get involved
setting the mood
by Kale Davidoff
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Photo by UC David-Mondavi Arts
Dressed in Purim costumes, students at the Frankel Jewish Academy
in West Bloomfield celebrated the holiday in the way tradition dictates
— with "merrymaking, feasting ... and presents for the poor." They raised
money by auctioning off student services, such as locker cleaning and or-
Singer and songwriter Chava Alberstein
matzah melodies
Some cool sounds to accompany your seder.
of sure what to rock out to this Pesach? Well, here are a few suggestions:
• Cindy Paley always provides educationally fun recordings of the traditional
arrangements of our favorite holiday songs. Paley's album, A Singing Seder, proves
to be one of the best Passover albums to please the whole family, provide explanation and
go right in order of your seder (or is that redundant?). This album is great to just slip in your
CD player and let it play throughout the night, giving that festive Pesach feeling. It's also
perfect for children as a tool to teach them about the holiday in a
fun way.
• If it's a fun, contemporary sound you're looking for the Craig
Taubman-produced compilation album Celebrate Passover provides
an array of various artists performing their versions of Passover
classics. The songs featured on this album vary in genre, putting ev-
erything from reggae to rock spins on the traditional arrangements.
Highlights on this album are Rick Recht's Avadim Haying, David
Broza's Broza-esque Eliyhau Hanavi and Alan Eder's groovy version of Go Dozen Moses.
• If you're looking for a dramatic Chad Gadya, try to get a copy of Chava Alberstein's ver-
sion on Crazy Flower: A Collection. This minor-key arrangement — with its weary drums and
Chava's wailing voice — was chilling enough to make its way into the opening credits of the
2006 Israeli film Free Zone.
• But, in the end, the best music for Pesach is the music that you provide for yourself. It's
the sweet sounds of the family at the seder table — everyone's voice joyfully
joined in unison — that will make your Passover musically sound. So make
sure to print out a few of your favorite Passover song lyrics for everyone at
your seder this year.
ganizing by the student government president. Teachers auctioned off late
passes. Bidding was competitive. The students raised about $900. Some
funds will go toward buying teddy bears, with added notes by FJA students,
for young children in Sderot, Israel, which has been pounded by rockets
from Gaza for more than seven years. Another third will be delivered to
Table To Table, which feeds the hungry in Israel, by the senior class when
they take their senior trip to Israel. The final third goes to the Leukemia-
Lymphoma Society in memory of a friend of senior Liz Tralson. The friend
died two days before the auction. Shown here are FJA students, all seniors,
Albert Budnitskly, Daniel Chudnow and Nicole Braverman.
Lindsey Schwartz, 17, of Kulanu BBG, Shaye Winer, 17, of Ahavah BBG,
and Sarah Hepner ,17, of Ruach BBG share a moment before BBYO's
Fashion Unleashed on March 15 at Orchard Mall, West Bloomfield.
Kale Davidoff, 17, is a junior at West Bloomfield High School.
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