Rena Branson (they/them) is a Jewish composer, ritual leader, educator, and Reiki Master who uplifts personal and collective healing through song. They founded A Queer Nigun Project (aqueernigunproject.org), which organizes singing events for LGBTQIA+ folks and sends audio content to people in the Jewish community who are incarcerated. Rena writes new tunes for liturgy and teaches traditional Hasidic melodies, expanding access to their power for all seekers. Rena has had the privilege of participating in many Jewish fellowship cohorts, including the Pardes Experiential Educators Program, Yeshivat Hadar, Hadar’s Rising Song Residency, the Brandeis Collegiate Institute, Beloved Builders, and the Mitsui Collective Kollel for somatics practitioners. They have served as the Cantorial Soloist at Congregation Leyv Ha-Ir in Philadelphia, created social justice-based teen programming as the Assistant Director of Chester County Hebrew High School, and worked on the Cultural Organizing Team at Linke Fligl—a queer Jewish farm. Rena’s first full-length album, “Love Is the Ground,” is out on all streaming platforms. Learn more at renabranson.com!