I had the pleasure of listening to Mr. Patinkin speak at the Jewish Family Service luncheon here in Colorado. He was a joy to listen to and he sang a little bit of a song a the end in English and Yiddish. Here are my tweets from the event and the sound bite at the end.
JFS luncheon with @alliedjewish and Mandy Patinkin (@ Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center) 4sq.com/145VpRr— Talia Haykin - טליה (@thdpr) April 24, 2013
Waving hi, @jonathanlev ! Table 79 at @jfs_colo #jfsel13 — Talia Haykin - טליה (@thdpr) April 24, 2013
I'm there! RT @alliedjewish: Staff attending #JFSel13 today to hear about @jfs_colo wonderful programs and Mandy Patinkin— Talia Haykin - טליה (@thdpr) April 24, 2013
RT @alliedjewish: Listening to Patricia Garcia's touching story at #jfsel13 - thanking G-d for @jfs_colo — Talia Haykin - טליה (@thdpr) April 24, 2013
Very well done video, movie trailer style. I'm sure they will have it on their website, @datingdad cc: @jfs_colo #jfsel13 — Talia Haykin - טליה (@thdpr) April 24, 2013
RT @alliedjewish: The Welfare to Work program at @jfs_colo sounds like it is really making an impact on lives. #jfsel13 — Talia Haykin - טליה (@thdpr) April 24, 2013
Patricia Garcia teaching us about Shalom in her restored home. Shalom given her by @jfs_colo #jfsel13 — Talia Haykin - טליה (@thdpr) April 24, 2013
Mandy Patinkin - I am not a public speaker. I am a mail man. I deliver others words. #jfsel13 @jfs_colo — Talia Haykin - טליה (@thdpr) April 24, 2013
Mandy Patinkin at #jfsel13 @jfs_colo twitter.com/thdpr/status/3… — Talia Haykin - טליה (@thdpr) April 24, 2013
Mandy Patinkin @jfs_colo #jfsel13 twitter.com/thdpr/status/3… — Talia Haykin - טליה (@thdpr) April 24, 2013
Mandy Patinkin: I'm not nervous to speak to all of you. I'm nervous because I don't want to fail this wonderful organization #jfsel13 — Talia Haykin - טליה (@thdpr) April 24, 2013
He is fabulous! RT @kim9news: The great Mandy Patinkin speaking about Jewish Family Service #jfsel13 twitter.com/Kim9news/statu… — Talia Haykin - טליה (@thdpr) April 24, 2013
Mandy Patinkin's personal story of chosen family is beautiful. #jfsel13 @jfs_colo — Talia Haykin - טליה (@thdpr) April 24, 2013
@itsdlevy yes! And he's fabulous. #jfsel13 — Talia Haykin - טליה (@thdpr) April 24, 2013
Mandy Patinkin telling the story of hope of his cousin & his battle of lung cancer. Don't pack it in before its over. #jfsel13 — Talia Haykin - טליה (@thdpr) April 24, 2013
We have a finite amount of energy. Name me a bad organization that helps humanity. You can't. -Mandy Patinkin #jfsel13 — Talia Haykin - טליה (@thdpr) April 24, 2013
But because we have a finite amount of energy, we have to make choices. I will not help an organization that only helps their own. #jfsel13 — Talia Haykin - טליה (@thdpr) April 24, 2013
Mandy Patinkin is hilarious, kind, passionate and lovely. I wish he was my uncle. #jfsel13 @jfs_colo — Talia Haykin - טליה (@thdpr) April 24, 2013
My mother lives at the Hyatt because I can afford it. What about others who can't? -Mandy Patinkin #jfsel13 @jfs_colo — Talia Haykin - טליה (@thdpr) April 24, 2013
As we get older, we start reconstructing the past. Who is there to support us? -Mandy Patinkin #jfsel13 @jfs_colo — Talia Haykin - טליה (@thdpr) April 24, 2013
Guilt has great meaning. I think it is to help us remember not to make the same mistake. -Jaques Benoit to Mandy Patinkin #jfsel13 — Talia Haykin - טליה (@thdpr) April 24, 2013
Mandy Patinkin- toured the @jfs_colo food pantry yesterday. He loved it. #jfsel13 — Talia Haykin - טליה (@thdpr) April 24, 2013
Mandy asked, what would you do if you were limitless. @jfs_colo 's Yana said - I wish I could put a psychologist in every school #jfsel13 — Talia Haykin - טליה (@thdpr) April 24, 2013
Mandy Patinkin recognizes how lucky he is in life and he wants you to tour @jfs_colo because it will change your life. #jfsel13 — Talia Haykin - טליה (@thdpr) April 24, 2013
"Get up. Shut up. And make the best of it." -Mandy Patinkin's therapist #jfsel13 @jfs_colo — Talia Haykin - טליה (@thdpr) April 24, 2013
Mandy Patinkin just made us all touch each other and say the motzi again. We break the break to come together. #jfsel13 @jfs_colo — Talia Haykin - טליה (@thdpr) April 24, 2013
oops... break the bread to come back together
For an actor, the job is always over before you show up for your first day of work. - Mandy Patinkin #jfsel13 @jfs_colo— Talia Haykin - טליה (@thdpr) April 24, 2013
@itsdlevy he is so amazing.— Talia Haykin - טליה (@thdpr) April 24, 2013
Mandy Patinkin praising Clare Danes for her grace. #jfsel13 @jfs_colo— Talia Haykin - טליה (@thdpr) April 24, 2013
Mandy Patinkin - my first break was at 7 in shul... #jfsel13— Talia Haykin - טליה (@thdpr) April 24, 2013
I always worried about finances even though I never really had to. -Mandy Patinkin #jfsel13— Talia Haykin - טליה (@thdpr) April 24, 2013
When I was younger and took jobs for the wrong reasons, for fame & stardom, I suffered. -Mandy Patinkin#jfsel13— Talia Haykin - טליה (@thdpr) April 24, 2013
I love prepping for roles. Scrubbed in on 17 heart surgeries during prep for Chicago Hope. -Mandy Patinkin #jfsel13— Talia Haykin - טליה (@thdpr) April 24, 2013
Guys even have a mammary artery, like women. We are all the same on the inside. -Mandy Patinkin #jfsel13— Talia Haykin - טליה (@thdpr) April 24, 2013
Jerusalem to me is a metaphor. It's my children, my wife, my friend Debbie Friedman. -Mandy Patinkin #jfsel13— Talia Haykin - טליה (@thdpr) April 24, 2013
Quoting psalms... If I forget thee, Jerusalem... -Mandy Patinkin #jfsel13— Talia Haykin - טליה (@thdpr) April 24, 2013
For Homeland... I wanted to meet a real spook. -Mandy Patinkin #jfsel13— Talia Haykin - טליה (@thdpr) April 24, 2013
Homeland is a show about a family. The Brody's. the CIA, the United States. -Mandy Patinkin #jfsel13— Talia Haykin - טליה (@thdpr) April 24, 2013
My favorite role is husband to my wife of 35 years. -Mandy Patinkin #jfsel13— Talia Haykin - טליה (@thdpr) April 24, 2013
Begin shooting next season of homeland May 20-21. Looking forward to the next adventures. -Mandy Patinkin #jfsel13— Talia Haykin - טליה (@thdpr) April 24, 2013
One of our best writers just passes away. Had an aorta problem from birth. -Mandy Patinkin #jfsel13— Talia Haykin - טליה (@thdpr) April 24, 2013
I started a fathers group with 4 fathers. An actor, writer, newsman, and a heart doctor. -Mandy Patinkin#jfsel13— Talia Haykin - טליה (@thdpr) April 24, 2013
Love to visit Creed Colorado with my wife. -Mandy Patinkin #jfsel13— Talia Haykin - טליה (@thdpr) April 24, 2013
One of his close friend was dying and on his deathbed told Mandy Patinkin and his wife, "Have Fun." #jfsel13— Talia Haykin - טליה (@thdpr) April 24, 2013
Fear will never go away. Stop trying to outrun it. Invite it in, perform for it. Then it eventually will get bored. -Mandy Patinkin #jfsel13— Talia Haykin - טליה (@thdpr) April 24, 2013
Whenever possible I say yes. And on so many occasions it has changed my life. -Mandy Patinkin #jfsel13— Talia Haykin - טליה (@thdpr) April 24, 2013
And wrapped up with a little song in Yiddish by Mr. Patinkin ill try to figure out how to upload the sound! #jfsel13— Talia Haykin - טליה (@thdpr) April 24, 2013
Mandy Patinkin Singing at JFS