Putting Soul into the Season, Solo Blues Concert with Lazer Lloyd
On Sunday, December 25 at 7:30 PM Temple Emek Shalom and the Havurah Synagogue join in presenting a solo blues concert with Lazer Lloyd, Putting Soul into the Season.
Lazer Lloyd is a genre-defying artist whose self-titled new CD on Lots of Love Records topped the blues-rock charts through the summer of 2015 bringing comparisons to Santana at his best from Elmore Magazine’s sage Jim Hynes and “Muddy Waters on electric steroids” from veteran Canadian music & arts journalist, Bob Mersereau.
Whether smoking hot or meditative, Lloyd’s unique style is forged through the white-hot furnace of his three insatiable loves: songwriting, guitar, and communicating with the audience. At the core Lazer says, “Americana…roots rock, blues, folk, it’s real; it’s about everyone’s life story and it heals.”
The trailblazing singer/songwriter’s live shows and his brand of blues and psychedelic roots rock are legendary in his home base Israel. He is now blowing down the doors of clubs and festivals worldwide. Major influences include BB King, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Johnny Winter, Santana, and Middle Eastern oud. 2q1
Rabbi David says, “When it comes to blues in the style of BB King, Albert King, and Buddy Guy then Lazer Lloyd is sure to knock your sox off. He’s the real deal. The laser beam of the blues. A solo concert not to be missed.”
For many years Jewish people have had a tradition of eating Chinese food on Christmas Day, since usually those are the only restaurants open for business. In keeping with that tradition, a Chinese dinner will be offered before the concert, for those wishing to partake of both, catered by Yuan Yuan of Ashland.
Tickets are $15 for the concert or $30 including dinner and are available online at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2720495
or at the Music Coop, 268 E. Main St. in Ashland. Space is limited. The Havurah is located at 185 N Mountain Ave. in Ashland. For more information call 541-488-7716 or visit www.havurahshirhadash.org.
PRESS QUOTES
“Fasten your seatbelts!” wrote 1970s Rolling Stone rock music sage Gary von Tersch of the self-titled “Lazer Lloyd” CD. “I’m impressed by Lazer’s tight compositions”, “deeply expressive writing, plangent vocals and crackerjack guitar and harmonica.”
“It’s one thing to be a student of the blues, which began as gospel, and it’s another to be able to release the emotion to make it authentic. Lazer Lloyd does both.” Tim Parsons, Editor “Tahoe On Stage”
“tough blues-rockers, soul ballads, and funky Hendrix-inspired rock.” – Vintage Guitar
“Exuberant Vocals and Razor Sharp Guitar Work” – Downbeat Magazine
Videos:
https://business.facebook.com/lazerlloyd/videos/1854850058091847/
https://www.facebook.com/lazerlloyd/videos/1857975884445931/
Come one, come all and join us for the CNS annual Chanukah party. There will be a fish/dairy dinner with latkes, music by the Koleinu Choir, prizes for the ugliest sweater, a donut bar and more. Bring your own menorah and candles for a community lighting. And bring multi-packs for unused toilet paper – the Men’s Club is working to wipe away poverty. They will build a giant TP menorah and then donate it all to Neighborhood House. Cost for dinner: $15/adult, $9/child, $48 family max.
RSVP at: tinyurl.com/cnschanukah2016
Wednesday, December 28th
4:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Candlelighting @ 5:30
Jazz Happy Hour starting at 6:30 pm
L’Chaverim will be on hand to provide some festive sounds!
Our doors will be open for the whole evening for folks to come and go as they please.
We’ll have light latke appetizers for everyone all evening.
MEMBERS/Nashira Families: Bring a veggie/dairy nosh to share, along with your favorite beverage. Registration not necessary.
Non-Members: $18/family; $9/individual, plus bring your favorite beverage. Registration required. Follow the link below to register.
The Ultimate Dreidel Smackdown makes a return, with other games and activities to chat over.
Candlelighting and sing along at 5:30.
Child care (and a movie) will be provided downstairs at 7:00 as we transition to a more adult atmosphere upstairs.
Chanukah Jewish Heritage Night
Portland Trailblazers V Sacremento Kings
Fifth Night of Chanukah, December 28th 2016
Chabad of Oregon and the Portland Trailblazers are once again partnering together for Chanukah Jewish Heritage Night, Portland’s largest Chanukah event.
Jewish Heritage will feature a grand halftime Menorah Lighting, Pre-game Chanukah party, a T-shirt give-away with “Trail Blazers” emblazoned in Hebrew script and a possible meet and greet with the Sacramento Kings small forward Omri Casspi, the first Israeli selected in an N.B.A. draft and a proud Jew who organizes an annual NBA Israel trip.
Tickets at www.Rosequarter.com/Chabad
Promo code: Chanukah
Havurah’s Chanukah Celebration offers fun for all ages. A potluck oneg of plate-free desserts at 6:30 pm will be followed by candle lighting, storytelling, and singing led by Beth Hamon, Aaron Pearlman and other Havurah musicians.
For all who are interested, we’ll have a few tables of dreidel playing too. If you have a dreidel, chanukiah and/or candles, please bring them with you. We’ll add lots of light and laughter to the night!
RSVP at http://tinyurl.com/ChanuHS
Join us for this fun family event as we ring in the New Year! Arts and crafts, games, bouncy house, dancing, snacks, pool float, and our annual countdown to 2017 at noon with the balloon drop!
11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Pool Float: 12:30 – 2:00 pm
Free and open to the community
Hanukkah and Shabbat Musical Celebration at the Havurah, Friday, December 30th
On Friday, December 30th, the 7th night of Hanukkah, join Rabbi David Zaslow, spiritual leader of the Havurah, Cyrise Beatty Schachter, Devorah Zaslow and Rachael Resch for communal Hanukkah candle lighting, storytelling and welcoming Shabbat with chants, prayers and music. All welcome, family friendly. Potluck dessert follows. Attendees are invited to bring a menorah to participate in the Hanukkah candle lighting. Potluck dessert follows. The event is free and open to all. The Havurah is located at 185 N. Mountain Ave in Ashland. Call 541-488-7716 for more info.
We invite you to join us on Friday, Dec. 30, to welcome Shabbat, spread the light of the Chanukah candles, and share our feelings, fears, and hopes for the difficult times we are facing as a country. For those of us who came together on the Sunday after the election, it was a powerful expression of community, and there have been requests to identify some next steps. It continues to feel premature to launch a specific action plan. Instead, it seems more appropriate to gather in community, listen to how we are doing, and continue conversations about our hopes and fears about areas such as immigrants and refugees, poverty and homelessness, climate change, equity, and gun control.
We will begin by lighting the Chanukah and Shabbat candles, sing some songs, and then spend our time talking and listening. There will not be a formal Friday night service.
Hanukkah and Shabbat Musical Celebration at the Havurah, Friday, December 30th
On Friday, December 30th, the 7th night of Hanukkah, join Rabbi David Zaslow, spiritual leader of the Havurah, Cyrise Beatty Schachter, Devorah Zaslow and Rachael Resch for communal Hanukkah candle lighting, storytelling and welcoming Shabbat with chants, prayers and music. All welcome, family friendly. Potluck dessert follows. Attendees are invited to bring a menorah to participate in the Hanukkah candle lighting. Potluck dessert follows. The event is free and open to all. The Havurah is located at 185 N. Mountain Ave in Ashland. Call 541-488-7716 for more info.
Preserving the Past: The Legacy of Jewish Women is the theme of the
Lifelong Learning Lecture Series in January at Rose Schnitzer Manor at
Cedar Sinai Park.
RSM invites to community to come to the lecture series every Tuesday
evening this January. All lectures are open to the public and will be held
in Zidell Hall of Rose Schnitzer Manor.
The series begins Jan. 3 when Priscilla Kostiner speaks on “The Personal
Journey of a Jewish Woman.” Priscilla has spent her life as a Jewish lay
leader and professional in the Jewish world. Whether leading Shabbat
services at the Rose Schnitzer Manor, speaking about Judaism to high
school students or greeting new immigrants on the tarmac at Ben Gurion
Airport in Israel, Priscilla loves what she does, and is looking forward to
sharing her experiences with you.
On Jan. 10 Ellen Eisenberg speaks on “Whatever Happened to Old South
Portland.”
Ellen is the Dwight and Margaret Lear Professor of American History at
Willamette University and is the author of The First to Cry Down Injustice?
Western Jews and Japanese Removal during WWII, Embracing a Western
Identity: Jewish Oregonians, 1849-1950 and The Jewish Oregon Story,
1950-2015.
Cantor Ida Rae Cahana continues the series Jan. 17 with her talk, “Abi
Gezunt – As Long as You’re Well, You’re Happy!” Ida Rae was raised in
Pittsburgh, PA, where she made history and the local news at the age
of 17, when she became one of the first women to sing in a synagogue
as cantorial soloist. Ida Rae has since appeared on Broadway and in
concerts at Merkin Concert Hall and the 92nd Street Y. She made her
Carnegie Hall debut in 2012 and her Oregon Symphony debut in 2013.
Ida Rae is a featured soloist for two recordings from the Milken Archive
of Jewish music (Naxos label), of Yiddish Art Song, and on their latest
release of Jewish Wedding Music. With ordination from Hebrew-Union
College –Jewish Institute of Religion in 1993, she is the senior cantor for
Congregation Beth Israel. She says her greatest joy is to be the “ema on
the bima” for her four children, Sarit, Liora, Idit and David.
On Jan. 24 Jeannie Smith will share how “One Person Can Make a
Difference!” Jeannie is the daughter of Polish Rescuer, Irene Gut Opdyke;
who passed away on May 17, 2003. Irene received international
recognition for her actions during the Holocaust while working for a
high-ranking German official. Kimberly Marlowe Hartnett will speak Jan.
31 about “Jewish Women and Civil Rights: Behind the Scenes, Around
the Table, and on the Picket Line.” Kimberly is the author of Carolina
Israelite: How Harry Golden Made Us Care about Jews, the South, and Civil
Rights, the first comprehensive biography of Golden. Golden’s one-man
newspaper and hugely popular books including, Only in America and For
2-cents Plain, used wry humor and blunt observations to raise awareness
of the Jewish role in fighting for civil rights in this country.