Name: Singing Together: Welcome to our Table
Start: 2026-05-18T19:30:00-0400
End: 2026-05-18T20:30:00-0400

Monday May 18, 2026 7:30pm - 8:30pm EDT

In this session, we will experience a Cornerstone tish, breaking down the elements of this informal singing experience, full of tangible takeaways you can bring back to your camp. Tish means table in Yiddish and represents a Jewish communal practice of holy singing, storytelling, and snacking. Some songs will be led by our faculty team and there will be time for some participants to lead songs, too.

Speakers

Akiko Yonekawa

Educator, she/her

Aki Yonekawa is a Jewish educator who lives mostly in Massachusetts, sometimes in California, and all the time in a state of wonder. She grew up going to the Wilshire Blvd. Temple Camps and worked at Camp JCA Shalom and Camp Alonim. Her current camp gig is a program for 20-29 year-olds... Read More →

Sarra Alpert

Educator, she/her

Sarra Alpert is an educator who helps folks support and challenge each other towards deeper and more transformative social justice engagement in Jewish communal spaces and beyond. She has been on the Cornerstone faculty for 18 years and has taught at a whole bunch of Jewish camps... Read More →

Steph Sussman

FJC Staff, they/them

Steph Sussman is a Los Angeles native and recent graduate of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, where they earned a B.S. from the Experience Industry Management department with a concentration in Outdoor Recreation Management. Steph is the Wellness, Inclusion... Read More →

Monday May 18, 2026 7:30pm - 8:30pm EDT
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Staffter Hours

Company Engaging group discussion, Singing and/or music making
Audience Fellows, Senior Fellows, Supervisors

Cornerstone 2026

Akiko Yonekawa

Sarra Alpert

Steph Sussman

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Cornerstone 2026

Akiko Yonekawa

Sarra Alpert

Steph Sussman

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