{"id":94,"date":"2025-05-05T00:00:37","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T00:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jerusalemyouthchorus.org\/blog\/?p=94"},"modified":"2025-09-23T17:32:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T17:32:56","slug":"announcing-our-upcoming-tour-frontlines-of-hope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jerusalemyouthchorus.org\/blog\/announcing-our-upcoming-tour-frontlines-of-hope\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcing our upcoming tour, Frontlines of Hope"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>&nbsp;May 5, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#25a3a3\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Dear JYC Global Family,<\/mark><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the devastation surrounding us, we aren\u2019t stopping. Instead, we are taking our songs and stories from the frontlines of hope&nbsp;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#25a3a3\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>on tour from May 26 &#8211; June 5,<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/mark>to raise our voices even louder and to raise vital support for our work on the ground. Our forward-thinking series of events includes&nbsp;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#25a3a3\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>powerful in-person and livestreamed concerts, intimate storytelling, immersive workshops, and a one-of-a-kind evening at Nabiha DC blending Palestinian&nbsp;cuisine with courageous conversation.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/mark>At every stop, Israeli and Palestinian youth from East and West Jerusalem raise their voices in harmony\u2014singing across conflict, sharing their truths, and inviting audiences into a living dialogue about what\u2019s possible when we choose connection over division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"451\" src=\"https:\/\/jerusalemyouthchorus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-25.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-95\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jerusalemyouthchorus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-25.png 800w, https:\/\/jerusalemyouthchorus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-25-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/jerusalemyouthchorus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-25-768x433.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><sub><sup><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#25a3a3\" class=\"has-inline-color\">May 26 &#8211; 29: New York City<\/mark><\/strong><br>Performances at the Seeds of Peace and Manhattan JCC Galas<br>A private event at the home of a JYC supporter&nbsp;<\/sup><\/sub><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><sub><sup><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#25a3a3\" class=\"has-inline-color\">May 31: Boulder, CO<\/mark><\/strong><br><em>Mt. View UMC<\/em><br><strong>7:00pm Concert<\/strong><br>8:30pm VIP Reception<\/sup><\/sub><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><sub><sup><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#25a3a3\" class=\"has-inline-color\">June 1: Denver, CO<\/mark><\/strong><br><em>Park Hill UMC<\/em><br><strong>2:30pm Dialogue Workshop<\/strong><br><strong>4:00pm Concert<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#25a3a3\" class=\"has-inline-color\">(LIVESTREAMED)<\/mark><\/strong><br>5:30pm VIP Reception<\/sup><\/sub><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><sub><sup><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#25a3a3\" class=\"has-inline-color\">June 3: Washington, DC<\/mark><\/strong><br><em>St. Columba&#8217;s Episcopal Church<\/em><br><strong>7:00pm Concert<\/strong><br>8:30pm VIP Reception<\/sup><\/sub><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><sub><sup><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#25a3a3\" class=\"has-inline-color\">June 5: Washington, DC<\/mark><\/strong><br>Performance at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/culturefix.meridian.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#25a3a3\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Meridian Culturefix<\/mark><\/a><br><strong>Taste of a Shared Future: A&nbsp;Musical-Culinary Journey<\/strong><br>5:30pm | 8:00pm at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/nabihadc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#25a3a3\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Nabiha DC<\/mark><\/a><\/sup><\/sub><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/jerusalemyouthchorus.org\/hear\/frontlinesofhope\/\" style=\"background-color:#25a3a3\">View All Tickets<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>More than just a concert,&nbsp;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#25a3a3\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>this tour is an experience of music and personal testimony, woven together by young changemakers who refuse to give up on each other<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/mark>\u2014 or on hope. Even amidst war and tension, these young singers continue to meet, sing, and speak their truths. Through powerful, trilingual music performances and intimate storytelling, JYC invites audiences into a living dialogue across divides, challenging what we believe is possible in the pursuit of a shared future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#25a3a3\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Get Your Tour Swag!<\/mark><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/jerusalemyouthchorus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-26.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-97\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jerusalemyouthchorus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-26.png 800w, https:\/\/jerusalemyouthchorus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-26-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/jerusalemyouthchorus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-26-768x500.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wear the Message. Be the Movement.<\/strong><br>Show your support for the Jerusalem Youth Chorus by wearing official tour merchandise to our upcoming concerts and wherever you may go!&nbsp;When our young singers look out from the stage and see&nbsp;supporters in JYC gear, they\u2019ll see more than an audience \u2014 they\u2019ll see their global family standing with them in hope, courage, and commitment to a shared future beyond violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Order now&nbsp;and wear your values with pride.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.printyourcause.com\/campaigns\/jerusalem-youth-chorus-store\" style=\"background-color:#25a3a3\"><mark style=\"background-color:#000000;color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Buy Your JYC Merch<\/strong><\/mark><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Jerusalem Youth Chorus: &quot;A Different Way&quot;\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Coc3zYpE__o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><strong>Watch &#8220;A Different Way&#8221;, JYC&#8217;s moving original song that we premiered last year.<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#25a3a3\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Support Our Programming <\/mark><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>JYC tours offer our young singers life-changing opportunities to represent their voices and vision on the world stage. But what makes those moments possible \u2014 and meaningful \u2014 is the work we do year-round in Jerusalem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your support doesn\u2019t just fund performances. It sustains weekly music and dialogue programming on the ground in one of the most divided cities on earth. It provides a safe space for Palestinian and Israeli teens to connect across real and painful divides, and to grow into changemakers in their communities.&nbsp;<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#25a3a3\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Whether or not we\u2019re coming to your city, your gift makes you part of this story of resilience.<\/mark><\/strong>To help us fund our twice weekly programming in such a time of significant need,<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#25a3a3\" class=\"has-inline-color\">&nbsp;<strong>JYC supporter&nbsp;Sally Gottesman has made an extraordinary $75,000 matching gift\u2014doubling every dollar contributed by members of our community up to $75,000.<\/strong><\/mark>&nbsp;This vital support will replace the $150,000 we expected to receive this year from our terminated 3-year grant from USAID.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This work is not easy. But it is essential. And it cannot continue without you.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/jerusalemyouthchorus.org\/involved\" style=\"background-color:#25a3a3\">Double Your Impact Today<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"888\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/jerusalemyouthchorus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-27-888x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jerusalemyouthchorus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-27-888x1024.png 888w, https:\/\/jerusalemyouthchorus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-27-260x300.png 260w, https:\/\/jerusalemyouthchorus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-27-768x885.png 768w, https:\/\/jerusalemyouthchorus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-27.png 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 888px) 100vw, 888px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In JYC, our young singers are living proof that healing and change are&nbsp;possible \u2014 not by forgetting the past, but by honoring it as a path toward understanding. Through their voices, they show us how pain can be transformed into purpose, and how a shared future can be built even in the most fractured places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Come listen. Come witness. Come be part of the movement.<br><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#25a3a3\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Because when young voices sing from the frontlines of hope, the world listens.<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With hope and harmony,<br>Micah, Amer, Jackie, and the Jerusalem Youth Chorus<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/jerusalemyouthchorus.org\/involved\" style=\"background-color:#25a3a3\">Support JYC<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;May 5, 2025 Dear JYC Global Family, Despite the devastation surrounding us, we aren\u2019t stopping. 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