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Awesome audience, super staff, and fantastic facility! Special thanks to the residents Len (pictured above) and Gail who volunteered to be our Cinco de Mayo HUMAN DUMMIES, wear our ventriloquist face masks and help us sing "No Bully Zone". (No they did not sing at the same time. We're not that good.) After our puppet sang our short version of our "Happy, Happy Birthday", everyone joined in singing the traditional "Happy Birthday" to Ada (pictured above top right).
Passover comes Alive with Music, Meaning, and Laughter at Temple Aliyah
Needham, MA — Boston’s National award-winning ventriloquist Kevin Driscoll will bring an engaging blend of music, humor, and Jewish values to Temple Aliyah, 1664 Central Ave., Needham, MA 02492, on Sunday, March 15 at 9:30 AM, with a special Passover-themed educational program for students kindergarten through grade 7.
Designed to both entertain and educate, Driscoll’s interactive program will use puppetry, storytelling, and song to connect timeless Passover lessons with modern values. A highlight of the morning will be the spirited group sing-along of Driscoll’s original song “No Bully Zone,” drawing a powerful parallel between the Exodus story and the message that Pharaoh was a bully to the Israelites—and that standing up for kindness and respect matters today.
Adding to the excitement, sixth and seventh grade volunteers will be invited on stage to join Driscoll and his lively cast of dummies, helping to lead the audience in another joyful original song, “Pesach Sameach,” celebrating the holiday in a fun and memorable way.
According to Kevin Driscoll,
“It was an honor for us to perform on the first night of Hanukkah at Chabad of Sudbury in Sudbury, Massachusetts on December 15th after the Menorah lighting. Our Hanukkah Howie™ puppet and our Mench-On-A-Bench puppet were also featured at our Ocean City, New Jersey event on the seventh night of Hanukkah.”
Temple Aliyah’s Director of Congregational Learning and Engagement Joan Perlman added,
“Driscoll received rave reviews from his National Jewish Retreat capacity crowd at the Rhode Island Convention Center/Omni Hotel in Providence, Rhode Island.”
With a proven ability to captivate audiences of all ages, Kevin Driscoll’s Passover program promises a morning filled with laughter, learning, and meaningful connections—bringing the story of Pesach to life for the next generation.
Pesach Sameach!
Special thanks to the above MetroWest Jewish Day School teachers who volunteered to wear our ventriloquist face masks. We all "sang" our originals “Pesach Sameach” and “No Bully Zone” (because Pharaoh was a bully to Moses). See: https://youtu.be/xJ95IkpG6t8
For Rosh Hashana events, we perform WITHOUT electricity, writing, etc.
It was an honor for us to perform after the Menorah lighting at Worcester’s Top of The Tower Hanukkah event sponsored by the Torah Center on the fifth night of Hanukkah. Our Hanukkah Howie puppet and our Mench-On-A-Bench puppet were also featured at our Ocean City, New Jersey event on the seventh night of Hanukkah. Our National Jewish Retreat at the Rhode Island Convention Center/Omni Hotel in Providence, RI. and our performances WITH the 400+ Community Kollel of Sharon and other locations have included:
• Brookline's Torah Academy• Chabad Chestnut Hill
• Chabad of Sudbury• Chabad of the North Shore/Camp Gan Israel• Chabad of the South Shore Adult events• Chabad of Newton Lag B'Omer Family Festival and Bonfire• Congregation Beth El-Altereth Israel - Newton, MA • Congregation Shaarei Tefillah - Newton, MA• JCC Grossman Camp on the Hale Reservation in Westwood• Jewish Community Centers of Greater Boston/Newton, MA• Lubavitcher Yeshiva Academy – Longmeadow, MA• Merrimack Valley Jewish Federation/Andover, MA• Metrowest Jewish Day School edutainment/Framingham, MA• Milford Chabad• Natick Chabad• New Haven, Connecticut Congregation Chabad Lubavitch Purim Celebration• Newton Chabad• Rohr Jewish Learning Institute• Springfield JCC• Swampscott JCC• Worcester’s Chabad Lubavitch Hanukkah celebrations
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We hope you had as much fun as we did helping the Boston area Jewish Chabad Center of Sudbury community celebrate the first night of Chanukah. Special thanks to the children who joined us on stage to play tambourines with Doug The Talking Dog. Many others volunteered to demonstrate their new ventriloquial skills after choosing a puppet of their choice from the big drum case. Volunteers were encouraged to say their first name into the microphone and try moving the puppet's mouth three times as they said "One, Two, Three" with their new puppet voice.
We especially want to thank the father and daughter who volunteered to be our HUMAN DUMMIES, wear our male and female ventriloquist face masks, and help us sing our "No Bully Zone" original song (because Pharaoh was a Bully to Moses and the Israelites). No they did not sing at the same time.... we're not that good!).
Before we finished packing up to leave, the Rabbi's nine-year-old daughter had even mastered the arm rod manipulation with ♫♬ Hanukkah Howie™!
We especially want to thank the father and daughter who volunteered to be our HUMAN DUMMIES, wear our male and female ventriloquist face masks, and help us sing our "No Bully Zone" original song (because Pharaoh was a Bully to Moses and the Israelites). No they did not sing at the same time.... we're not that good!).
Before we finished packing up to leave, the Rabbi's nine-year-old daughter had even mastered the arm rod manipulation with ♫♬ Hanukkah Howie™!
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