Zafer Tawil
GAZA IS ON THE BRINK OF AN IMMINENT DEVASTATING HUMANITARIAN CRISIS.
We are calling the community together to do our part. Proceeds from this event will go to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) and their efforts to support people in Gaza.
The gathering will feature a performance by Palestinian-American vocalist Mona Miari with multi instrumentalist Zafer Tawil, and Rabbi Zach Fredman as well as other performers and presenters, to be announced. Please join us.
If you are coming from out of town and you would like to book at room for the night at Race Brook Lodge. Rooms are 25% off for guests attending the benefit. You will receive an email with a promo code upon booking tickets to the event.
Saturday, DECEMBER 23rd
Doors open at 6pm, the event begins at 7pm
In the Barnspace at Race Brook Lodge
864 South Undermountain road ( AKA Rt 41 ) Sheffield, MAProceeds benefit UNRWA relief efforts in Gaza
$20-100 sliding scale donation. give what you can!
More than 2 million people, including 1.7 million Palestine Refugees, are paying the devastating price of the escalation in the Gaza Strip. Amid these circumstances, hundreds of thousands of displaced people are sheltering inside UNRWA schools. Thousands of humanitarian workers are there to deliver aid, but food, water, and other essential items will soon be depleted.
UNRWA programs focus on:
Assistance with food supply
Providing clean water, sanitation, and hygiene access
Ensuring healthcare accessibility, including psychosocial assistance and awareness campaigns for women and children
Promoting child development, which includes access to education and support for orphans and children with disabilities
Support for sustainable livelihoods, encompassing youth entrepreneurship and women's empowerment initiatives
Emergency aid for Gaza families, focusing on enhancing both physical and mental well-being through shelter rehabilitation and psychosocial support
Zafer Tawil is an accomplished Palestinian musician whose areas of expertise include the oud, violin, qanun, and Arab percussion. Zafer performs across the US and in the Middle East and holds workshops in oud technique and Arabic music theory. He has performed with some of the most celebrated world music artists, including violinist and oud master Simon Shaheen and Rai singer Cheb Mami. Zafer is continuously exploring the boundaries of Middle Eastern music.
Mona Miari is an independent Palestinian/American Artist, Singer/Songwriter and lawyer based in New York City. Growing up influenced by various cultures, Mona is devoting her musical career to enrich the Arabic culture and music by exploring and reapplying the Arabic language (Songwriting) through different kinds and genres of music from all over the world.
Rabbi Zach Fredman is the Creative Director of the Temenos Center for the Arts, a New York non profit organization that creates projects, wisdom and ceremonies that live at the intersection of spirituality and the arts. Zach is composer, oud player, and bandleader of the Epichorus, an ensemble performing new music rooted in classical Arabic maqam and Hebrew poetry. They have released three studio albums and a book of stories. As the leader of a humanist organization, Rabbi Fredman, has been a vocal critic of the policies of the Israeli government, and the dire need for a ceasefire, and freedom for the Palestinian people.
Race Brook Lodge is a hidden gem in The Berkshires, at the foot of Mt. Race and a short hike from the Appalachian trail. The yoga & event barn at Race Brook is simultaneously rustic and sublime, steeped in hundreds of years of New England history. The Stagecoach Tavern is unpretentious fine dining, exquisite farm-to-table cuisine in a relaxed atmosphere. Much of the food is sourced from Race Farm, right on the property!
