Simcha Zissel Ziv threats to traditional Judaism and to strengthen the cause of the Musar movement, Simcha Zissel decided to open a school in Kelm, the Kelm Talmud Torah. At the time, Simcha Zissel was almost forty years old. The Talmud Torah opened in approximately 1865 and attracted young students, mainly thirteen and fourteen-year-olds. Simcha Zissel’s teacher – Rabbi Yisrael Salanter – had taught Simcha Zissel the importance of Musar and so the Talmud Torah aimed not only to enhance its student’s Torah knowledge but also to shape their personalities and develop their character traits using the Musar approach. Indeed, much of daily
Once in a Blue Moon: A Celebration of Australian Musicals Once in a Blue Moon: A Celebration of Australian Musicals Once In A Blue Moon: A Celebration of Australian Musicals is a 1994 television special featuring songs from Australian musicals from the 1950s to the 1990s. The special was staged as a television concert, performed live before an invited audience. It featured many leading musical theatre performers including Nancye Hayes, Geraldine Turner, Simon Burke, Philip Quast, Tony Sheldon, Robyn Archer, Judi Connelli and Jodie Gillies. The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra conducted by Brian Stacey accompanied the performers. A soundtrack was released by ABC Music. It was nominated for Best Original Soundtrack,