Could Adam Lambert be the first Jewish "American Idol"?
Here's a blog from the Jewish Journal:
Last month when I was home for my birthday I got scolded—by my best friend. "Haven't you seen Adam Lambert on Idol?! I’m dying to know what you think!" If I thought I could get away without knowing about Lambert—the second Jewish contestant to be a front runner on ‘Idol’ (Elliott Yamin placed 3rd in Season 5)—I was SO wrong. Adam Lambert cannot be ignored. The buzz around him finally reached a boiling point, so I caved in and tivo’d last week’s show.
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Lambert also joined Temple of the Arts to perform at a memorial concert for Yitzhak Rabin, where he sang Shir LeShalom at American Jewish University.
He's easily a Jewish star, but will he be the next American Idol? His friends at Temple of the Arts certainly hope so.
"The whole congregation is rooting for him, calling and voting, they’re just so excited that he made it. He’s really captured everbody’s imagination," Rabbi Baron said.