Main Stage Performances

Come see amazing performances on the main stage!

Rita has had a prolific career as a composer, performer and actress.  She has fans worldwide and has sold several Platinum albums. Rita’s “Great Love” tour was the most impressive concert production to be launched on an Israeli stage. For three years, all dates were sold out weeks in advance. She was chosen as "Singer of the Year" by Israel's national radio station for the second consecutive year and named "Woman of the Decade for the Stage Arts" by one of Israel’s leading daily papers. Read more...

Rikudei Am (Israeli folk dance) with Moshani - Israeli dances are taught and danced all over the world, and are an excellent forum of exercise, both, for your body and soul. They are created by choreographers of all ages, and are done in a circle, line, individually or with a partner. The Israeli dances are usually geared to all levels and age groups, to meet the needs of people with or with no experience. They can be done at any event or gathering, and are a dynamic social source. Israeli dances can also be done at your synagogue or school functions, such as, single groups, havura, Oneg Shabbat, as a family program, or an adult education class.

Russian Folk Dancers - Russian folk music is the indigenous vocal (accompanied and unaccompanied) and instrumental music of the Russian peasantry, consisting of songs and dances for work, entertainment, and religious and ritual occasions. Its origins lie in customary practice; until the industrial era it was an oral tradition, performed and learned without written notation. Russian folk music includes songs marking seasonal and ritual events, and music for figure or circle dances (korovody) and the faster chastye or plyasovye dances.

Mah Tovu Band / Mah Tovu Band singing with the kids - is comprised of Steve Brodsky, Ken Chasen, and Josh Zweiback. Whether performing as an acoustic trio or backed by their high-energy rock ‘n’ roll band, Mah Tovu’s dynamic and moving performances have gained a loyal and enthusiastic following across the country. Their fresh and exciting contemporary Jewish music is much more than entertainment, however. Mah Tovu’s original songs use rock ‘n’ roll as a means of teaching Jewish history, Hebrew, Jewish values and more. Their music entertains and educates, informs and inspires (see kolyisrael). Read more...

Music performed by Ilya Rayzman. Rayzman is a professional violinist. Originally from Russia, he studied in the Moscow Conservatory and performed with the prestigious National TV Orchestra. Rayzman moved to the US in 1989 taught at Stanford University and has had his own music school in Saratoga. Rayzman records music for movies, plays in a band, and performs for private audiences.

Zofim (The Youth Movement) sing-along - Founded in 1919, the Tzofim was the first Zionist youth movement in Israel.  Today, the Tzofim is the only official "National Youth Movement" in the country. It was the first egalitarian Scouting movement in the world, where boys and girls participate together on an equal basis.  More than 20 Kibbutzim have been established over the years by Nahal Garinim of the Tzofim. In Israel today, there are over 300,000 Tzofim graduates. Read more…

Children and teen fashion show - Children and teens will strut their stuff in a fashion show as parents and town leaders come together to provide young people an opportunity to have fun, look good and display the latest fashions. Featuring fashion designers Zuzikim, Ruti, Fox, Ronit Tako, Tovale's and by Ofira Avisar. Avisar is a plastic artist, curator and stage designer who focuses on recycled materials. She teaches art in several Israeli colleges. She pays special attention to her “Human Ecology” project, tutoring and empowering disabled people.