Offerings
I love connecting with people through prayer and song. Reach out if you’d like to work with me or bring me to your community. See below for some of what I offer.Shabbat: Davening and Nigun Circles
If I join you for Shabbat, we can work together to create a combination of davening, song-circles, and workshops tailored to fit your community. I also with small groups or 1-on-1, to build and practice skills for Shlichei Tzibur (davening leaders).
Improv Singing Workshops
Improv Singing is about making song / sound in the present moment through play and exploration. There is no “correct” way to sing. Release expectations about what singing should be and enter the sound-space.
Time in Nature
I enjoy guiding hikes for small groups or 1-on-1. These include: Ceremony Hikes, where we open a space of prayer and silent reflection. Radical Amazement Hikes, where we come into slowness and awe with the World around us. And Tree Walks, where come into connection with the Trees.
Crafting Ritual
I love working with people to craft ritual, whether that be officiating a wedding ceremony or building a creative Havdalah.
“Joey is an incredibly gifted leader of prayer. He is sensitive to the spiritual energy of both the kahal (community) he leads and the space in which he is leading. Joey is especially skilled in bringing people new to prayer and communal singing into the spaces he leads, making something that could feel inaccessible quite approachable. We are blessed, truly, that he is with our community on the High Holidays, and know that whichever communities welcome him in will be the better for for doing so.”
“Creating Jewish prayer spaces with Joey was the spiritual highlight of the pandemic for me, especially High Holidays. He is a joy to work with and a master at infusing davening with spirit, energy and participation. He lifts up all who are present and makes prayer accessible, deep and fun.”
“Joey brings both musical sensitivity and spiritual intention to everything he creates. At Anshe Emet, he leads with humility, creativity, and a genuine desire to connect. Whether teaching an original piece of music he has composed, or sharing a well-loved niggun, Joey leads with authenticity, dedication, and kindness. We are thrilled to see Joey’s music created into an album for the world to enjoy.”
Contact
Interested in working with Joey? Other questions or thoughts? Reach out here.