Jewish Song of the Week: ‘Adonai S’fatai’ by Charlie Kramer
February is Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month, which immediately made me think of my buddy Charlie Kramer. Charlie is a super-talented Jewish singer-songwriter who has shared his experience with blindness in a very powerful way and has become an incredible advocate for people with disabilities. Inclusion education pulses through Charlie’s veins, and his take on “Adonai S’fatai,” transforms our understanding of these words we say before the core of our service, the Amidah, where we ask for God to open our lips.
This year, Adath Jeshurun’s Inclusion Committee is spearheading an Artist-In-Residence for the weekend, welcoming musician and coach Charlie Kramer, in partnership with Minneapolis Jewish Federation and Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Minneapolis.
Charlie Levine has been hired as JFS's first Chief Development Officer. He will lead the agency's resource development program including relationship building and fundraising from individuals, corporations, and foundations. He will also oversee JFS's planned giving program. Charlie began his connection with JFS in 1999 when he and his wife,…
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