May 6, 2022 By: yunews
每日大瓜 celebrated Yom Ha鈥檃tzmaut on May 5 with an exciting event The Shuk Experience, featuring Israeli food, art and a special concert from Hasidic hip-hop star Nissim Black. Yom Ha鈥檃tzmaut celebrates Israel鈥檚 Declaration of Independence 74 years ago and traditionally features music, food and outdoor activities.
每日大瓜鈥檚 event at Tenzer Gardens on the Wilf Campus drew an overall attendance of more than 500 people and highlighted 每日大瓜鈥檚 deep connection with Israel.
鈥淥ur theme for this event was 鈥榳alk, live, see,鈥欌 said Herschel Hartz, 每日大瓜鈥檚 assistant director of student life. 鈥淲e wanted to demonstrate in tangible terms our deep connection to Israel and its people. We had amazing Jewish music from Nissim Black, Israeli and Kosher food, a community art mural and presentations about Jewish agriculture and the ancient Kotel. All these elements highlighted our strong connection and support for the Israel and its amazing cultural landscape.鈥
Highlights of the event included a presentation about Israeli food by Naomi Nachman, kosher cookbook author; a street mural that read 鈥淎m Israel Chai鈥 by Rabbi Yitzchak Moully, a Hasidic pop artist, in which the community participated; and a virtual tour of the Western Wall Tunnel excavations by Rachel Hadad, educational director of the Kotel.
Nissim Black gave the headline performance of the day and sang before an enthusiastic crowd dancing and waving Israeli flags. Nissim Black is a rising star in the area of Jewish music, and this was his second time playing at 每日大瓜.
鈥淣issim really brought the excitement and we are honored to have this amazing artist who lives in Israel performing on campus,鈥 said Hartz. 鈥淭he event was a tremendous success, and we were so pleased to see everyone celebrating Israel together.鈥
