What People Say
Although we know that attending Mifgash Musicale is a unparalleled special experience, don't just take our word for it! Hear what attendees of past sessions have to say about their time at Mifgash Musicale.
Have you been to a past Mifgash Musicale? Add your voice to the others. Click here and tell us about your time.
"...one of the most life-enriching experiences I've ever enjoyed."
"Mifgash is more than the exceptional quality of its curriculum and teaching staff. It's what it does to you. It makes you better - as a musician, as a lay leader, as a participant in Judaism. It's one of the most life-enriching experiences I've ever enjoyed.
I would recommend Mifgash to anyone involved in Jewish music. One of the great benefits is that it personally connects you to so many fellow musicians AND to some of the best educators, composers, and musicians in the Reform Jewish movement. Nothing compares."
Kathy
"I give Mifgash Musicale my most heartfelt recommendation"
I had many enriching musical, spiritual and personal experiences at Mifgash. I attended, knowing almost nobody, and ventured out for dinner with a group of early arrivees the night before the conference started. We had such a great time and I formed the first of many Mifgash friendships that night!
Lisa
"[Mifgash] was the best time I ever had!"
"Had way more fun [at Mifgash] than could be humanly expected. Incredible experience. It was the best time I ever had!"
Emily
"Rabbi Sarason is brilliant!"
"Rabbi Sarason is brilliant! The first time I had a class with him, I knew I had come to the right place. He is encyclopedic and I just soak it all up. Where else could you get this, short of applying to HUC-JIR full time?"
Peter
"Thank you for continuing to provide an excellent experience..."
"Thank you for continuing to provide an excellent experience, wonderful faculty and this very worthwhile education."
Eleanor
"...judgments, opinions, and taste are fascinating and inspiring."
"I enjoy Bonia Shur's music -- it is like no other -- and his judgments, opinions, and taste are fascinating and inspiring."
Marla
"Cantor Katzew's expansive knowledge, fluency and experience on this topic were exemplary."
"Cantor Katzew's expansive knowledge, fluency and experience on this topic were exemplary. Her class was very informative, very musical, and a lot of fun!"
Laurie
"Cantor Yvon Shore is that rare person..."
"Cantor Yvon Shore is that rare person: a great teacher of kavannah as well as
of keva!"
anonymous
"Finding new music is great, as is discovering new ways of looking at familiar repertoire."
"Although they don't place first in my list of favorite things about Mifgash, repertoire sessions are invaluable all the same! Finding new music is great, as is discovering new ways of looking at familiar repertoire. But, there's something indescribably great about reading scores with people who share your passion for this music."
Peter
"The best thing about Mifgash is the unique opportunities of networking with so many talented, skilled, and dedicated people."
"I received a lot of usable music, great ideas, and better understandings of the work I do every day as the cantorial leader of my congregation. The faculty was outstanding, and so were the participants. The best thing about Mifgash is the unique opportunities of networking with so many talented, skilled, and dedicated people. As a newbie I found the veteran participants warm, friendly, and helpful. Faculty and participants alike shared their knowledge and life stories with me with passion and dedication."
Ilana
"The siddur and machzor really come alive [...] I never fail to learn new things or to be inspired..."
"Dr. Sarason is an outstanding speaker, incredibly well informed and passionate
about his subject. The siddur and machzor really come alive when he speaks. I never fail to learn new things or to be inspired by his sessions."
Kathy
"The workshops with Samuel Adler and Bonia Shur were profound experiences..."
"The song workshops with Samuel Adler and Bonia Shur were profound experiences; their music is exquisite. The coaching in singing selections we brought ourselves was both edifying and the sharing of our selections was eye opening.
Mifgash Musicale is for any mavens of Jewish music, both professional and amateur."
Shelley
"[Dr. Sam Adler is] one of the greats of our time!"
"[Visiting Faculty member Dr. Sam Adler is] one of the greats of our time! Again, passionate, knowledgeable, and fast-paced. And, like Prof. Shur, fascinating and inspiring."
Laurie
