September 17, 2003
New
Westchester/Riverdale District of OU’s
National Conference of Synagogue Youth
to Present Free Concert by
Blue Fringe Band During Intermediate Days of
Sukkot Festival
Wednesday,
October 15, 7:30 p.m.
Hebrew Institute of White Plains
20 Greenridge Road
The Westchester/Riverdale
District of the Orthodox Union’s National Conference of
Synagogue Youth (NCSY) will present a free concert by the Blue
Fringe Band during the Chol Hamoed (Intermediate) days of the Sukkot
Festival, Wednesday, October 15 at 7:30 p.m. at the Hebrew Institute of
White Plains, 20 Greenridge Road. The concert will be preceded by a
sukkah party (with plenty of food), and an opportunity to hang out with
the band.
The Westchester/Riverdale District is NCSY’s newest, established this
summer under the direction of Rabbi Shlomo Ressler to create programs
specifically for all Jewish youth in that area.
The concert will be free to District members; there is a $15 membership
fee. For non-members, tickets are $18.
“Our new District was established specifically to give the many teens in
our area an opportunity to get to know one another better, and to share
fun experiences such as the sukkah party and the concert,” Rabbi Ressler
said. “With influences ranging from the Diaspora Yeshiva Band to John
Mayer to Victor Wooten, the band has developed a modern rock/pop sound
of its own. It is extremely popular and rocking along with it should be
a great holiday experience.”
Rabbi Ressler explained that the blue fringes in the band’s name refer
to the tzitzit at the four edges of the tallit or prayer shawl, and the
color of the fringes in ancient times, when a special dye was available
from a now-extinct sea creature.
For further information on the concert or on joining the District,
contact Rabbi Ressler at 212-613-8339, or
resslers@ou.org.
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