The Magic of Passover Seder

March 17, 2009 - PRLog -- Newport Beach, California -- The Ten Plagues will magically unfold for diners during the April 8, 2009, Passover Seder observance at Temple Isaiah of Newport Beach.
The story of Passover will be portrayed through an inspiring performance of illusion and escape by modern-day magician Curtis Lovell II. 

Temple Isaiah, founded 35 years ago by Holocaust survivors Felix and Flory VanBeek, continues thousands of years of tradition with their Seder dinner and ceremony.  The Seder will feature a modern magic show recreating the plagues cast upon Egypt.  Rabbi Marc Rubenstein said, “I always wanted to see The Ten Plagues play out in a modern-day setting.”  He will have his chance April 8.

To create the show, Temple Isaiah has engaged television magician and escape artist Curtis Lovell II.  He has been buried alive, shackled and tossed into the Singapore River, locked in a box of water, cut Paris Hilton in half and challenged psychic John Edwards to a magic duel. Lovell has recently appeared on the Masters of Illusions television program on MyNetwork-TV. 

“When I was approached with this opportunity, my mind immediately went a thousand different directions on how to recreate these plagues,” Lovell said, voicing his enthusiasm for the project.  



The Seder dinner, THE MAGIC OF PASSOVER, will begin at 6:30 p.m. April 8, 2009, at the Orange County Fair and Events Center Building #16.

For information and tickets contact: 
Carolyn Price (714) 717-5524 or online at  http://www.templeisaiahoc.org. 

Temple Isaiah of Newport Beach:
Temple Isaiah, Orange County's friendliest and greenest synagogue, set a world record for the world's first and largest solar-cooked potato latke during their Hanukkah "Solarbration" on Dec. 21, 2008.  Temple Isaiah offers members and guests a wide variety of social and family holiday events featuring celebrated speakers and entertainers as well as exciting and enlightening weekly activities which range from book discussions to nature hikes with the Rabbi.  Temple Isaiah's cantor, Svetlana Portnyansky, is a world-renowned concert singer.  The membership of Temple Isaiah include the nationally known historical impersonator, Peter Small.
 
Curtis Lovell II: 
Lovell cut Paris Hilton in half on the television show The Simple Life and demonstrated how to escape from handcuffs on Spike TV’s Manswers.  He has publicly challenged David Blaine and noted psychic John Edward to magic duels.  Lovell also appeared on the USA network Road Characters, on which he presented his Cube of Death – an effect similar to the feat Houdini once performed.
Lovell appeared in the instructional DVD, POOF! You're a magician ~ Learn magic with everyday objects, which can be found at major online retailers including Barnes & Nobles  and  POOFyoureamagician.com.
 
Lovell was raised in Columbus, Ohio, where he attended Columbus Public Schools and Columbus State Community College.  He now resides in Los Angeles, California, living his childhood dream as an escape artist.

Websites:
http://www.templeisaiahoc.org. 
www.CurtisLovell.com
www.POOFyoureamagician.com


Media Relations Contact:

Rabbi Marc Rubenstein  (714) 904-8522 
Carolyn Price (714) 717-5524  
http://www.templeisaiahoc.org