Thank God, our singers are safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yesterday afternoon, as we were performing in Denver, sharing stories from the frontlines of hope and calling attention to the plight of hostages in Gaza and the citizens of Gaza who continue to pay the price of this ceaseless war, we received devastating news. Literally during our performance, and only minutes from where we had performed the previous day in Boulder, others raising some of those same stories\u2014including some who had literally hosted us for a shabbat dinner two days before, to welcome us to Boulder\u2014were firebombed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It was a shocking reminder of the vital nature of our work and the extraordinary bravery of our singers to continue to do it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Instead of the karaoke celebration we had planned after our Denver concert, we sat together in a dialogue session to process everyone’s fear. It was raw, deep, and honest. In another group of Palestinians and Israelis, the dialogue could have easily devolved into a screaming match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But what emerged was deeply moving: instead of arguments over whose suffering was more important, or who was to blame for it, our singers shared solidarity with one another\u2014and an understanding that our sufferings are actually intertwined. Palestinian members spoke of identifying with the fear their Israeli counterparts feel\u2014of simply existing as themselves in a world full of hate. Israeli members reflected the same empathy back. Our singers know that in this war, we are all losing. And to stop it, it will take all of us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Meet us on the Frontlines of Hope<\/mark><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n That is the message of our tour\u2014the Frontlines of Hope Tour\u2014and what we had just brought to a full church in Boulder the previous night. The audience reception at our Boulder performance was electric\u2014people were so excited to hear our songs and stories. Now those same communities are reeling. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Congregation Bonai Shalom\u2014literally \u201cPeacebuilders\u201d in Hebrew\u2014had been the ones to host our group when we arrived in Boulder on Friday night. And several of our hosts, who had cooked food for us, who cared for one of our Palestinian singers when she fainted from the altitude, and who had spread the word to everyone they knew about our concert the next day\u2014were at the gathering for the Israeli hostages that was attacked. One was badly burned. This violence must be stopped\u2014and the only way we can stop it is by escaping the vortex of us vs. them that got us here, and building a future for all. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Thank God we are safe. We are now en route to Washington, DC, where we are increasing our security measures once again. To keep our singers safe, we have made the difficult decision to stop advertising our tour on social media and to cancel the extensive outreach campaign to local media that we had just organized to fill our remaining concerts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This is where we need your help.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Please share this to someone you know in DC and urge them to attend one of our remaining concerts. Word-of-mouth is now our primary way to reach people who need to hear these voices<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Our DC Events – Tickets Still Available<\/sub><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n June 3 @ St. Columba’s Episcopal Church<\/sub><\/strong> June 5 | Taste of a Shared Future: A Musical-Culinary Journey<\/strong> This is a completely unique experience\u2014an intimate musical-culinary journey where Palestinian and Peruvian flavors meet the songs and stories of our singers. Nabiha, founded by Nesrin Abaza as a tribute to her mother born in Salfit, Palestine, and partnering with El Secreto de Rosita (named after owner Mauricio’s grandmother who raised him on an avocado farm in Ecuador, and whose grandfather survived the Holocaust), this evening transcends borders through music, storytelling, and shared experience.<\/sub><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n You’ll experience soul-stirring, multilingual songs, personal testimonies from our young leaders, and a specially curated menu celebrating culinary traditions from across the Middle East and Latin America \u2014 with a guided conversation pairing for each course. This is not just dinner and a show\u2014it’s a sanctuary where people gather to feel seen, speak freely, and taste what a shared future could be.<\/sub><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Come hungry. Come open. Come ready to listen.<\/sup><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/jerusalemyouthchorus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-8-1024x576.png\")
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7:00pm Concert <\/strong>| <\/strong>8:30pm VIP Reception<\/sub>
Tickets still available: VIP and “limited view” seats that are still well-worth the investment.<\/sub><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
5:30pm | 8:00pm at Nabiha DC<\/strong><\/sub><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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