Lectures presented by The Shuk provide well-researched subjects with personal experiences unique to The Shuk musician and educator presenting the lecture.

'We ARE Family' is a special workshop, performance, and lectures series designed to show how music expresses and relates to Israel and Jewish identity. Over the last year, 'We ARE Family' has been presented to the HUC Mandel Fellows (Jerusalem), the American Jewish University (California), MANAJE, and Young Judea Year Course (Tel Aviv - Jaffa), along with conferences and festivals in the United Kingdom, Germany, Serbia, and Greece amongst others.

'We ARE Family' is an exhilarating program that touches it's participants on many levels. Participants sing, discuss, and learn their way through the pantheon of Israeli and Jewish music while seeing how music establishes identity. Come and join The Shuk in a moving experience that will have you look deeply at how you affiliate with Israel and Jewish identity.