ing in community theater, he went on
to pursue a performance career in
Chicago, where he attended classes at
Second Cirv.
"For five years, I toured with two
guys I knew from college and a guy
we met after that," Budin recalls about
his a cappella troupe. "We had a good
career for a while and even did a
national McDonald's commercial. I
was having the time of my life.
"The group eventually broke up,
and I became an out-of-work actor in
Chicago. When my wife got a job
offer in Cleveland, we decided to
move back, and I thought I would
return to school to become a teacher.
"After I started to teach at temple, I
slowly began to realize that there were
lots of contemporary Jewish songwrit-
ers. I later was hired by the Agnon
School to teach music and found
myself immersed in Judaism again. I
was getting in touch with my Jewish
roots and my own spirituality. One
night, I was singing old folk songs,
and all of a sudden, I wrote
`Hallelujah Land,' the story of Moses."
Budin kept on writing and made a
tape. A rabbi put him in touch with
cantor and recording artist Doug
Coder, who produced his CD of origi-
nal music, Hallelujah Land: Songs of
Faith and Freedom, in 1998. Budin
broke into the national music scene by
attending a Conference on
Alternatives in Jewish Education
(CAJE).
"I try to write in different kinds of
genres," Budin says. "'Early in the
Morning,' for example, is an up-
tempo blues song."
Occasionally, Budin returns to his
secular singing and this summer
became the opening act for the
Kingston Trio when they performed in
Ohio.
"I like songs with ideas of freedom,
justice and peace, and try to find these
songs that are out there," Budin says.

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Band will perform at 4 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 14, at the Jewish
Community Center's Jimmy
Prentis Morris Building, 15110
W. 10 Mile, Oak Park. $3 for
JCC member children, $4 for
JCC member adults, $4 for non-
member children, $5 for non-
member adults. Sefer Safari, co-
sponsored with Jewish
Experiences for Families, offers
free tickers to people who join
the group. (248) 967-4030.

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