Violin

  • Acoustic violin
  • Five-string electric violin
  • Classical, Israeli, American, Mediterranean, and traditional Jewish repertoires

Voice/Cantorial

  • Classically-trained lyric/dramatic tenor, with a range of A2 to C5
  • Style incorporates traditional nusach (Jewish cantillation), beloved American and classical tunes, well-known Israeli folk music, and other sources from Oriental to Opera, according to each congregation’s unique tastes and requests
  • Specialty in leading spiritually meaningful, uplifting, and musically engaging davening, while keeping within a reasonable, congregation-friendly time frame. In other words, all the ruach (spirituality) without the shlep!
  • Ability to sing in multiple languages including Hebrew (Israeli and Biblical), Yiddish, English, Spanish, Italian, German, Swedish, Icelandic, Arabic, and Sindarin

Academic Scholarship

  • Engaging, informative lectures in the fields of Music, Bible, the Ancient Near East, Hebrew Language & Literature, and Linguistics – and the intersections between them

Private Tutoring

  • Proven, highly effective, scientific, and innovative teaching methodology, in the following subjects:
    • Hebrew, Arabic, and other Semitic and Indo-European languages
    • Bar/Bat Mitzvah lessons
    • Coaching for national and international Bible competitions
    • Talmud and Jewish Law
    • Violin
    • Voice
    • Cantorial Nusach (year-round)
    • Music theory

Editing

  • Sharp attention to detail coupled with perfectionism and an exceptionally quick turnaround in the following areas:
    • Hebrew spelling and orthography (Nikkud)
    • Copy-editing
    • Hebrew textbook consultation
    • Jewish Studies curriculum consultation