Pacific Lutheran University

April 27, 2009

For the Hebrew Idol 2009 finale there was standing room only as students presented their unique takes on Biblical stories and faculty entertained the crowd as judges dressed as Biblical themes and characters.

Three videos of updated stories from the Hebrew Bible were presented as part of Professor Tony Finitsis’ Religion 211: Religion and Literature of the Hebrew Bible.

With about 70 people in attendance, Finitsis kept the show rolling with a special comedic video feature with Moses during ‘commercial breaks’ and the assistance of PLU’s Saxophone quartette for the intro and end of the show.

Plus Moses (played by last year’s Hebrew Idol Dan Baker) made a guest appearance at the end to help present the awards.

Results and Participants

Finalists

PLU Hebrew Idol ’09: “Hebrew Idol Diaries: Samson” by Anthony Geyman, Craig Weber and Jaklyn Kellog

2nd Place: “Real World Ninevah: All is Fair in Love and War” by Carissa Davidson, Nicole Ferrin and Dena Harkovitch

3rd Place: “Arrogance of Men” by Gillian Guthrie, Colin Ravenscroft, Norman Edwards and Jorgen Gilbertson

Excellence in Production Awards:

Loren Eaton and Matt Lindberg for: “In God’s Hands”

Fletch Joyner and Andrew Doyle for: “All is Vapor”

Judges

Samuel Torvend as: The Dead Sea

Brenda Ihssen as: the Read Sea

Michael Halvorson as: Sodom and Gomorrah

Neal Yakelis as: The second Plague

Jennifer Smith as: Delilah

Sara Koenig as: Tamar (Prof. from SPU)

Curt Kohwles as: Samson (Student)