Video Portfolio
Conceived of and produced by David Weisberg, and originally aired November 14, 2010 in a partnership between Friends of the Arava Institute and Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasters, this special broadcast promoting cross border environmental cooperation in the Middle East featured Pete Seeger, Mandy Patinkin, Dan Bern, Ian Anderson, Tuck & Patti, St. Vincent, David Broza, Shuly Nathan, and more.
Produced by David Weisberg, this video highlights the first in a series of ground-breaking Jewish LGBTQ Teen retreats conceived of by Weisberg in his role as Executive Director of the Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center and developed and executed in partnership with Keshet.
Produced by David Weisberg and Michael Somoroff, this video featuring American music icon Pete Seeger speaking about what the question "If not now, when?" means to him, was used at the inaugural Isabella Freedman "If Not Now" Society event on May 30, 2012. The video was subsequently featured in various Jewish media outlets upon Seeger's pasing in January 2014.
An original musical presented at Harrisburg's Capitol Dinner Theatre in February 2003. Conceived of by Michael Barton, Sharon Hillegas, John A. Mezzano, and David Weisberg. Book, music, and lyrics by John A. Mezzano. Produced by Sharon Hillegas, Davy Goldsmith, and David Weisberg. Based on the book "Harrisburg's Old Eighth Ward," by Michael Barton and Jessica Dorman. Presented by the Capitol Dinner Theatre in partnership with Harrisburg Magazine and the Council for Public Education.
Musical performance and video collage from the 3rd annual Blues for Challah Grateful Dead Shabbaton, held December 2013 at the Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center, conceived of and produced by David Weisberg. To learn more about Blues for Challah, click here.
Video produced by David Weisberg and directed by Michal Yaniv in 2009 to promote the work of the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies.
Promotional spot and performance excerpt from "Comedy Without Borders," a November 29, 2007 event at Bovard Auditorium in Los Angeles produced by David Weisberg for Friends of the Arava Institute and featuring Sarah Silverman, Roseanne Barr, and the cast Comedy Central's The Sarah Silverman Program.
Produced by David Weisberg and Michael Somoroff, this video featuring founder of the Jewish Renewal Movement Reb Zalman Schachter-Shalomi speaking about what the question "If not now, when?" means to him, was when Reb Zalman was honored at the inaugural Isabella Freedman "If Not Now" Society event on May 30, 2012.
David Weisberg, along with Shuly Nathan, is featured on The Shalom Show on Jewish Life Television in March 2011, discussing the work of the Arava Institute for Envrionmental Studies.