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Freiliche
Farmer at the
SHALOM FESTIVAL 2006
Sunday,
August 20th, 11am-3pm in Congress Park |
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| Rabbi/Farmer Simenowitz talks about environmental
sustainability and how they took an aging cherry tree and made Mezuzah
covers out of them.
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The Freliche Farmer brought liveliness and neshoma to the
Shalom Festival with his music.
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FREILICHE FARMER - RABBI SHMUEL
SIMENOWITZ
is one of the finest guitarists on the Jewish musical scene. Well versed in
Jewish liturgical and folk melodies, he blends the different musical styles
that shaped his life Hebraic chant, Southern blues and rock, bluegrass, jazz
and reggae. The result was "The Jewish Blues" released in 1980 with
long-time friend and musical mentor, guitar legend Roy Buchanan. Simenowitz
has toured extensively with his band, “The Jewish Blues” at concerts in
colleges and festivals throughout the US, and has accompanied Shlomo
Carlebach, Piamenta, and others. In 1995, Shmuel and his family established
Sweet Whisper Farms, a horse-powered, organic maple syrup farm in rural
Vermont. He heads “Project Ya’aleh V’Yavo” introducing day school students
to farming. |
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