By COLlive reporter
400 people gathered at the Grand Prospect Hall in Brooklyn on Monday for Tzivos Hashem’s 33rd annual gala dinner.
Beginning with an elegant cocktail reception surrounded by an array of auction prizes, participants were soon ushered into the grand, landmark ballroom for the highlight of the event: The finals of the Jewish Kids got Talent competition.
The evening began with musical entertainment by boys choir M Generation and a duet by Boruch Sholom Blesofsky and child soloist Shabi Soffer, singing a new composition by composer Cecelia Margules “The Power of Jewish Children.”
Popular comedian Modi, who was the MC for the event, kept the audience laughing throughout the evening with his hilarious comedy bits and comic observations. He was assisted in introducing each of the contestants by child talent Ari Raskin.
The 9 finalists, who traveled from Poland, Australia, Israel, California, Colorado, Florida, Long Island and Monsey, each presented their talent on stage for the audience, who voted for their favorites.
All the finalists: Estee Ackerman, Rochel Szmerling, Chaya Muchnik, Eli Avidani, Leah Schlanger, Leah Margaretten, Yossi Stambler, Zalman Liberow and Yehoshua Greenberg received prizes and a certificate as finalists in the competition.
The winners, who each received a medal and cash prizes for themselves and a charity of their choice, were Eli Avidani for his vocal abilities, Yossi Stambler for his inspiring Torah lectures he recites from memory, and Estee Ackerman who bowed out of US National Table Tennis Championships because it was being held on Shabbos.
The event was produced by Danny Finkelman of Sparks Next and Danny Keizler of Israevents, and co-produced by Meir Kalmenson.
GO LEAHH YOU ROCKK!!!!!!!!!!!
Keep making the Rebbe proud!
Jacobson brothers
Leah Margaretten your are awesomely talented!! We are so proud of you!! Always a winner!! We love You!
Yehoshua greenberg, you were awesome!
You are awesome Rochel!
Keep up the great work!!
luv shayna b 😉
“IS A CLASS ACT”
GO LEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YOU ARE AMAAAAZZING!!
FROM A FELLOW SOS`ER
Go bunk Zayin
u rock
love shaina (the tall one:) )
Looking nice!
-the old 540 🙂
behind those lights making it all happen go meir kalmanson!!!!
p.s. nice suit
go ari raskin
best mc on earth
dont care what anyone says
GO CHAYA MUCHNIK!
I LUV U U ROCCCCKKKK
LUV G8 GURLL
u rock
Wow!!
So nice that you win!
Well done!
You deserve it!!!!!
Go Ari Raskin!!!!!!
GOOOO MEIR
WHERE IS SARAH KUPFER AND BAT MITZVAH CLUB INTERNATIONAL????
Go Leah!!
GO LEAH SCHLANGER!! You were really the most talented and the best! I look at it as u won!!
Love a classmate!
we miss you chayale tiefenbrunnnnnnnnn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
U Rock!!!
chaya serabranski