Join us for a deeper look into life and works of the prolific paytan, musician and Torah scholar Rabbi Israel Najara (c. 1550-1625/8) whose songs became central to the performed repertoire of religious songs in Sephardic and Oriental Jewish communities. On the occasion of the recent publication (2024) of Najara’s unpublished late poetry, She’erit Yisrael, noted musicologist Prof. Edwin Seroussi (who edited this work with Prof. Tova Beeri) will introduce us to aspects of the poet’s musical universe. Then transition to an interactive piyyut workshop led by Dr. Samuel Torjman Thomas on several pieces from Najara’s Diwan.