TEMPLE BETH EL OF BOCA RATON PRESENTS:
Boca Raton, FL (December 27, 2025) Temple Beth El of Boca Raton will present New Moon Rising in Concert, on Sunday, January 19, 2025 at 3:00 pm at their Schaefer Family Campus in east Boca Raton. Featuring the extraordinarily talented Jewish music artists – Elana Arian, Deborah Sacks Mintz and Chava Mirel, this trio of musical powerhouses embodies the best that musical collaboration can be – a soulful oasis of rich harmonies, deep friendship, and joy.
“We’re so excited to bring three of the most dynamic and creative voices in Jewish music – Elana Arian, Deborah Sacks Mintz and Chava Mirel to Temple Beth El for an extraordinary concert. Their level of musicality and spirituality is incredible. Not only do they have fabulous voices but they also play, guitar, mandolin and violin at an exceptionally high level. The is a musical experience not to be missed!” says, Cantor Lori Brock.
This spectacular musical performance will be an afternoon to remember. It is open to the entire community, and offers a chance to experience the magical sounds of these sought-after musicians in person.
Reserved Benefactor Seating $100/Preferred Admission $36/
General Admission/$18/Student Admission $10.
Tickets are on sale now at tbeboca.org/event/new-moon-rising or call the temple at 561-391-8900.
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BIOS
Elana Arian
A composer, multi-instrumentalist, and prayer leader, Elana Arian is one of the leading voices in contemporary Jewish music. Elana’s music is part of Jewish life in synagogues across the globe. Elana just released her fourth album of original music, The Other Side of Fear, and her compositions have been published in countless Transcontinental Music collections. Elana serves proudly on the faculty of Hava Nashira (Oconomowoc, WI), the Wexner Heritage Foundation (Aspen, CO), Shirei Chagiga (London, England), and as an instructor at the Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion in New York, where she teaches in the Debbie Friedman School of Sacred Music. Elana has performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Tanglewood, and perhaps most memorably, five separate appearances at the (Obama) White House.
Deborah Sacks Mintz
An educator, practitioner, and facilitator of Jewish communal music, Rabbi Deborah Sacks Mintz serves the Hadar Institute as their Director of Tefillah and Music, supporting those who seek to deepen, sharpen, and unlock their practice of empowered song and tefila. Both within the beit midrash and out in the community, Deborah strives to interweave song and Torah as integrated tools in the process of unearthing the grassroots creative spirituality of the Jewish and global people. As a performer and composer, Deborah deeply treasures the process of artistic partnership; through her work on the founding team of the Rising Song Institute, she has collaborated on over two dozen albums with a diverse array of voices in the Jewish soundscape, including two albums of her own of original spiritual music, The Narrow and the Expanse (2020) and Yetzira (2023).
Chava Mirel
Chava Mirel is a unique being in the world of music and spirit, defying classifications of style or genre. A multi-award-winning musician and composer whose voice was recently featured on a Grammy award-winning album, Chava is highly sought-after for collaborations and recordings. Celebrated for her rich, luxurious vocals, lush harmonies, and rhythmic phrasing, Chava is also known for her loving and compassionate presence. Regardless of setting – spiritual gathering, concert hall, classroom or jazz club – she imbues her music and teachings with the universal themes of hope, caring, connection and inclusion. Chava exhibits ease and fluency in an expansive array of musical styles. She has toured and recorded with a spectrum of artists. An award-winning Jewish music composer, Chava provides outstanding artist-in-residence services at congregations from coast to coast. She has been featured on the Plenary Stage at Union of Reform Judaism Biennial Convention, and her compositions have been included in compilations and songbooks throughout the Jewish world. Chava has recently joined forces with two other Jewish music powerhouses, Elana Arian and Deborah Sacks Mintz, to form the supergroup New Moon Rising.
About Temple Beth El of Boca Raton
Founded in 1967 Temple Beth El of Boca has grown to become one of the nation’s leading Reform congregations, with seven clergy members including four rabbis, two cantors and a cantorial soloist. The temple’s mission is: WE WELCOME Those who are seeking to live and support a modern Jewish life, and. OUR PURPOSE To enrich lives by generating bonds of love through exceptional Jewish experiences. Offering two campuses that serve the needs of the surrounding Jewish community. The Schaefer Family Campus at 333 S.W. 4th Avenue in east Boca Raton houses the Merle E. Singer Sanctuary, social hall, a full-service catering kitchen, Beck Family chapel, Beit Midrash (Adult Learning Center), gift shop, classrooms, clergy and administrative offices. Also on the property is the Beth El Mausoleum, the only mausoleum in the United States built on sacred temple grounds. The Beck Family Campus at 9800 Yamato Road in west Boca Raton houses the Early Learning Center for preschool, infant daycare and summer camp, as well as a Kehillah Center (community hall) and catering kitchen. Welcoming families of all ages, the temple holds weekly Friday evening Shabbat services, Saturday Torah Study, monthly Saturday Morning Minyans and offers an enriching religious school program for grades K-12; along with a variety of social, cultural educational, social action and religious programs. For more information visit tbeboca.org
PHOTO CREDIT: NEW MOON RISING/A MAYERS
