A Patchwork of Cultures 2026:

Education Concert

Monday, December 7, 2026 at 11:00 AM

Adat Ari El Synagogue

The Los Angeles Jewish Symphony (LAJS) proudly presents its unique and innovative education program, “A Patchwork of Cultures: Exploring the Sephardic-Latino Connection,” at Adat Ari El Synagogue on December 7, 2026.

The LAJS has conducted music education programs for over twenty years, reaching more than 20,000 students. This program explores and celebrates the deep cultural ties that Sephardic Jews share with the people of Latin America and promotes respect for diversity through recognition of these similarities.

Students from Los Angeles public schools and Jewish day schools will come together at this concert after a series of classroom workshops led by LAJS Teaching Artists throughout the fall. A yearly tradition for the LAJS, the concert and workshops are free of cost to students and schools and are completely underwritten by grant funding.

If you’d like to volunteer or know of a school that could benefit from this free program, please contact our office at info@lajs.org!

Raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Rabbi Cantor Marcelo Gindlin has served as the full-time Cantor at the Malibu Jewish Center & Synagogue since 2000. Rabbi Cantor Marcelo has three degrees in music therapy and has extensive experience as a teacher, composer, choir director, and performer. He has published several scholarly papers in the field of music therapy and has presented at international conferences and seminars.

A natural-born performer, the Rabbi Cantor lights up the stage as well as the pulpit with his radiant personality and warmth. Audiences worldwide have delighted in watching him sing and dance at cantorial conferences, synagogues, and performance halls. Some of the prominent stages where he has been invited to perform include the Ford Amphitheatre (with the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony), the Palau de la Musica Catalana in Barcelona, Teatro Goya in Madrid, and the Krakow Symphony Hall in Poland.