Chanukah Concert with Sarah Aroeste December 17, 2006

Celebrate Chanukah with the Jewish Dialogue Group &
Kol Tzedek West Philadelphia Synagogue

Chanukah party & benefit concert featuring:

The Sarah Aroeste Band, the world's first (and only) Ladino* rock band

plus stories & songs by Rabbi Shawn Zevit
and thousands of calories of homemade latkes, fair-trade Chanukah gelt, & other desserts

Suggested donation: $18 (more if you can, no one turned away for lack of funds)

For more info, contact [email protected] or 215-266-1218.

*Ladino is a traditional language of Sephardic Jews, incorporating elements of Spanish & other languages spoken in lands where Sephardim settled after their expulsion from Spain in 1942.
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About the Performers:

*Vocalist Sarah Aroeste and her band of some of New York's finest world musicians combine traditional Sephardic music with contemporary rock, funk, blues & jazz. Using traditional instruments such as flamenco guitar,and dumbek alongside electric guitar, bass and drums, the band (Yotam Beery: bass; Yaron Eilam: electric guitar; Dan Nadel: flamenco guitar; Liron Peled: drums, percussion) brings a fresh new face to Ladino & Sephardic music. Listen to a National Public Radio broadcast with Sarah: www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1554187

*Shawn Zevit:A Philadelphia-based Reconstructionist rabbi, who serves as a visiting rabbi at Pittsburgh’s Congregation Dor Hadash, Zevit is also a singer, songwriter & guitarist with two full-length CDs to his credit. With musical influences ranging from the Beatles to indie rock, soul to R&B, Zevit's new album, "Sanctuary," is less liturgically based than his first CD, "Heart and Soul." But Zevit still calls "Sanctuary" a "Jewish soul record" that explores spirituality & reflects his personal connection with God.

Official Website: http://www.jewishdialogue.org