KREMERata BALTICA Soloists

Spirituality

GIDON KREMER, violin ULA ZEBRIUNAITE, viola
MARTA SUDRABA, cello

Sunday, November 21, 4

P.M.

Rackham Auditorium

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Divinely Inspired

Author shares secrets to unlocking
the mystery of miracles.

Avrohom Liefer, the Chasidic Rebbe of
Pittsburgh. Her father, to whom she
Special to the Jewish News
credits her writing ability, was both a
rabbi and member of the (Israeli resis-
s it coincidence, or is it a mira-
tance group) Irgun underground. A
cle?"
Holocaust survivor from Sanz, Poland,
Yitta Halberstam, co-author of
Halberstam's father was a Yiddish and
the Small Miracles books, repeat-
Hebrew writer and editor, who appreci-
edly asked her audience the question
ated literature and secular knowledge,
during her talks at this year's Jewish
yet kept his ties
Book Fair.
to his chasidic
Speaking Nov. 7 and 8 at
- tradition. He was
both buildings of the Jewish
6' Eli Weisel's edi-
Community Center of
tor, and encour-
Metropolitan Detroit,
aged his daughter
Halberstam enchanted her
to write, which
o
audiences with heartwarming
she has been
stories of "remarkable coinci-
doing since age 8.
dence" from the third volume
As a college
of her series, Small Miracles of
student,
Love & Friendship. (Adams
Halberstam start-
Media Corporation, $8.95),
ed the first Jewish
Halberstam connected with
student newspa-
her listeners in a way that was
per at Brooklyn
almost electric, evoking stories
College, and has
from audience members after
since published
Yitta Halberstam
the talk and throughout the
in dozens of
book signing.
magazines.
"Everyone has miracles hap-
Her
first
book,
in
its
fourth printing,
pen to them," says Halberstam. Some
a
biography
of the
Holy
Brother,
was
are just not aware of it. We want to
folk
singing
Chasidic
rabbi,
the
late
wake them up.
Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach.
What are coincidences? They are
Halberstam had been reading The
"dramatic, startling acts of Divine
Celestine Prophesy, a book whose theme
Providence," says Halberstam. "They
stresses
the importance of coincidence,
are acts of God, holy moments, bless-
when,
on
.a crowded New York street,
ings. Sometimes, they're shouts: 'Hello
she
"literally
bumped into" Judith
from heaven!'" she says.
Leventhal,
a
close
friend Halberstam
"Prayer is when we speak to God.
hadn't
seen
for
seven
years. Inspired,
Coincidence is when God speaks to us."
the two women launched their plan to
Similar in tone to the Chicken Soup
produce a book of miraculous stories of
for the Soul series, the Small Miracles
coincidence. Our literary agent
books have sold more than 1 million
thought it was a horrible idea," says
copies. Some of the stories have been
Halberstam, "but we kept at it." The
re-enacted on PAX cable TV; another is
agent "coincidentally" then heard a
scheduled near Thanksgiving.
neighbor's astounding story of coinci-
What's the secret of the books' suc-
dence, which changed her mind about
cess?
the project.
"I think the stories resonate with
Halberstam's editor initially crossed
people because of the message of second
out the word "God" throughout the
chances — the possibility for renewal
book, substituting words like "spirit,"
and hope," says Halberstam.
"higher power" and "universality." The
The author says she also feels the
publisher also warned the authors not
upcoming millennium is sparking an
to mention God so much.
openness in people to search for God
But with the tremendous success of
and spirituality.
the Small Miracles books, Halberstam
An Orthodox Jew living in
says, "God is becoming more accept-
Brooklyn, Halberstam is no stranger to
able" in print. 1-1
spirituality. Her grandfather was Rabbi

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Duo for Violin and Viola
Time and Again (for String Trio)
Trio for Strings
Pieces for String Trio (arr. By L. Desjatnikov)

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