Kol Emanuel

Kol Emanuel, (Voice of Emanuel), is Temple Emanuel's Adult Choir.  The choir’s repertoire includes Jewish liturgical pieces, music of the Holocaust, and compositions by contemporary Jewish composers in Hebrew, Yiddish and English.  Under the leadership of Julia Zavadsky, Kol Emanuel is committed to the performance of Jewish and Jewish-influenced music in both the liturgical and secular traditions, from the twelfth century to the twenty-first century, giving voice to the full spectrum of music arising out of these various Jewish traditions. 

The choir sings at occasional Friday night Shabbat services, High Holy Day Services, as well as performing at Jewish Choral Festivals, Israeli Independence Community Concerts, Holocaust Remembrance Day Concerts, and the South Jersey Community wide Jewish Culture Shuk.

From left: Back row:  Phil Miller, Murray Fineman, Peter Boyer, Marty Rosenberg; Middle row:  Debbie Amsterdam, Ellen Fennick, Roz Jellinek, Yona Beller, Sue Conde, Beth Strum; Front row: Eileen Winter, Joan Miller, Jane Rose, Linda Sachais, Sue Ribyat-Johnson, Debbie Fee, Barabara Siegel; Center: Julia Zavadsky, Choir Director. (Absent from the photo: Janice Apple, Jane Kresman, Judy Nadell, Fran Stricker Cramp, Slavik Zakusilo, accompanist)

Photo Copyright ©2004 Phil Miller

Under the expert direction of Julia Zavadsky, Kol Emanuel has emerged as one of South Jersey's premier synagogue choirs.  

Julia Zavadsky was born in Kiev, Ukraine; she earned degrees in Choral Conducting from the Music College in Kiev and the Academy of Music in Jerusalem; she has an MA in Choral Conducting from Temple University; she teaches in several music schools and is on the faculty at Temple University.