Jewish Life Television (JLTV) will broadcast Kol Nidre and Yom Kippur services held at Beverly Hills Temple of the Arts at the Saban Theatre, coast-to-coast on the Eve of Yom Kippur (Kol Nidre), Friday, September 29, 2017 (5778) and on Yom Kippur, Saturday, September 30, 2017 (5778), Rabbi David Baron of the Beverly Hills Temple of the Arts at the Saban Theatre announced today. The services will also be broadcast coast to coast via DIRECTV, Comcast, Time Warner Cable and other cable stations, as well as on the ARMED FORCES NETWORK, reaching 177 military bases and embassies globally. The broadcasts will also be webcast continuously throughout the days on September 29th and 30th on www.bhtota.org
Rabbi Baron's High Holy Day Guests will include: Brigitte Gabriel, an expert on the topic of Islamic terrorism born in Lebanon tells of her family's abuse and escape from Islamic extremists; Greg Krentzman, a Culver City resident and community college administrator whose life was miraculously spared in a recent terrorist attack in Nice, France on Bastille Day, July 14, 2016; Moti Kahana, an American-Israeli businessman who at great risk has provided humanitarian relief for Syrian civilians through his organization Amaliah based in New York; Leo Melamed, a Chicago-based Holocaust SURVIVOR who rose from modest beginnings as a pork belly trader to become one of the most influential figures in the world of finance, currently serving as Chairman Emeritus of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group, Inc., the world's largest futures market. He will tell of his family's escape from Nazi occupied Poland to the United States through Japan with the help of Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara; Evelyn Markus, born in the Netherlands, the daughter of Jewish Dutch Holocaust survivors, she lived in the Netherlands until 2006 when, like many Jews in Europe, she decided to leave, and immigrated with her partner Rosa Zeegers to the United States. She co-founded a Dutch non-profit organization called "Network on Antisemitism." She is a subject in the new documentary film, "Never Again Is Now," which she will talk about; and Rosa Zeegers, who was born in Amsterdam. Her mother survived the Holocaust in hiding. Her mother's entire family was murdered by Nazis. Zeegers grew up as a conscious Jew, with a strong awareness of her family's painful history. After obtaining a Master's degree in German Literature, she became a marketing executive in various global Fortune 500 companies. In 2006, she immigrated with her long-term partner, Evelyn Markus, to the United States.
The broadcast will include musical performances by the temple's cantors, Ilysia J. Pierce and Jordan Bennett, two Broadway performers, along with performances by the temple's choir composed of singers from the Los Angeles Opera and Los Angeles Master Chorale, led by the temple's music director and three time Emmy Award-nominated composer, Sharon Farber. Also appearing in the broadcast will be renowned artists, including: Adrienne Baron, Michael Bell, Julie Hagerty, Corky Hale, Mary Hart, Loren Lester, Curt Lowens, Stephen Macht, Michael Fitzpatrick, Leonard Maltin, Dr. Judea Pearl and Steve Tisch. Dancer Gabriella Nejman from Keschet Chayim Dance Ensemble also peforms.
This year represents JLTV's 21st year of internationally broadcasting and webcasting the Beverly Hills Temple of the Arts Yom Kippur services for the homebound, those recovering from illness and America's military forces. Last year's services were viewed by over 300,000 people.
Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) is the holiest day of the year on the Jewish calendar; it is a day of prayer and fasting for Jewish people around the world. The Eve of Yom Kippur (Kol Nidre) on Friday, September 29th, and Yom Kippur on Saturday, September 30th represent the end of a 10-day period of repentance, which begins with the Jewish New Year 5778, Rosh Hashanah, on Wednesday evening, September 20th (believed to be the creation of Adam and Eve, the first man and woman), continuing through Thursday, September 21st. Historically, it is on the 10th day between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur on which Moses completed and brought down the second set of commandments from Mount Sinai, signifying that God had granted atonement for the people's sin of the Golden calf.
Beverly Hills Temple of the Arts' Yom Kippur program, especially filmed for the homebound and those who cannot attend a synagogue, will be aired on JLTV (Jewish Life Television) and can be viewed coast-to-coast on DIRECTV, Comcast and Time Warner. Kol Nidre services held at Beverly Hills Temple of the Arts at the Saban Theatre will be broadcast nationwide on Friday, September 29, 2017 (5778) at 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. on both the East and West Coasts. Yom Kippur services held at Beverly Hills Temple of the Arts at the Saban Theatre will be broadcast on Saturday, September 30, 2017 (5778) at 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 Noon on both the East and West Coasts.
The mission of the Beverly Hills Temple of the Arts at the Saban Theatre is to promote religion through music, drama, arts, dance and film. Many of the artists in these various creative fields participate in the temple's services. To learn more about Beverly Hills Temple of the Arts, please visit the website, www.bhtota.org To learn more about Jewish Life Television, please visit the website, www.jltv.tv
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