Just seven months after the release of his debut album “Heart is Alive,” Chassidic singer-songwriter Moshe Hecht will be performing in two New York events celebrating the Holy Land. 

Wednesday May 9th at 7:30 PM

Shulamith Hall 1277 East 14th Street.

General Admission tickets $15

(917) 533-0546 or email fauxrealofficial@gmail.com

Chabad Youth Prohrams, Bais Chana, Bais Chaya Mushka, Cheder Menachem, Conejo Jewish Days School, Hebrew Academy of Huntington Beach & Kol Yaakov Yehuda present 5772 Los Angeles Grand Citywide LAG B’OMER UNITY CONCERT

Celebrating Jewish Unity featuring LIPA and the Cheder Menachem Boys Choir

Thursday, May 10th – 11:am  at the Saban Theatre.  9440 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90211

For more information, sponsorship opportunities, group reservations or tickets, please contact youthprograms@chabad.com or (424) 242-2239

Performing his brand, new hit song ANA AVDA, Arts & Craf ts, MUSIC PERFORMANCE,
EXPLOREUM INTERACTIVE HALL, FLIGHT SIMULATORS, Educational Demonstrations, hands -on activities

For tickets call 877-957-SHIP or visit www.intrepidmuseum.org W. 46th St. & 12th Ave. , NYC

25% OFF GENERAL ADMISSION
Offer good for up to four (4) full-price adult, youth or senior general admission tickets.
not valid toward group packages, memberships or All Access Pass. Must present coupon. May not be combined with any other offers. Good for April 11, 2012 only.
Code: Yated-12

PESACH MATZOH & MORE

Yerachmiel Begun & MIAMI Boys Choir & UNCLE MOISHY & BELLO

MONSEY - Monday, 1st Day Chol Hamoed, April 9th
The Atrium, Monsey, NY - 401 W Route 59
SHOWTIMES: 1PM & 3PM

TICKET OUTLETS: Tuvia’s & Feldheim
For more information call: 845-499-6313

BROOKLYN - Tuesday, 2nd Day Chol Hamoed, April 10
Shulamith High School
1277 East 14th Street, Brooklyn
SHOWTIMES: 12:30pm, 2:30pm & 4:30pm

TICKET OUTLETS: Hi Tech200 & Eichlers of Flatbush
For more information call 718-490-5361

LAKEWOOD - Wednesday, 3rd Day of Chol Hamoed, April 11
Lake Terrace - 1690 Oak Street Lakewood, NJ
SHOWTIMES: 1pm & 3pm

TICKET OUTLETS: Judaica Plaza & Torah Treasures
For more information call 848-480-5070

5 TOWNS - Thursday, 4th Day Chol Hamoed, April 12
TAG - 44 Beach 6th Street
SHOWTIMES: 11am & 1pm

TICKET OUTLET: Judaica Plus - For more information call 718-854-6902

TICKET PRICES: $15, $20 & $28 VIP - Tickets Available At: JewishTickets.com

Let the Pesach concert season begin!

Join Eli Gerstner and the Yeshiva Boys Choir for two exciting concerts on Monday and Tuesday night of Chol Hamoed, taking place at Queens College and Bergen Performing Arts Center in Englewood, New Jersey, respectively!  Enjoy a monster lineup which includes the all new Chevra, singing songs from their upcoming album as well as Israeli superstar Ohad.

Ticket prices start at $25 and can be purchased at YBClive.com or JewishTickets.com.

For more information contact EG Productions at 718-853-9403 or 347-996-9992

It was really great to see fresh new singers competing for the top prize but the truth is that even the finalists that did not win, really won in a big way. Ami Eller, a finalist, said “I’m happy for whoever wins; this is my first time performing in Brooklyn College so I definitely got my name out there”. What he said is absolutely right. Bottom line is thousands of people got to see these brand new singers on the big stage. Mendel Antelis is already working on a debut album  and when he releases it next year, people will already have heard his name and voice. Shimmy Markovitch as well, is now planning on pursuing a career in music and says, “I would love to put out an album!” The junior winner, Dovid Moskowitz was very excited to have won and also plans to continue singing. We shall see what the future will bring for these up and coming stars.

Lipa Schmeltzer put on a stellar performance and we got his comments after the show. 

-SPLASHNEWS-What makes this concert different than all others?

-Lipa Schmeltzer-It gives people that have talent to finally get it out and show it to others. If they are unique, they are making it to the big world! Regarding the winner (Choni Goldman), this guy really has it and I think he can make it big.

-SN-With so many new singers nowadays, how can someone really make it big?

-Lipa-There are a lot of elements involved but I think if you really put in the work, have a good selection of songs, and you really know what you’re doing, people will like you. There are a lot of stores, restaurants, wine stores but people have certain ones that they like and are more popular.

-SN-Why is there such an influx of Jewish music?

-Lipa-First of all, the community is growing. Second of all, every new thing by us takes a while to get accepted. It used to take guts for someone to get on stage and perform but today a lot of people say, “I can also do that”, and we see a lot of people getting up there.

-SN-Do you feel that you had a lot to do with that?

-Lipa-I definitely feel that I had a lot to do with changing the market. I think that myself together with others such as Yossi Green have a big part in forming where the music today is going.

-SN-Do you have a release date yet for your new album?

-Lipa-The official release date is around Shavuos but if it doesn’t sound 100% good by then, it may be longer for I am not settling for anything less than the best. It has to be something that I never made before and a huge hit. It will be a little different because it will have a lot of singable songs and won’t just be art. I realized that the way people listen to music has changed so I need to have catchy, easy to learn songs, but I also want the art so I will mix and blend both.

Mendy Pellin, one of the judges, gave a lot of flavor to the show and was hilarious. A couple people actually told me that he was their favorite part of the show!

-SPLASHNEWS-Are your lines prepared before the show?

-Mendy Pellin-No. My lines are not prepared whatsoever. This is my favorite show of the year because there is no pressure at all.

-SN-Are you nervous that you might say the wrong thing?

-MP-No. There’s no such thing as saying the wrong thing… well, there is actually. The reason that this my favorite show of the year (besides the Shalom Bayis Tour) is because you have 11 or 12 really nervous people doing their thing, and I can just sit back and whatever comes to my head I can say. I just have fun!

-SN-Why were you selected to be on the show?

-MP-I was selected on the show because they asked me to be on the show. I’m not really sure why exactly. But listen, I do a lot of production, casting for commercials; the actors come in and I can judge in like 30 seconds if they have it or not. I’m not taking it from a music perspective but from a star perspective. I’m here to say this guy’s got it or this guy doesn’t.

Choni Goldman is an extremely talented fellow from South Africa and the crowd reacted strongly to his performance. More importantly, the judges reacted and declared him this year’s Jewish Star.

-SPLASHNEWS-How does it feel to be the winner? Were you nervous?

-Choni Goldman-I am elated! When you’re on stage, you’re not really nervous, it’s more like you have to be just present and live in the moment. It’s an amazing feeling and I would just like it to last longer.

-SN-What does winning the contest do for your musical career?

-CG-Alot of music guys that didn’t hear of me before, now know that I am on the scene and we can work in collaboration.I also have a new car to get around to the studios!

-SN-Do you plan on running your music career out of South Africa?

-CG-I’ll be here for a few months but the truth is that with today’s technology it doesn’t matter where you are really. Of course for show’s it helps to be here in America.

-SN-How are you different than other singers?

-CG-I think I bring a lot of freshness; I am very versatile as I am comfortable with a lot of different genres.

-SN-Do you plan on sticking to one genre or will you move around?

-CG-I’m not sure yet, I’m still experimenting but I love rearranging music. I think for me, the music has got to be soulful. I like to have fun but I really have a very soulful side of me.

Yossi Green is one of the most prolific composers of our time and he used his musical expertise on the judges panel. Here are his thoughts on how he judged and on composing in general.

-SPLASHNEWS-When discussing the contestants you often mention connecting with song. Is it just connecting or is there something else?

-Yossi Green-It begins with connecting. If someone has the performance but doesn’t have the connection, it’s useless. Although the crowd may not appreciate it as much as I do; the connection is really the most important thing.

-SN-Being in the music world for so long, do you see today’s music getting better?

-YG-It’s getting better than ever. The only issue is that there is a lot of choice. When I was growing up there was a new album every six months and everyone bought it. Today there is so much going on and each singer has a few hundred people that love him. No one is really taking the full market.

-SN-What’s your advice to a singer looking to make it?

-YG-Everyone should continue doing it. Our biggest problem was that we didn’t have enough outlets to sell the music but now we are switching to ITUNES so this will make it immediately available to the entire world.

-SN-With so many new composers looking to get involved, do you see it as a competition?

-YG-There is only competition for bad songs. If you have six good songs there is no competition; if you need to put four bad songs on an album that has six good ones, there will be a huge line for the four bad songs. “Use my bad song! No! Use my bad song!” For a good song there is no competition. You can write a hundred good songs and the public will love every one.

-SN-Some people complain that singers are too into brand name composers. They would rather use a song that’s not so good but as long as it’s from one them, it’s okay.

-YG-It has nothing to do with who made it. A kid told me he has 180 songs and asked me for some tips for his demo’s. I said, “when you write a song sing it to your friends, if they like it, it will come out”. You can’t hide a good song. There is no such thing as tips or connections. People that complain about connections usually don’t have the goods.

-SN-Do you ever feel that you are running out of songs?

-YG-This past year was my best in terms of composing and selling. I sold between 40 and 50 songs in the past 8 months. Recently I was sitting with someone trying to compose a song and nothing was coming. I realized that sometimes we forget where it is coming from. It has nothing to do with us. It comes completely from the Ribono Shel Olam. He can write another million songs from that same piano. You have to step aside and let Him take over. When we think we are the one’s doing it, it doesn’t happen.

-SN-Why do singers put songs that are not singable on their albums?

-YG-I do a lot of these. Some songs are not meant to be sung. I am surprised that people try to sing Tanye. Singing is one thing and listening is another thing. The point of these songs is for people to listen and be touched by the singer who is singing the song.

Eli Gerstner is a musical genius and is the man behind many albums including the Chevra and the Yeshiva Boys Choir. There’s no question why he was selected to be a judge for the Jewish Star Competition.

-SPLASHNEWS-What do you see this competition as? What is the purpose of it?

-EG-There are people that ask me to produce them and they tell me that I can own their albums and will make the money. There is no money in selling CD’s today no matter who you are. The money is in the concerts. The potential of this competition is that we can see people now and love them so that when they put out their album, we already know them and can go to their concerts. Also each of them put out a video so we get to see the guy’s personality. If the guy is good guy you are rooting for him. You heard the crowd going nuts (besides the family members!) and cheering for the underdog. I think it’s because of these videos.

-SN-Why do singers put out music videos nowadays?

-EG-A music video is another medium to get the song out there. In the days that CD’s were selling amazing, no one put out a music because then you are taking away from your own song by giving it away for free. Nowadays, the gneivah is so rampant, it is out of control. Someone was letting people download peoples music for free and I asked him why. He said that “nebuch people can’t afford CD’s these days so he is helping them out”. Does that mean I can go into someones china closet and give all the silver away to poor people who can’t afford it?! Since when does the mitzvah of tzedakah mean you can steal?! Oh, by the way, this guy is charging $5 a month from the poor people so they can download the music!

-SN-When can we expect a new album from Yeshiva Boys Choir?

-EG-YBC Acapella should be coming out next week.

-SN-Why did you decide to put out an acapella album?

-EG-There is a need for it. Chevra Acapella is still selling amazing today and I just said before that cd’s aren’t selling so why is this cd selling? People that respect sefira buy acapella because you’re not allowed to listen to music during sefira, and those guys wouldn’t steal! On the new YBC Acapella, because it is more catered to kids, I am adding with my mouth drums and bass.

-SN-Did you use synthesizers and EQ on your voice for the drums?

-EG-No. It is completely my mouth, you will laugh the first time you hear it as it sounds like I am making a fool out of myself, but then you will appreciate it. I also did not go past that. There are no fake trumpets or guitars like other albums. I happen to be a huge fan of AKA Pella.

-SN-What’s your take on an album like that?

-EG-I think that anyone that listens to it (during sefira), knows the deal. Me personally, I don’t listen to it during sefira but I do listen it during the year! It’s an exciting cd and the talent behind that production is so incredible. I am putting this out knowing that kids are buying it for sefira and I took a step back.

-SN-There are a lot of singers but very few choirs. Do see a competition, or is there room for more?

-EG-At the end of the day it is siyatah dshmaya. You see really good cd’s that don’t sell and really bad ones that do. I never ever thought that I am having hatzlacha because of my music. At the end of the day as more choirs pop up, we are doing better. Is it because of the new choirs? No. We are all good friends. I love Yitzy Bald, I consider him one of my teachers. When NYBC came out I put it right into my car’s cd player. Not because I’m scared about the competition, but because I love it, I think it’s great.

Gateways annual Chol Hamoed concerts at the Stamford Hilton will be the events of the season, with new additions to the lineup that are sure to dazzle!

Monday night’s concert  featuring Avraham Fried will now include both Shloime Daskal and Dovid Gabay and Yoely Polatsek’s Zemiros Choir, while JMR’s own Simcha Leiner will be joining Lipa on Wednesday night!  The  performances will benefit Gateway’s The Brownstone.

Tickets are $30 per person in advance and $35 at the door.

For more information go to www.gatewayspesach.org

Join hundreds of runners and spectators at Floyd Bennet Field at 9 AM this Sunday morning for a 5K run to benefit Our Place.

Come walk, come run or just come to enjoy some awesome music and show support for Our Place which helps hundreds of troubled teens annually!

For more information go to www.5k.ourplaceny.org

Milk & Honey Production presents A Special Evening of COMEDY – SONG – DANCE For Women & Girls

starring The One And Only LEAH FORSTER Asking Her “Feer Kashas”

The One And Only KINERET Singing Her Greatest Hits! With The Chad Gadya Dancerettes

Wednesday – Chol Hamoed – April 11 – 7:30pm The Millenium Hall 1029 Brighton Beach Avenue
Tickets: $25, $30, VIP Credit Cards: JewishTickets.com Groups/Info: 718-627-1386 – VIP Tickets: 718-801-0001

A sold out crowd filled Brooklyn College on Monday night for the live finals show of “A Jewish Star” international Jewish singing competition.

After much anticipation and strong performances on stage, Choni Goldman of Johannesburg, South Africa, was chosen as the Jewish Star 2012.

The feeling in the room was electric and fans watched with bated breath as the three finalists were chosen from the first round of performances - Moshe Biton of Teveryah, Choni Goldman of Johannesburg and Shimi Marcovich of Mexico.

In the final round of performances Choni Goldman was chosen as the Jewish Star winner by judges Avrohom Fried, Eli Gerstner,Yossi Green and Mendy Pellin.

Dovid Moskovitz of Flushing, NY, was chosen as the junior winner who wowed the judges and the crowd with an upbeat version of Adon Olam.

“I’ve been involved in music since I was 2 or 3,” he recalled before the show. “I never took voice lessons, but I think I have what it takes to be the next Jewish Star. Music is in my soul.”

Superstar Lipa Schmeltzer had the crowd on their feet with hits including “hentelach” and “abi m’lebt.”

“This was not around when I was young,” Lipa said. “It’s so amazing that Jewish Star gives everyone who wants a chance.”

Goldman was handed his prize – keys to a new car, by Eli Furstand Abe Greenbaum of Plaza Auto Leasing. He also wins a single produced by Eli Gerstner and will perform on the Chabad Telethon in Hollywood, California, this September.

The show ended with excited fans crowding the stage to congratulate Goldman and Moskovitz on their win.

“It was an amazing event,” said one excited audience member. “Jewish Star is such a powerful and important medium for Jewish music worldwide.”

A Jewish Star singing competiton is sponsored by:
Diamond Dynamics LLC, Kosher.com, Gourmetglatt.com, Joy of Kosher – Joyofkosher.com, Plaza Auto Leasing, Kosherica Cruises, Elite Sterling, Eichler’s Judaica, Milano Wigs, Aderet Music, Jewpon.com, VIP Israel, Tribul Merchant Services, Shabbat.com and COLlive.com.
Concert Chairman: Duddi Farkash of Farkash Financial and Rosinger & Associates

Tickets available online www.gatewayspesach.org

The Young Israel of Long Beach will be holding its annual scholarship concert on Motzaei Shabbos, February 25 at 8:30 p.m. It is scheduled to take place in an intimate setting at the YILB social hall, 120 Long Beach Boulevard in Long Beach. The concert will feature the renowned musical entertainer Benny Friedman, who will entertain the audience with his vast repertoire of popular and Chassidish Jewish music. The evening will be enhanced by the performance of the Shira Choir, whose incredible talents have resulted in unanimous acclaim.
The Young Israel of Long Beach, the cornerstone of the Orthodox Jewish Long Beach community, is led by Rabbi Dr. Chaim Wakslak. Rabbi Wakslak and Joseph Langer, a past shul president, conceptualized this scholarship concert 16 years ago. The proceeds from this scholarship concert have allowed many local community youngsters to attend yeshiva or overnight summer camp. Four years ago, following the untimely petirah of Bob Chiger, z’l, a young vibrant member of the congregation, it was decided that his memory would be most appropriately perpetuated by renaming the scholarship fund as The Robert Chiger Scholarship Fund. Robert had a unique connection to the youth of the synagogue in terms of their religious and character development. He was a strong proponent of the YILB youth and sports programs. This concert is strongly supported by Beth and Neil Sambrowsky, his daughters and their spouses Michelle and Eric Ehrenhaus, Andrea and Ariel Gantz, and sons Elliot and David.
For further information or to order tickets please call 646-285-5301.

Bikur Cholim of Passaic Clifton invites women and girls to join Shaindel Antelis, Aliza Dubin, Elana Greenspan, Leslie Ruder, Miriam Sandler, Jennifer Seligman and Chana Shavelson for an evening of music, inspiration and plain old fun including dairy desserts, raffle and Divrei Chizuk by Debbie Selingut.

Sunday February 26th

199 Scoles Avenue

Clifton, New Jersey

Doors open at 7:30.  Concert begins at 8.

Admission $18

To purchase tickets go to BikurCholimofPC.org

An Evening of Song, Dance & Comedy Starring Malky Giniger and Friends

Order your tickets at JewishTickets.com right away!
Ratzon Kavod Concert – Feb 25th 8:30 PM
Tickets are for pickup at gate. For information or group orders please call: 718-258-5391

In his first concert performance since the release of his hot new album Cry No More, Shwekey is sure to provide a fantastic evening of entertainment for the whole family.

The show is less than one week away on Sunday, February 26, 2012 at 7:30 PM at: Brooklyn School for Music & Theatre – 883 Classon Avenue

Ticket prices: $75, $50, $36, $25

Tickets available at Judaica World on Kingston Avenue 1-888-2-JUDAIC or online at www.jewishtickets.com

Live musical entertainment – Beginning at 10:00 presented by Avi Newmark

Featuring Benny Friedman with music by Freilach BAND. Doors open at 8:30 PM. SNS show begins at 9:00 PM.

Great food available for purchase at “The Nosh”!

If you can’t be there live …

Log on to www.nachumsegal.com (click “listen live”)
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————- SPONSORS ————-
Dr. Geddy Krul of Union Pediatric Associates (www.unionpediatricassociates.com)
Shimi Globman of The Mark Rokowski Group at GFI Mortgage Bankers
Jessica Savitt of AVON (www.youravon.com/jsavitt)

A Jewish Star Singing Competition has released the names of the top 16 vote-getters for season 3. Next week judges Avraham Fried, Eli Gerstner, Yossi Green and Mendy Pellin will choose from them the semi-finalists who will perform live at the finale in Brooklyn College.

The 16 top voted are:

Yaakov Klein
Ami Eller
Shmuel Schwartz
Shimi Marcovich
Pinchas Tsniman
Yehoshua Solomon
Nachman Goldenberg
Moshe Biton
Mordy Kurtz
Mendel Markel
Hillel Kapnick
Eytan Arabov
Dovi Minkowicz
Dov Ber Gurewicz
Choni Goldman

Watch the top 16 by going to A Jewish Star’s YouTube page!

Get your tickets to the concert here!

Yisroel Juskowicz  will singing Motzai Shabbos Feb 18th  in Queens, the money is going to a good cause! Come for a beautiful and inspiring night of music featuring the music of Yisroel Juskowitz!

Over 2 hours of Non-Stop Kosher comedy! Monday Chol Hamoed Pesach, April 19th, 2012 at 8:00 PM. At the Millenium Theatre. 1029 Brighton Beach Avenue. Ticket prices are $36, $50 and $75. Go to JewishTickets.com to get your tickets.

The Shalom Bayis Tour promises to be History-In-The-Making, as Mendy pulled out all the stops on this one.

This Tour features over 2 hours of non-stop kosher Comedy and an in depth analysis of Jewish marriages, as you have never heard it before.

It’s funny, It’s witty, It’s Non Stop Laughter, It’s Kosher and It’s brilliant.

If you are in the mood for a night out of relaxation, comedy and to just get away from the world for 3 hours, then you don’t want to miss this event, it is really funny and it is a MUST-SEE for every Jewish couple!

The debut of this show will be held at the Millennium theater in Brooklyn, NY and will feature nonstop laughs as you have never witnessed before. Mendy has been working on this show for a while and brings in a new era in kosher comedy. Tickets for all events will be available  atwww.JewishTickets.com. Enjoy!

The tour will be going on throughout the summer in Jewish communities all over the United States and Canada. If you would like to find out more on how to get the tour to perform in your city, you may contact us by clicking here.

We will be posting more tour dates as they become available and confirmed.

The evening will include an opening act by local talent Yos Shallman. The feature presentation will be Songs and Stories of Shabbat performed by Benny Friedman! Go to JewishSalem.com for more information

Admission: $18 Per Person $10 Per Student  - If you or your business would like to be a sponser for this event please make your $72 and we’ll give you a bussiness card size advertizment in the concert guide.   Thank you for your support

Join Nachum Segal, Yoni Korbman & Staff for a fun-filed evening of music, prizes and more as the SNS SHOW broadcasts live from the Seforim Sale At YU! Begining at 9:00pm – 2495 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY

Saturday Night, February 11th, 2012- featuring HILLEL KAPNICK & BARUCH NAFTEL – of One Man Band Plus

Nochi Krohn with special guest violinist YAIR SHACHAK

IF YOU CAN’T BE THERE LIVE… log on to NachumSegal.com (click “listen live”)

iPhone/iPod/iPad users: go to the app store and search “WFMU Jewish Music” Download and install the FREE app

Blackberry & Android users: open web browser and go to yourmuze.fm and search “JM24″ download and install the FREE app