Voting for contestants for Season Two of A Jewish Star singing competition, the wildly popular music talent competition, is set to end at 12:00 PM EST Friday, with the ten adult finalists and three child finalists to be named early next week by the judges who will select the finalists from the top twenty vote getters in each category.
As of today, VIN News got the exclusive who are the top vote getters with the best chances of ending up as the finalists:
Zalman Attal – Brunoy, France
Moishe Borenstein – Brooklyn, NY
Hillel Braun – Lakewood, NJ
Ezzy Duchman – Miami Beach, FL
Shmouel Halimi – Beit Shemesh, Israel
Mordechai Hershkowitz – Brooklyn, NY
Aaron Holder – Miami Beach, FL
Yitzy Goldsmith – Monsey, NY
Yoel Goldstein – Brooklyn, NY
Mendy Jacobson – Brooklyn, NY
Zalman Levy – Johannesburg, S. Africa
Yossi Loloyan – Encino, CA
Shlomo Menkes – S. Monica, CA
Mendy Piamenta – Kfar Chabad, Israel
Gershon Shapiro – Brooklyn, NY
Yechiel Schnitzler – Lakewood, NJ
Shevach Tamir – Brooklyn, NY
Beryl Teitelbaum – Brooklyn, NY
Menachem Weinstein – London, England
Moishe Wilschanski – Brooklyn, NY
The top six vote getters, listed in alphabetical order, in the junior category are currently:
Yisroel Amar – Golden Beach, FL
Shmuly Brafman – Morristown, NJ
Sruli Milstein – Brooklyn, NY
Ari Raskin – Brooklyn, NY
Chneor Orel Sadon – Paris, France
Akiva Schechter – Miami Beach, FL
All ten finalists will all perform at the annual Soul II Soul Foundation concert to be held at the Brooklyn School for Music and Theater on February 20, with the winner declared by judges Avraham Fried, Mendy Pellin and Eli Gerstner.
The concert, starring Benny Friedman, will benefit the Chasdei Soul II Soul Foundation, an organization that supports the education of special needs children.
Other musical talent involved in the show include Yochi Briskman and Country Yossi who will be master of ceremonies for the evening.
A Jewish Star is an annual competition designed to give talented unknowns a shot at stardom by giving them the opportunity to be heard by both the public and insiders in the Jewish music business. Both the adult and junior winner of this year’s competition will receive $1000 cash and career promotion from Aderet/Mostly Music. Additionally, the adult winner will also receive a two year lease on a 2011 Honda Accord, coaching from superstar Avraham Fried, and the opportunity to record a song at Ruli Ezrachi.
The junior winner of A Jewish Star will also receive a spot in Yeshiva Boys Choir and tickets and hotel accommodations for a trip to Israel.
Last year’s competition attraction over fifty auditions and 61,893 votes were cast online. The winner was Binyamin Moshe, a Brooklyn yeshiva student who recently released his first single.
Brafman
yisroel amar is the best from the jewish star so far ddaahh
i know hes gonna be choosen(it was ovious he is the best )cant wait to get his sighneture and see him perform!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
moshe wilschanski you rock i cant wait to see you on stage!!!!
hope you win with all my heart because you are truly the BEST;):)
Hope he wins
ARI RASKIN YOUR THE BEST!!!!
SHMUEL MORGENSTERN WILL WIN FORSURE! BECAUSE HES AWESOME GOOD !
GO BRAFMAN you for sure will win ….its an awesome song and video
gooo shmuly brafmannnnnnnnnnnnn your the best and yisrael amar!!!!!!
surprised eli shemtov not up
My kids are hoping to see Ari Raskin on stage- you have a fan club!
should be Akiva Schechter and Sruli Milstein
go Ari Raskin!!!!
Ari raskin is gonna win. Very creative work.
Hope to see you on stage and to see you win.
to 29 dont you think theres more.Amar and raskin.
Shevach Tamir, Ezzy Duchman, Aaron Holder
KUDOS!
i want brafman or holder to win
go yisral amar
#1 by far
it seems like most of the commentors think these are the winners- there are only going to be 10 semi-finalist from the adults and 3 semifinalist from the kids! these are just the ones who got lots of votes so far!
Super. Such Talent.
ari rasken was very creative but i think all the
winners did a great job
http://www.ajewishstar.com/2010/12/yossi-loloyan/
shmuli brafman your the best you are going to win
Amazing voice! Vote for him!
Ari Raskin, your voice, your stage presence,your personality and acting is awesome. If you win or lose this contest it doesn’t matter….you have a bright future ahead of you.
I am shocked that Dovber Cohen didn’t make it in. he has a very unique voice a great performance quality and he’s adorable. 🙁
I wish to see him perform some time soon.
And don’t forget the purpose of the concert, to support the children with special needs whose parents must pay high cost tuition. Support this event everyone!
Hashem has those finalists and winners all lined up since shaishes yemai beraishis (6 days of creation). We just have to fill in and it will work out the way Hashem wants – as everything in life.
It’s all about good spirit, ahavas yisroel, people have a chance to express their talents – and most of all, good, ahavas yisroel and having a good time. Those who win and those who are finalists and those who are not – are all good sports – as are those who were interested! Good Shabbos!
http://www.ajewishstar.com/2010/12/shmuel-morgenstern/
those links only work if you copy and paste
Vote now!!!!!!!
http://www.ajewishstar.com/2010/12/shmuel-brafman/
He also has a fan page check it out and like it
hhttp://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Vote-For-Shmuly-
Jewish-Star-2011/127857347278050
Also the I saw this awsome aritacle about him in the NJJN check it out!!
http://njjewishnews.com/article/metrowest/morristown-teen-competes-for-slot-at-hasidic-songfest
Vote for Shmuly Brafman Now!!!!!! he is gonna win forsure
they picked awesome people!!!!goooo them!!!!
http://www.ajewishstar.com/2010/12/gershon-shapiro-2/
Good Luck Menachem Weinstein.
Shmully will win for sure!!
Moishy Wilshanski is awesome!
Shmuly Brafman has o be the winnerrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ari rasking got in wooohoo i luved his performance