Brooklyn Bowl's Annual Musical Rosh Hashanah Services Set For October 2nd And 3rd

September 12, 2024- Today, Brooklyn Bowl announces its 13th annual musical Rosh Hashanah services. Set to take place at 7:30 P.M. on Wednesday, October 2nd and 10 A.M. on Thursday, October 3rd, both musically driven services will feature Rabbi Daniel Brenner with musical director Jeremiah Lockwood, Antibalas' Jordan McLean, Antibalas' Timothy Allen, drummer John Bollinger, saxophonist Stuart Bogie (known for his work with Joe Russo's Almost Dead, Arcade Fire, and TV on the Radio), and Yula Berri on vocals and bass.

In past years, Brooklyn Bowl's Rosh Hashanah services have featured members of Darkside, Dr. Dog, Real Estate, Soulive, Vampire Weekend, and Taper's Choice. This year's festivities will feature appearances by Goose cofounder Ben Atkind, Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band fiddler Kenny Kosek, Patti Smith guitarist Lenny Kaye, Jackson Browne collaborator Leslie Mendelson, and the Afrobeat collective Armo, which features revolving members of the Daptone Records family. Additional guests will be confirmed in the coming weeks.

Internationally renowned teacher Jane Tuv will also lead a guided meditation at each event. There will also be Torah reading and procession led by Rabbi Brenner, as well as prayer, shofar blowing, and meditation.

After the services on October 2nd, Brooklyn Bowl will host a meditative, spiritually driven jam session featuring members of the service's house band as well as additional guests. After services on October 3rd at 12:30 P.M., there will be a lunch provided by Blue Ribbon with purchase of a ticket.

All proceeds will support the non-profit organization Shalom Y'all Jams, which works to organize holiday services at non-traditional locations.

"We have said for years that Brooklyn Bowl is our sanctuary, clubhouse, church and synagogue, so it only makes sense that it has grown into the spiritual home for our musically inclined Rosh Hashanah services over the years,"says Relix's Editor-in-Chief Mike Greenhaus. "Especially at a time when so many of us have been apart from our friends and family due to the pandemic, we hope that our suite of traditional-but-open-minded-and-inclusive services will allow us to connect with each other as we 'begin again' at the start of this new year.""In Jewish practice, the high holidays serve as a physical and spiritual preparation for the fall harvest," says Rabbi Brenner."At the time of the new moon we hear the blast of the Ram's horn and are re-awakened and reminded to do acts of reconciliation, devotion, and loving kindness." "I am hopeful that the High Holidays this year will give us an opportunity for catharsis, healing, and (perhaps helplessly romantic) faith that we are building and rebuilding a home for ourselves and our children that can withstand destruction and brutality,"says Jeremiah Lockwood.