From critic to candle: Rabbi Shelly “Cowell” Marder acted as tell-it-like-it-is judge #3, then went on to help the children from the audience light the menorah.
“American Chai-dol” – Jewish Home’s 2009 Chanukah show
The light shines on the cast of American Chai-dol.
Photos from the 2009 Chanukah Show
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Sherie Koshover, drummer, and Randy Craig, musical director and pianist, put heart and soul, rhythm and rondos, into their accompaniments of the performers’ numbers. |
Judy Freespirit delivered delicious slices of humor and food for thought with her original piece, So What Is Jewish Food? |
Francine Hament awaits her turn during rehearsal. At the performances, she blew the audience away with Kosher Weather, her original parody of Stormy Weather. |
Judge Sandra “Abdul” Simon smiles sweetly before rendering her critique. |
May Shain’s Yiddishe Mama tugged at our heartstrings. |
Trés bien et merci to Ahuva Gershater, who trilled Le Petit Vin Blanc, the song her brother sang to her upon his return from World War II. |
The husband-and-wife team of Edward and Jacquelyn Ben-Eliezer parried and played to perfection Chanukah Tonight! |
The Yiddish classic, Die Greene Koseene (My Little Country Cousin), is given a present-day rendition by Tamara Klein. |
The bluesy, jazzy number Anything But Love was accomplished in style by crowd-pleaser Claire Shor. |
Ben “Gershwin” Lubitz makes the ivories sound rhapsodic with Rhapsody in Blue. |
Rebekah Finer and Marnie St. Clair double the audience’s listening delight with their duet, Light One Candle. |
The Russian chorus gives full and melodious voice to their musical turns. |
