Eight Jewish a cappella (vocals only, no instruments) singing groups squared off on Adas Israel Congregation’s bimah Saturday night in Kol HaOlam, the National Collegiate Jewish a Cappella Championship. Mezumenet, an all-female ensemble from the University of Maryland, had the crowd in stitches during its rendition of “Not About That Traif,” but it was Tizmoret, a group from Queens College in New York City, that took top honors at the singing competition.
Photos and video by Geoffrey W. Melada
Members of Tizmoret sing an encore after winning 1st place in the National Collegiate Jewish A Cappella Competition.
Members of Jewop, the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Jewish a cappella group, sing “One Plague More,” a parody of the Act I finale of Les Misérables.Joshua Harris (in the orange blazer) and the University of Chicago’s Rhythm & Jews sing “Talk Yiddish to Me,” a Jewish take on Jason Derulo’s “Talk Dirty to Me.”Hooshir, from Indiana University, made a special guest appearance.Jacob Spadaro of Tizmoret, a Queens College Jewish a cappella group, won best soloist at the competition.
