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Gospel According to Jerry YI Love YiddishFest ‘22

When: August 30, 2022 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Where: Adolph and Rose Levis JCC
21050 95th Ave S, Boca Raton, FL 33428
Boca Raton, FL 33428
Organizer: Avi Hoffman
Contact: Avi Hoffman at [email protected] (888) 945-6835
Summary: A heartwarming relationship unfolds in this funny, poignant new play that takes a hard-hitting look at contemporary values, Jewish - African American relations, stereotypes, and spirituality.
2022-08-30 14:00:00 2022-08-30 16:00:00 America/New_York Gospel According to Jerry YI Love YiddishFest ‘22 A heartwarming relationship unfolds in this funny, poignant new play that takes a hard-hitting look at contemporary values, Jewish - African American relations, stereotypes, and spirituality. (http://jewishmiami.org/events/gospel_according_to_jerry_yi_love_yiddishfest_22) Adolph and Rose Levis JCC Avi Hoffman [email protected]

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Jerry Silver is a divorced rabbi in a Brooklyn Dodgers baseball cap searching to fill a personal void. Nia Thompson is a reserved African American gospel choir director desperate to lose weight. Their lives intersect when Nia signs up for an Overeaters' Anonymous group that Jerry is leading. A heartwarming relationship unfolds in this funny, poignant new play that takes a hard-hitting look at contemporary values, Jewish - African American relations, stereotypes, and spirituality. And in the end, Jerry and Nia discover that gospel music and classic Jewish melodies just might be the key to bridging the gap that exists between us all.
Starring: Lela Elam and Avi Hoffman
Directed by: Tara Weidenfeller

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Adolph and Rose Levis JCC

21050 95th Ave S, Boca Raton, FL 33428

Boca Raton, FL 33428

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  • 2022-08-30 14:00:00 2022-08-30 16:00:00 America/New_York Gospel According to Jerry YI Love YiddishFest ‘22 A heartwarming relationship unfolds in this funny, poignant new play that takes a hard-hitting look at contemporary values, Jewish - African American relations, stereotypes, and spirituality. (http://jewishmiami.org/events/gospel_according_to_jerry_yi_love_yiddishfest_22) Adolph and Rose Levis JCC, Boca Raton, FL 33428 Avi Hoffman [email protected]
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