Rory Michelle Sullivan

Thank you @getlitcandlesphl for the lovely addition to our Liverpool collection! Grateful for the custom candle created from a special Liverpool can for fan @gregorydwilson . It was so cool to pick from all of the delicious scents, too! This one’s black cherry. :) Thanks for being so awesome to work with! #therealfootball⚽️ #liverpool #fandom #giftideas #supportsmallbiz

Excited as always to join friends at @adathisraelnj for a joyful and spirited Shabbat service! Fri, Feb 20 at 7:30pm. Free and open to the community - please join us! With thanks to the wonderful Hazzan Art Katlin for his thought partnership on adding seasonally inspired meaning to the service, we’re adding in @noaharonson 's Eileh Chamda Libi as a bridge between a certain holiday of love and Purim. Themes here: Longing to connect with Divine love, longing for that which is hidden to be revealed. A friend once told me about the mystical idea of dressing up for Purim to represent something that has yet to be revealed within yourself. What would that be for you? אֵלֶּה חָמְדָה לִבִּי חֻשָּׂנָה וְאַל תִּתְעַלָּם Eileh chamda libi Chusah‑na v’al tit‘a'leim These are my heart’s desire. Reveal Yourself, approach! Do not hide Yourself. #lawrenceville #newjersey #music #jewish #shabbat

Excited for Shabbat in the Round tonight! Join us - and save the date for Dec 19 (6pm dinner + Chanukah songs + 7:30pm joyful, uplifting musical Shabbat service). Details on @adathisraelnj website and on mine (check the events page). Shabbat shalom! ❤️ #linkinbio #community #gratitude #jewish #shabbat #shabbatshalom #jewishmusic #uplifting #joyful #jewishmusicians #lawrenceville #trenton #princeton

Ahhh! Excited to be in concert tonight with the delightful, soulful, and inimitable @rachelhaymermusic . NYC - join us in person for concert + open mic! Elsewhere - join us on zoom for concert at 7pm EST. Looking forward to honoring the legacy of @popped.nyc through music and song. Special thanks @i.and.wow for your fairy dust. #singersongwriters #rapmusic #folkmusic #jewishmusicians #concerts #livemusic #livemusicnyc #livemusicnyctonight #sendoff #openmicnyc #linkinbio

This is one of my favorite photos (and moments!) - Chana Rothman and me at a @jkidphilly event in summer 2019 - my first summer in Philly. Here’s also the sweet group who joined us to sing together at @libertylandsphilla Park. And here’s Chana and me a few months ago, on a snowy walk in the @wissahickon.trails , talking about art and life - including Chana’s “Mother of Creation” album release this weekend! Follow Chana @creativesoulmusiclovedance for details. There are a bunch of events including release party at @thefallserclub this Sunday and a Bandcamp online listening party on Wed! #singersongwriter #creatives #guitar #kidsmusic #jewishkids #jewishmusic #healingmusic #philly #phillymusic #philly #thenandnow

I’ve wanted to post this video since I recorded it on Feb 12, 2020, after the J-Indie Showcase “Jewish Philly’s Got Talent!” hosted by @jewishphilly to connect indendent Jewish creatives with area synagogues, schools, and orgs. This is a year and a half after me moving to Philly, and I’m feeling full and grateful and inspired and happy for being in the room with everyone. It’s also me singing Chana Rothman’s Hinei Mah Tov - and she’s releasing an album (with this song on it!) at @thefallserclub on Sunday! Follow her @creativesoulmusiclovedance for details. I continue to feel grateful for all of the amazing Jewish musicians and creative educators in Philly like Chana. I’m thinking of: @loriality2.0 , @mamamacmusic , Jessi Roemer, @thebibleplayers , @bibleraps , @joeyweisenbergmusic and everyone involved with the @rising.song.institute , @rena_branson , @marzeus_prime , @alhalpal , @basbaslev , Daniella Forstater, and so many more! Who’d I miss? Please tag them! #creatives #independent #together #community #musicians #jewishmusic #jewisheducation #singing #happy #philly #jewishphilly #grateful

So grateful to everyone for a wonderful evening last night @adathisraelnj ! It takes a village to pull off an event like this. Thank to to all of the wonderful staff and volunteers at Adath for your incredible vision, creativity, joy, and dedication putting this all together. Thank you to Jacob Hoffman, Joe Perullo, and Dani Gershkoff for being incredible musicians and mensches to work and play with. Thank you to Chris at Christopher Andrew Studios for making it work to video the event to we can share the magic, and to my wonderful friend, neighbor, and photographer Max (@realtreegothpix ) for capturing photos of band and audience. I will share the professional stuff when it‘s ready - make sure you‘re on my mailing list if you‘re interested #linkinbio - for now enjoy what‘s posted above credit to my mom! And thank you to the friends and family, including the wonderful community from Shabbat in the Round at Adath, for coming to enjoy and sing with us. Special thanks to: @heiditehillanewman for the pre-show pep talk reminder that the point is not a technically perfect concert, but to share and channel and create beautiful moments - and for the sweet sign (which our cat especially loves!); Brian Califf for traveling from New Hampshire to be with us (it was super fun to sing the two crowdfunding reward songs he inspired with him in the room!); and to @gregorydwilson for taking care of everything at home so I could focus on prep and for being a great roadie (Jay, you did a great job as roadie, too!). I‘m super grateful for my wonderful parents and Sullivan family for joining us as well - that‘s them in the last photo ❤️. Thank you to everyone who made last night such a special and sweet evening. I am grateful for getting to share and sing and be with you! Video description: Four musicians stand in front of a blue and white patterned cloth fabric stretched between thin black poles. Jacob, on the far left, in green, plays bass; Dani in tan sways and sings; Rory Michelle in dark green plays guitar and sings; Joe in maroon plays drums. #sing #singtogether #singalong #jewishmusic #singersongwriter #joy #thankyou #concert #liveinconcert #folk #folkmusic

So grateful and excited to play with this awesome band this Sunday! Featuring yours truly on vocals and guitar, Jacob Hoffman on upright bass, Joe Perullo on percussion, and Dani Gershkoff on flute and vocals!! It’s going to be a GREAT show. Looking for something fun to do this weekend? Please join us at @adathisraelnj ! Coffeehouse Concert with Rory Michelle Sullivan & Band Sunday April 6, 7pm (6:30pm doors) Adath Israel Congregation in Lawrenceville, NJ Tix $25/$30 at the door/$10 with student ID Set features my folky-singersongwriter sing-alongs and a few other favorites you’ll know and love. Sneak peek: I’m excited to finally be able to play Spring Cleaning around Passover time (swipe right to peak in on our rehearsal!). I’m also going to play, for the first time live in concert, Rising in Love from The Rising in Love Concept Album for @risinginlovethemusical - which you may know from the drone & dance music video I made with @elevatedfilmproductions (love a good @tribe12philly collab - that project was inspired at Launch Night!). There will also be homemade desserts, sweet set design, and cabaret seating for the coffeehouse concert ambiance. If you’ve wanted to hear me live, please come - it will be worth it! Join my Patreon for VIP seating up front and other fun perks! See you there! #singersongwriter #folk #folkmusic #musicaltheatre #swingmusic #folkrock #jewishmusic #passover #coffeehouse #community #singalong #ʟɪɴᴋɪɴʙɪᴏ

Super excited about this coffeehouse concert at @adathisraelnj on April 6! I'll be joined by an incredible band, and there will be homemade desserts, sweet set design, cabaret seating with cozy lighting, and lots of singing along. Good vibes and worth the trip to Lawrenceville, NJ - let me know if you want the carpool spreadsheet! Get your tix now -#linkinbio. #singersongwriter #coffeehousemusic #folkmusic #swingmusic #folkrock #musicaltheatre #composer #synagogue #community #singalong #lawrenceville

I feel like I’ve officially made it as a local songwriter - my CDs are now sold in two Philly stores! In addition to the wonderful Bill Rhoda so enthusiastically selling and playing my music at @phillytypewriter in South Philly, you can now get my CDs at @weitzmanmuseum , on Independence Mall in Philadelphia. (In store only! If you’re far from Philly or want digital, you can always get my music on Bandcamp or at my website - #linkinbio.) It helps that I’ve taken on some shifts in the Museum Store to have more built-in structure and camaraderie in my week. And since I’m there helping to ship and pack things for Chanukah, you can also have me sign it for you! Here’s my CD signing (aka work) schedule this week: (TODAY!) Sunday 12/15, 10am-5pm Monday 12/16, 10am-6pm (come shop/say hi before the @tribe12philly Chanukah event!) Tuesday 12/17, 10am-5pm Wednesday 12/18, 10am-5pm Your in-store purchase will support both independent local artist me, and the Weitzman Museum! #chanukah #hanukkah #gifts #localartist #localmusician #philly #cds #signing #museum #giftshop

@havanashira and I just released (in Nashira's succinct words!) a four-episode podcast exploring some American Jewish perspectives on Zionism and Israel-Palestine, the experience of learning and unlearning as adults, and about one way we can approach challenging conversations with loved ones who disagree with us in a compassionate, kind way. 💜 Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or most places you'd get your podcasts (#linkinbio). Thank you @pardesinstitute for the Mahloket Matters Fellowship and the methodology for having generative disagreement using Jewish wisdom and social psychology that Nashira and I weave throughout our conversations, as well as Perspectives Israel & @extendprograms - I share my learning from these on-the-ground tours as well. Thank you @sonicspodcasts and @ctlsully for editing and audio engineering to make the podcast sound professional and clear - and Nashira for the awesome logo! Thank you to these awesome Patrons for their support as well: @danielleselber @delenheisman Rick Kitei @eira2026 & Daniel Verbit @jshin49 @ohaliciajo Michael Spanier Julie Meyers @heiditehillanewman @ledcon Susan Schapiro @slow_berns Jim & Sherry Leffert @havanashira May you feel inspired, hopeful, and empowered by this podcast to engage in more constructive disagreement for more understanding and closeness and creative problem solving in your own lives. ❤️ P.S. Shout out @sterlingduns (awesome clown in the local Philly scene!) for putting out some inspiring constructive conflict content here on IG as well. Check it out! #conflict #conflictmanagement #podcast #israel #palestine #middleeast #generative #disagreebetter #listening #listeningskills #dialogue

Trying on my outfit(s) for our Families with Young Children services at @parkavenuesyn ! Looking forward to bringing in the New Year with you all. L’shana tova u’metukah! #jewishmusic #highholidays #roshhashana #yomkippur #families #youngchildren #music #celebrate #reflect #play #bookoflife