Arts + Culture

Film Festival Returns with Virtual Binge Series

By Julie Sherman

The Edward S. Finkelstein Harrisburg Jewish Film Festival is jumping on the “binge watching” bandwagon with a star-studded Israeli television series, The Conductor, which will be available for your virtual viewing pleasure from October 10th-24th.

The 10-episode series …

Kol Haneshama Completes Beautiful: The Carole King Musical Project

After months of preparation, practice, and recording, Harrisburg’s Jewish Chorus Kol Haneshama has completed its annual project honoring founder Janet Frankel Staub z’l.

This year’s tribute produced a four-part virtual project consisting of choral selections from Beautiful: The Carole…

Harrisburg Native, Chai Flicks Bring Big-Screen Cinema to Living Rooms

By Adam Grobman

When you type “ChaiFlicks” into your web browser, you never know what will come out the other end. The streaming service is like a portal into a more creative, musical, rich, Jewish world.

That’s the way Heidi Bogin Oshin, lead programmer and co-principal of ChaiFlick…

Pandemic Project: A Labor of Love

By Adam Grobman and Joan Jeffein Miller

 

Since the beginning of the pandemic, many of us have tried to keep busy while confined to our homes, picking up new hobbies, skills, and interests.  We’ve engaged in activities such as binging on Netflix, playing card games on the computer, pur…

Kol Haneshama Brings Virtual Voice to Community with Tribute to Founder

By Adam Grobman

E-Harmony? For Kol Haneshama, Harrisburg’s Jewish Chorus, it’s not an online dating site.

The 12-piece chorus is bringing their collective virtual voice to the community with a four-part series of videos featuring music from Beautiful: The Carole King Musical in tribute…