto is "meaningful prayer through music".[1] It does not identify itself with any of the establishedJewish religious movements, and has a style of prayer that does not fit neatly into the styles associated with any of them.[2]
The congregation met regularly for Friday night services which combinedHebrew language liturgy with musical instruments and singing.[1]
Like otherchavurot, Kol Zimrah had norabbi or other professional leadership, and was run completely by volunteers. It used a "two-table" system at itspotluck dinners (one table with vegetarian food, and one table with vegetarian food in which all ingredients have kashrut certification) in order to accommodate different standards ofkashrut in a pluralistic community.[3]
Kol Zimrah had a "sibling" relationship withTikkun Leil Shabbat inWashington, D.C.,[4] one of the few other congregations that has services in the same style (musical instruments and the traditional structure of the liturgy).[5]
Kol Zimrah ceased activities after 2014.[6]
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