Posted on 09/16/24
Jerusalem, Israel - Sept. 16, 2024 - A new musical, David the Servant King, tells the story through the eyes of David’s mother, Nitzevet, through song and dialogue, David’s journey from young shepherd boy to King of Israel.
The script, music, and lyrics for “David the Servant King” were written by Shlomit Koffler Weinreb. She was known in Baltimore as Shalomis and was in the Baltimore-based women’s band, Ayelet HaShachar. “I first conceived of the idea for writing the musical in 2017 but had no idea how to turn my dream into reality. It wasn’t until after I made aliyah in 2021 that everything started to come together and it was clear that Hashem was blessing the project, step by step,” shared composer Koffler Weinreb. She was inspired to write the musical after reading the chapter on Ruth and David in Rabbi Eliyahu Kitov’s "Book of Our Heritage."
In the outstanding cast of 16 starring in the preview concert on Sunday night at Shirat David Synagogue in Efrat, are women who made aliyah from Baltimore: Rachel Anolick, 2008; Aviva Karpel, 1973; Shayna Levine-Hefetz, 2015; Simcha (Sandra) Orman, 2009, and Tamar (Stephanie) Rabinowitz (2017).
DAVID THE SERVANT KING MUSICAL REVIEW CAST all made aliyah from North America, including Rachel Lock (she once played the role of Tracy in Hairspray, so she considers herself an honorary Baltimorean), Avital Macales shown as David, Michal Lourenco, Zahava Margulis, Ariella Anouchi, Gila Staum-Seeman, Meira Bar-Lev, Jennifer Fleischer, Rachael Rosenbaum, and Amy Schwartz.
The full house enthusiastic audience for the only women's performance had many former Baltimore residents, too many to list and count.
