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Honey, Tea, and Cough Drops

JL;DR SUMMARY Cindy Scarr explores the challenges faced by Jewish singers when they encounter unexpected voice issues, highlighting stories from well-known performers like Simcha Leiner, Yaakov Shwekey, Mordechai Ben David (MBD), and Avraham Fried. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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GratitudeJewish MusicAvraham FriedDivine InterventionFaithYaakov ShwekeyMordechai Ben DavidSimcha LeinerVoicePerformance Challenges

Places mentioned

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
"Simcha Leiner told me about a wedding he had in Toronto when he was confident that his voice was in great shape."
New York, United States
"There was nothing he could do, as it was too late to get a replacement from New York, so he decided to just give it everything he had."
Switzerland
"Yaakov Shwekey once landed in Switzerland for a concert with a full symphony orchestra of over 100 musicians."
Lakewood, New Jersey, United States
"It was his wife, founder of the Special Childrens Center in Lakewood."
Detroit, Michigan, United States
"Back when I was a novice in the industry, one of the first jobs Id ever booked was a bar mitzvah in Detroit with MBD."
Yerushalayim, Jerusalem, Israel
"Avraham Fried recently told me about what happened to him last Succos, when he was top billing in the annual United Hatzalah concert in Yerushalayim."

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