When we walk into the high holy services at Temple Ramat Zion, we expect to see our choir, clothed in…
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Writings
Since the year 2000 I have dedicated my life to the Cantorial Arts and utilizing my unique skill sets attained while working as a professional actor, singer, director, and producer to enhance the lives of those congregants to whom I serve using music, teaching, and creating innovative “prayer experiences.”
Deeply respectful of nusach b’tefillah, I strive to balance the over 2,000-year-old grand tradition of the Hazzan with that of a hazzon (visionary) toward inspirational davening utilizing traditional modes and motifs while introducing contemporary melodies.
I enjoy creating unique prayer experiences steeped in tradition yet forward thinking to inspire cross-generational participation. My passion lies in engaging and building a sense of community, teaching davening, Mussar, Torah chanting and transmitting the joy I feel everyday living a “Jewish life.”
EKEV 2018
Tomorrow’s Torah reading begins “And if you do obey these rules and observe them carefully, [Ekev – then, as a…
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The Meaning of the Shofar
For many, the blowing of the shofar is one of the most moving moments of the High Holy Days services. It…
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Music and the Essence of Judaism
I. Musical Instruments on Shabbat? A. Our portion today, Beshalach, mostly translated as When he let the people go, or…
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LAUGH THE SUMMER AWAY
A man is out in the woods when he comes across a bear. Frightened for his life, he runs as…
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KEVAH AND KAVANAH
Music, as Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel taught, provides the catalyst for connecting the disparate elements of the finely woven tapestry…
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