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While at Brandeis, he performed as Henry Drummond in ''Inherit The Wind'', inspiring the student newspaper's reviewer to write, "''And, though I don't mean to take away the importance of this play as an ensemble piece, I cannot underscore enough the brilliance of Avram Mlotek's '09 portrayal of Henry S. Drummond. Mlotek's combination of pace, projection, speech stylization, physical mannerism and movement on stage from the moment he was introduced made him the central figure on which all eyes fell. The control in his delivery and conviction in his stride alone thrust him into a category of the uncommonly good undergraduate theater performers who are rarely seen''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thejustice.org/article/2008/11/htg-sweeps-away-audience-with-inherit-the-wind|title=HTG sweeps away audience with 'Inherit the Wind'|website=The Justice|access-date=2019-04-24}}</ref>"
While at Brandeis, he performed as Henry Drummond in ''Inherit The Wind'', inspiring the student newspaper's reviewer to write, "''And, though I don't mean to take away the importance of this play as an ensemble piece, I cannot underscore enough the brilliance of Avram Mlotek's '09 portrayal of Henry S. Drummond. Mlotek's combination of pace, projection, speech stylization, physical mannerism and movement on stage from the moment he was introduced made him the central figure on which all eyes fell. The control in his delivery and conviction in his stride alone thrust him into a category of the uncommonly good undergraduate theater performers who are rarely seen''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thejustice.org/article/2008/11/htg-sweeps-away-audience-with-inherit-the-wind|title=HTG sweeps away audience with 'Inherit the Wind'|website=The Justice|access-date=2019-04-24}}</ref>"


Since college, he has performed in staged readings for the National Yiddish Theatre-Folksbiene including Chaim Grade's ''My Mother's Sabbath Days''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://jewishweek.timesofisrael.com/being-chaim-grade/|title=Being Chaim Grade|last=Mlotek|first=Avram|website=jewishweek.timesofisrael.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-07}}</ref>, H. Leyvick's ''The Wedding in Fernvald''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/events/national-yiddish-theatre-folksbiene/a-staged-reading-of-di-khasene-in-fernvald-the-wedding-in-foehrenwald/326231374246193/|title=A Staged Reading of Di Khasene in Fernvald (The Wedding in Foehrenwald)|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2019-05-07}}</ref>, H. Leyvick's ''The Miracle of the Ghetto'', Paddy Chayefsky's ''The Tenth Man'' (in Yiddish) and others.
Since college, Avram has performed in staged readings for the National Yiddish Theatre-Folksbiene including Chaim Grade's ''My Mother's Sabbath Days''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://jewishweek.timesofisrael.com/being-chaim-grade/|title=Being Chaim Grade|last=Mlotek|first=Avram|website=jewishweek.timesofisrael.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-07}}</ref>, H. Leyvick's ''The Wedding in Fernvald''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/events/national-yiddish-theatre-folksbiene/a-staged-reading-of-di-khasene-in-fernvald-the-wedding-in-foehrenwald/326231374246193/|title=A Staged Reading of Di Khasene in Fernvald (The Wedding in Foehrenwald)|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2019-05-07}}</ref>, H. Leyvick's ''The Miracle of the Ghetto'', Paddy Chayefsky's ''The Tenth Man'' (in Yiddish) and others.


He is married to Yael Kornfeld, a geriatric social worker, and their wedding was the featured wedding of the week in The New York Times Styles Section.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/27/fashion/weddings/27VOWS.html|title=Yael Kornfeld and Avram Mlotek|last=Brawarsky|first=Sandee|date=2010-06-25|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-04-23|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The couple have two children together.
He is married to Yael Kornfeld, a geriatric social worker, and their wedding was the featured wedding of the week in The New York Times Styles Section.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/27/fashion/weddings/27VOWS.html|title=Yael Kornfeld and Avram Mlotek|last=Brawarsky|first=Sandee|date=2010-06-25|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-04-23|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The couple have two children together.

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Avram Mlotek (born 1987) is a rabbi, cantor, writer and actor. In 2012, Mlotek was listed as a "leading innovator in Jewish life today" by the Jewish Week's 36 Under 36 Section[1] and in 2016 was listed as one of America's "Most Inspiring Rabbis" by The Forward.[2] Mlotek is a founder of Base Hillel, a pluralistic home centered outreach program targeting Jewish millennials, now in ten cities worldwide and serves as rabbi for the program's Manhattan location.[3]

Education

In 2009, Mlotek graduated cum laude with a BA in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies from Brandeis University where he was a 2008 Sorensen Fellow.[4] He received Orthodox rabbinic ordination from Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School in 2015.[5] According to the Base Hillel website, he has studied theatre at Sarah Lawrence College, Islamic Scriptures at Bergen Community College, cantorial music at Yeshiva University, Talmud at Yeshivat Hadar, theater education at City College, and clinical pastoral education at The Jewish Theological Seminary of America.[6]

Activism

Given the rise of anti-semitism after the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election, Mlotek traveled to sites of various anti-semitic activities and wrote about his experiences in Paris,[7] Pittsburgh,[8] Philadelphia[9] and even in Manhattan where he was accosted by a Farrakhan supporter on a subway train.[10]

In 2019, Mlotek announced[11] he would officiate at same-sex ceremonies for Jewish couples. He has also argued for greater inclusion of multi-faith families[12] and other marginalized populations within Judaism.

Background, Performance History and Personal Life

Mlotek is the son of Zalmen Mlotek, artistic director of the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene, and Debra Cohen Mlotek. He is a grandson of Joseph Mlotek and Eleanor Mlotek. He has performed publicly on the Yiddish stage since he was three years old, most notably in the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene's Off-Broadway Family show, Kids and Yiddish,[13] in which he appeared for several seasons and is featured on their original cast album, Kids and Yiddish, A Musical Adventure. As a child, Mlotek was featured in several Klezmer CDs including The Klezmatics,[14] Oy Vey Chanukah for Kids,[15] Di Grine Katchke[16] and others.

While at Brandeis, he performed as Henry Drummond in Inherit The Wind, inspiring the student newspaper's reviewer to write, "And, though I don't mean to take away the importance of this play as an ensemble piece, I cannot underscore enough the brilliance of Avram Mlotek's '09 portrayal of Henry S. Drummond. Mlotek's combination of pace, projection, speech stylization, physical mannerism and movement on stage from the moment he was introduced made him the central figure on which all eyes fell. The control in his delivery and conviction in his stride alone thrust him into a category of the uncommonly good undergraduate theater performers who are rarely seen.[17]"

Since college, Avram has performed in staged readings for the National Yiddish Theatre-Folksbiene including Chaim Grade's My Mother's Sabbath Days[18], H. Leyvick's The Wedding in Fernvald[19], H. Leyvick's The Miracle of the Ghetto, Paddy Chayefsky's The Tenth Man (in Yiddish) and others.

He is married to Yael Kornfeld, a geriatric social worker, and their wedding was the featured wedding of the week in The New York Times Styles Section.[20] The couple have two children together.

References

  1. ^ Mark, Jonathan. "Avram Mlotek, Going back to the future". jewishweek.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
  2. ^ "Avram Mlotek". The Forward. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
  3. ^ "What?". Base. 2015-06-12. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
  4. ^ "Reflections: 20 Years of Sorensen Fellows | Brandeis University". www.brandeis.edu. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
  5. ^ "Avram Mlotek". Retrieved 2019-04-24.
  6. ^ "Avram Mlotek". Base. 2015-06-18. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  7. ^ Mlotek, Avram. "Paris, When It Mourns – And Fights Hatred". jewishweek.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
  8. ^ "Thousands turn out in a cold rain to proclaim: Don't be scared to be Jewish". NBC News. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
  9. ^ Mlotek, Avram. "What Cemetery Vandals Couldn't Anticipate". jewishweek.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
  10. ^ Mikelionis, Lukas (2018-11-03). "Facebook says it 'mistakenly' removed rabbi's story about harassment by Farrakhan supporters". Fox News. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
  11. ^ "I'm an Orthodox rabbi who is going to start officiating LGBTQ weddings. Here's why". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 2019-04-05. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
  12. ^ Mlotek, Avram. "Time To Rethink Our Resistance To Intermarriage". jewishweek.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
  13. ^ Graeber, Laurel (2003-12-05). "Family Fare". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
  14. ^ "The Klezmatics - Rise Up! Shteyt Oyf!". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
  15. ^ Oy Vey! Chanukah!, Sisu Home Ent., 2000, retrieved 2019-04-23
  16. ^ "Music Review: Sheva Zucker: Di grine katshke". www.klezmershack.com. 1998-05-20. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
  17. ^ "HTG sweeps away audience with 'Inherit the Wind'". The Justice. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
  18. ^ Mlotek, Avram. "Being Chaim Grade". jewishweek.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
  19. ^ "A Staged Reading of Di Khasene in Fernvald (The Wedding in Foehrenwald)". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
  20. ^ Brawarsky, Sandee (2010-06-25). "Yael Kornfeld and Avram Mlotek". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
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