Light and Restoration: A Benefit Concert

ugh the worst of winter is behind us, many are still rebuilding their lives after the devastation of the 2018 Merrimack Valley gas explosions. Koleinu, Boston’s Jewish Community Chorus, and Temple Emanu-El join forces to present Light and Restoration: A Benefit Concert for our Neighbors in the Merrimack Valley.

The concert will include choral music by Koleinu and will feature Temple Emanu-El’s own Cantor Vera Broekhuysen, Cantor Michael McCloskey of Temple Emeth, Newton, and a singalong led by Music Out Front, the musical arm of Mothers Out Front.

All proceeds will benefit the Greater Lawrence Gas Explosion Fund, established when AMEDAL, an association of Lawrence pastors, joined forces with the international humanitarian organization World Vision. The fund is directed toward victims of the disaster who do not qualify for aid from traditional government or private sources. All money raised helps immigrant families and the elderly to meet basic needs — food, shelter, and clothing — that were lost in the explosions