Rabbi Singer Songwriter Steven Blane of Sim Shalom Online Synagogue joins line up of artists who support the Connecting Communities Event at Shrine in Harlem

Rabbi and Singer Songwriter Steven Blane brings his Love of New York and Universalist voice to the Connecting Communities event at Shrine in Harlem on June 11th.

NEW YORK, May 30, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Rabbi and Singer Songwriter Steven Blane joins the Connecting Communities Initiative event on June 11th at Shrine World Venue in Harlem.

The Project People Foundation, UJA-Federation of New York, Meals for Good, JCC Harlem, Based in Harlem, and Shrine are hosting the event which will feature world class music, inspiring conversation, and scrumptious bites and drinks in an early Juneteenth celebration as we "let the music speak!"

The Connecting Communities initiative seeks to be a hub of care, connection, and inspiration to build a multiracial, multifaith, and multiethnic community infrastructure in Harlem.

This gathering will feature opportunities to meet your neighbors, enjoy a musical set featuring gospel, Jewish songwriting, and West African drumming, and to hear directly from the artists about how their work is rooted here in Harlem.

Shrine World Music Venue's mission is to establish a positive creative atmosphere for both artists and audiences from all backgrounds.

Rabbi Blane brings his Universalist voice to the event and inspires interfaith and cross cultural love. He will feature songs from his newest album, entitled Songs for New York.

ABOUT JSLI AND SIM SHALOM AND RABBI BLANE

Sim Shalom is an interactive online Jewish Universalist synagogue which is liberal in thought and traditional in liturgy. Created in 2009 by Rabbi Steven Blane on Manhattan's Upper West Side, Sim Shalom offers a means of connecting the unconnected. Rabbi Blane leads accessible Shabbat services every Friday night using a virtual interface and additionally Sim Shalom provides online education programs, Jazz concerts, conversion and life-cycle ceremonies along with weeknight services at 7:00PM EST led by JSLI trained Rabbis.

Rabbi Blane is the Founder and Dean of the Jewish Spiritual Leaders' Institute, the online professional Jewish clergy program, https://jsli.net and of the Union of Jewish Universalist Communities, https://ujuc.org.

Sim Shalom, a non profit 501 © (3) tax-exempt organization, nurtures a Jewish connection through its mission of innovative services, creative education and dynamic outreach to the global community. For more information visit https://simshalom.com or call 201-338-0165.

Media Contact

Carole Kivett, Sim Shalom Online Synagogue, 201-338-0165, [email protected]

SOURCE Sim Shalom Online Synagogue