About the Festival
THE FESTIVAL
Join the Akron Jewish community for an afternoon of fun for all ages, from babies to bubbies! This festival hopes to unite and bring the community together. Featuring a live concert, vendors, booths, food for sale, and children's entertainment, including a balloon man, inflatables, a juggler on stilts, and more!
Food will be available for sale. RSVP is required! Akronshul.com/festival
This event is made possible by the generosity of the Berlin Family Foundation, Bob & Regina Cooper, and our other sponsors.
CONCERT
The concert will feature a performance by Hassidic rapper Ari Lesser.
Ari Benjamin Lesser is a Jewish American rapper, singer, songwriter, and spoken word artist. Known for his videos on Israel and Jewish Holidays, Lesser has released over a dozen albums, written hundreds of original songs on a wide range of subjects, composed raps about 200 different animals, and created accurate rhyming translations of Pirke Avot, Psalms, and other parts of the Siddur. He continues to perform and speak at events around the world.
Additional guest appearances by Israeli Musician Rami Feinstein and Guitarist & Singer Chuck Fink.