Mama Doni
Our Next Show Is...
03/14/10 - JCC of Allentown (Allentown, PA) 3:00pm
Upcoming Shows...
- 03/21/10 - JCC Wyoming Valley (Wilkes-Barre, PA) 4:00pm
- 04/01/10 - Westchester Jewish Center (Mamaroneck, NY) 10:00am
- 04/25/10 - Benefit Concert for American Cancer Society - Relay For Life (Montville, NJ)
- 05/02/10 - Temple Emanu-El of Closter (Closter, NJ) 9:30am
- 05/02/10 - Temple Sha'arey Shalom (Springfield, NJ) 1:00pm
- 06/13/10 - Joan and Alan Bernikow Jewish Community Center (Staten Island, NY)
- 06/30/10 - The Rosenthal JCC of Northern Westchester - Camp Discovery (Croton-on-Hudson, NY) 1:15pm
- 07/02/10 - Gesher Summer Camp (Livingston, NJ) 2:30pm
- 07/23/10 - Friedberg JCC - Summer Camp - (Wheatley Heights, NY) 2:00pm
- 09/26/10 - Congregation Beth Or - (Maple Glen, PA) 1:30pm
- 10/03/10 - Temple Beth Ahm Yisrael - (Springfield, NJ ) 1:00pm
Past Shows...
- JCC Manhattan - New York, NY
- United Jewish Council of Greater Toledo - Sylvania, Ohio
- Marlboro Jewish Center - Marlboro, NJ
- YMHA - Wayne NJ
- Pine Brook Jewish Center Nursery School - Montville, NJ
- Family Day at The Jewish Museum of New York - New York, NY
- Oheb Shalom - South Orange, NJ
- Adath Shalom - Morris Plains, NJ
- JCC Commack - Commack, NY
- Jewish Federation of Greater Orange County - Newburgh, NY
- "Little Kids Rock" Concert - Montclair, NJ
- Miriam Apartments - Clifton, NJ
- Stamford JCC - Stamford, CT
- Purim show - JCC MetroWest - West Orange, NJ
- Temple Bnai Abraham - Livingston, NJ
- Purim Show - Morris Academy - Randolph, NJ
- Shomrei Emunah - Montclair, NJ
- Temple Emanu-El - Closter, NJ
- Maplewood Jewish Center - Maplewood, NJ
- Kol Ami - White Plains, NY
- Temple Sha'arey Shalom - Springfield, NJ
- JCC on The Hudson - Tarrytown, NY
- BNAI Tikvah - North Brunswick, NJ
- TEMPLE SHAREY TEFILO-ISRAEL - South Orange, NJ
- WESTCHESTER JEWISH CENTER - MAMARONECK, NY
- Temple Beth El - Rochester, NY
- Miriam Apartments II - Clifton, NJ
- Solomon Schechter - West Orange, NJ
- Rosenthal JCC - Camp Discovery - Croton-on-Hudson, NY
- Suffolk Y and JCC - Commack, NY
- Henry Kaufman Campgrounds - Wheatley Heights, NY
- JCC of Bensonhurst - Brooklyn, NY
- Milton & Betty Katz - Margate, NJ
- Westchester Summer Day - Mamaroneck, NY
- Mid Island Y-JCC - Oceanside, NY
- Friedberg JCC - Oceanside, NY
- Parents Who Rock - Montclair, NJ
- South Brunswick Music Festival - South Brunswick, NJ
- Temple B'Nai Or - Morristown, NJ
- Milton & Betty Katz JCC - Margate NJ
- Daughters of Miriam - Clifton NJ
- The Andrew Friedland Preschool - Temple Beth Rishon , Wyckoff NJ
- The International Jewish Music Festival - Amsterdam, Holland
- JCC Albany - Albany NY
- JCC Houston - Houston TX
- Katz JCC - Cherry Hill, NJ
- The Museum of Jewish Heritage - New York, NY
- Worcester JCC - Worcester, MA
- Adat Shalom - Los Angeles, CA
- Fox Hills Chaverim - Rockaway, NJ
- The Shirley & Paul Pintel Nursery School of Fair Lawn Jewish Center - Fair Lawn, NJ
- Woodlands Community Temple - Westchester, NY
- Tikvat Israel - Rockville, MD
- JCC of Middlesex County - Edison, NJ
- Kol Ami - White Plains, NY
- Congregation Agudath Israel - Caldwell, NJ
- Bergen County YJCC - Washington Township, NJ
- Temple Shaarey Shalom - Springfield, NJ
- Children's Winter Holiday Party - Orange Lawn Tennis Club - South Orange, NJ
- JCC MetroWest - West Orange, NJ
- Bnai Keshet - Montclair, NJ
- Jewish Community Campus of Kansas City - Kansas City, KS
- Help Haiti Heal Benefit Concert - Rodeo Bar & Grill - New York, NY
- The Frances & Herbert Brody Preschool of Temple B'Nai Or - Morristown, NJ
- Shalom Family - Cincinnati, Ohio
- Tempe Emanu-El - Closter, NJ
- Bergen County YJCC - Washington Township, NJ
- Congregation B'Nai Israel - Millburn, NJ
- Auerbach Central Agency for Jewish Ed. - Melrose Park, PA
- Temple ShareyTefilo Israel - South Orange, NJ
- Kaplan Preschool at United Synagogue of Hoboken - Hoboken, NJ
What people are saying about Mama Doni:
"Mama Doni and her band have an infectious joy that make each and every audience member want to get up and play an air guitar. Her energetic music and love of Jewish heritage is so contagious that each child is sure to leave her concert excited about his or her own heritage. It is apparent Mama Doni really understands and loves working with children.”
- Elissa Schein, Director of Public Programs, Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust
"I Macca-love it so much that I'm listening to a kids album for Chanukah even though I'm an adult and it's almost Purim!"
- Lisa Alcalay Klug, author of
Cool Jew: The Ultimate Guide for Every Member of the Tribe, www.cooljewbook.com
"The Mama Doni band's performances at our annual Family Day Celebration were a real hit. On this day we saw around 1400 people and the energy and excitement during the concerts was contagious. From "Funky Gold Menorah" to "La Vida Dreidel" families were able to dance to such a fun variety of tunes and musical styles together. This one-of-a-kind hip Jewish kids band was a definite treat for Hanukkah!"
- Rachel Katz, Senior Manager of Family Programs, The Jewish Museum, New York, NY
"Mama Doni was the well-deserved winner of the "Simcha Prize" at the 2008 IJMF Competition. Of the more than 100 competitors from 15 countries, they distinguished themselves with uniquely inventive, playful and joyful songs, warming the hearts of jury and audience alike."
- Ken Gould, Director, International Jewish Music Festival
"Mama Doni is Delightful! How exciting to have a new, talented, upbeat Jewish entertainer in our community! It is no surprise that Mama Doni won the Simcha Prize at the International Jewish Music Festival held in Amsterdam! She gets everyone smiling and feeling good about being Jewish!"
- Joan Bronspiegel Dickman, Director, Early Childhood Initiatives, "Teach the Child, Reach the Family", The Partnership for Jewish Learning and Life An agency of UJC MetroWest
"The little ones love the energy that Mama Doni and company bring, while the parents and grandparents relate to it on a more thematic level."
- Ron Kaplan, NJJN Features Editor
"The Mama Doni Band did the perfect camp concert! The music utilizes so many Jewish ideas and words our campers know, all with great music to sing and dance to. It's a different kind of entertainment than anything we've heard before, and everyone loved it."
- Steven Gellert, Head Counselor, Camp Louemma
"Mama Doni is on fire with the excitement of Jewish living! She makes Jewish ideas accessible for kids and their parents!"
- Rabbi Susan Lazev, Director, Child's Way Jewish Montessori Preschool
Don't be fooled by Mama Doni's hilarious and silly Jewish references-she is not just a Cowgirl, Rasta, Jew, but also an extremely clever and talented songwriter whose stage presence captivates her audience, both young and old and everything in between. She is truly a Jewess Who Rocks!"
- Alma Schneider, Mother of four small children, Founder of Take Back The Kitchen & Founder of Parents Who Rock
"Mama Doni is soooooo cool! Play it again, mom!"
- Fayona, 6 year old fan
