Founded in 2002 by Hazzan Dr. Scott Sokol and local singer Larry Kozinn, Koleinu, Boston’s Jewish Community Chorus, is an eighty-member chorus of adults of all backgrounds that performs Jewish choral music for audiences in Boston and beyond. Its primary mission is to provide its members, regardless of their previous musical experience or religious affiliation, an opportunity to learn, sing and perform Jewish music in a meaningful way. Carol Marton, lauded for her skills as a conductor and teacher, is Koleinu’s founding Artistic Director. Koleinu has been praised for its expressiveness, repertoire, and for the high musical standards it maintains as a non-audition chorus.

Koleinu’s repertoire encompasses a wide range of Jewish choral music, including liturgical, secular, contemporary, and traditional styles. Rehearsals are engaging and emphasize the power of musical expression. Koleinu is a member of the Greater Boston Choral Consortium (GBCC), a cooperative association of diverse choral groups in greater Boston, and rehearses on Thursday nights at Temple Shalom in Newton.