Session Begins: Makheylah: JCC Community Choir – Fall 2026 (In-Person)

Thursdays, September 10-January 21 (16 rehearsals; no practices Oct. 1, Nov. 26, Dec. 24, 31)
7:45 PM – 9:00 PM
Led by P’nina Plotkin McCabe, Choir Director
Ages 16+
Do you like to sing? Are you interested in singing Jewish songs? If so, join Makheylah — the JCC Community Choir! This is a great opportunity to connect musically to the Jewish tradition.
The choir is open to high schoolers, college students, and adults of all ages in Northern Virginia. All singing abilities are welcome! Our choir has something for everyone; experienced singers will receive advanced material, singers with moderate choral or vocal background will be well-engaged, and those who just hum a little will fit right in!
Our repertoire ranges from secular to religious and encompasses a wide range of Jewish music. We have sung liturgical music, Yiddish theater songs and folksongs, Ladino selections, Israeli pop songs – so much to choose from! We present short performances (tbd), too. Come – let’s sing!
Note: Please bring a white 3-ring binder to each rehearsal for sheet music.
Questions? Please contact AdultServices@theJ.org or Rosesntune@aol.com.
Fee (includes sheet music):
General: $180 JCC Member/$200 Non-member
Military: $145 JCC Member/$165 Non-member (use code POZEZMILITARYF26)
Students: $100 JCC Member/$120 Non-member (use code POZEZSTUDENTF26)
Director’s Bio: P’nina Plotkin McCabe has a bachelor’s in music from UCLA and a “Teudat Oman” (Artist Diploma) from the Rubin Academy of Music and Dance in Israel. Ms. McCabe led an adult choir at the JCC from 1990-1999 and then conducted a choir at Gesher from 2010-2019, while her children attended school there. She was the choir director at Ohr Kodesh for its High Holiday Choir from 1989-2008 and directed a local klezmer band.