Avrumy Jordanhas created Pesach memories in locations from Connecticut to Cancun
One Pesach, a new singer called and asked to take the stage. I invited him to come sing a Hallel medley together with Lipa. He had just released his first single and his high notes —and general sweetness — really took the crowd. Maybe you’ve heard of him? Simcha Leiner.
I had produced a dinner, and the theme song of the video we made was the Neil Diamond classic, “Coming to America,” about downtrodden immigrants arriving to a life of freedom in the US. The entertainer at the dinner was Dudu Fisher, and he was going to start his set later in the evening with that same song. But as the video started and that iconic intro played, Dudu dropped his bottle of water and went running for the stage door, thinking he had missed his cue!
When I was growing up, my father created a family classic: Right before the section on the Four Sons, we always sang the English version — “Said the father to his children…” — to the tune of “Found a Peanut [Clementine].” I’ve passed it on to my children and can barely make it through without crying as I think of him.
Rabbi Baruch Chait’s “Horachaman,” from the Rabbis’ Sons Shalom album. I grew up in a house of brothers and we would all harmonize on this as we klopped on the table. It’s something my family has continued all these years later, including cousins around the world from Melbourne to London.
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