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A family concert at Temple Israel.

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Suzanne Chessler
Special to the Jewish News

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t seems almost inevitable that
Sheldon Low would have a Jewish
music career — even though he
earned a degree in mechanical engi-
neering and was successful in finding
technical work.
Low had lots of talented role models
close to home.
Low's grandmother, the late
Florence Low, was a song leader who
performed in Houston with Jewish
music legend Debbie Friedman. His
dad, Steven Low, was a song leader in
St. Louis, where the younger Low grew
up.
Most dramatically, there was the
influence of Jewish singer-songwriter
Rick Recht, who has appeared before
Michigan audiences. Recht led pro-
grams in St. Louis and invited the
teenage Sheldon to perform on a
recording and serve as his intern.
The result of all that training can
be seen at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 11,
at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield,
where Low is presenting a family
concert, singing and playing guitar.
Temple Israel's Shabbat Singers also
will perform.
"My show will be geared toward all
ages;' says Low, 24, who will be joined
by drummer Ronen Itzik and bass-
ist Nathan Peck. "I'm probably going
to perform one song from my latest
album, It's All Challah to Me, which
came out a few weeks ago.
"I'll also have straight-up Jewish
rock songs, which will be for teens and
probably the primary source of the
material. These will be from my first
album, On One Foot.
"Then, I'm going to mix in some
other tunes, which are liturgically
based — from my contemporaries
and from my group of favorites"
The songs from Low's albums
reflect his outlook. He's co-writer
or full writer on almost all of them,
working with Recht or his girlfriend,
Hadar Orshalimy, an Israeli with fam-
ily in Michigan.
It's All Challah to Me captures a fun
day in Low's young life and conveys a
Jewish context. On One Foot highlights
Low's ability to craft pop songs and
timeless liturgical melodies for service
settings.

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"Rick Recht gave me gigs during my
high school years so I was basically
song leading instead of working at
McDonald's or doing equivalent jobs:'
Low says. "I also did those kinds of
programs at a camp where my dad
was the director.
"I paid my way through college
by song leading at a temple close to
Tufts University in Boston, where I
earned my degree. Although I got an
engineering job in Massachusetts,
Rick asked me to be the first artist on
a record label he was starting. I was
not being fulfilled by engineering so I
gave it up."
Low, now based in New York and
doing 60 shows a year, thinks of
himself as an educator more than a
performer. He has worked as an artist
in residence and appeared at the 2006
international convention of the B'nai
B'rith Youth Organization.
"I'm trying to get messages
across:' says Low, who grew up in a
Conservative synagogue and works
part time in a Reform temple. "I talk
about what a song means and how
we can make it relevant. I talk about
Darfur, global warming and spiritual-
ity." II

Sheldon Low performs 9:30 a.m.
Sunday, Nov.11, at Temple Israel
in West Bloomfield. The program
is free, but reservations must
be called in to Ada at (248) 661-
5700.

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