The Bat Ayin BandThe Bat Ayin Band was the outgrowth of the musical collaboration of a number of students from the early days of the yeshiva, most prominently, Gavriel Goldfeder, now Rav of the Eish Kodesh Community in Boulder, Colorado, and Raz Hartman, who teaches for the Simchat Shlomo Yeshiva in Yerushalayim. Amongst the other musicians who appear on the albums is Rav Daniel Kohn, an accomplished klezmer musician. Gavriel has recently released a mix album of new Jewish music, titled, appropriately, New Jewish Music Sampler. It includes cuts from some of the other albums presented here. Procedes from the sales go to benefit the Aish Kodesh Congregation and its extensive activities. Contact Gavriel to find out about purchasing this album. |
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Neshima Neshima was a group of South African students, led by Chanan Rosin and Shmuel Perkel, who learned at Bat Ayin over an overlapping period of a couple of years. Their album blends traditional South African music with the tunes, influence and spirit of Rav Shlomo Carlebach. Read about Neshima's impact on the scene in South Africa. |
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Shevet Achim The Shevet Achim Family Ensemble is that it is indeed a family ensemble. Rav Daniel of Bat Ayin is the clarinetist. His sisters Ruchel (Kohn) Kantrowitz and Dvorah (Kohn) Belenky play violin, flute and piccolo. Yitzchok Kohn provided the exquisite photography included in the second album. Special guests Miriam Zlotnik and Eyal Yisrael Ziedman join in. The first album, Ne'imot Yiteinu was created in honor of the Kohn's parents' 50th wedding anniversary. It contains instrumental arrangements of 17 beloved Jewish classics which mix beauty with the deep emotion and intimacy of the Jewish niggun. The second album, Neshama Yeteira contains magnificent instrumental arrangements of beloved and ancient Sabbath melodies. It has been warmly endorsed by the award winning Israeli composer, Prof. Andre Hajdu. To listen, or order from outside of Israel, click on the above links. To order from within Israel call 02-5355588 (Dvorah), or 02-5808647 (Ruchel). |
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Raz Hartman Raz Hartman, of the the first recipients of semichah from the yeshiva, was a member of the original Bat Ayin Band. Although he is kept busy in his position on the teaching staff Yeshivat Simchat Shlomo, he has found time nevertheless to keep writing and playing music. He has now released his own album, Shabbat Olam, which has received fine review in the Israeli press. The album features both original songs and some of Raz'a favorite, not-widely known (until now) songs and niggunim. Cuts, Reviews, and Ordering Info |
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'Eden Mi Qedem 'Eden Mi Qedem, the brainchild of yeshiva alumnus Shmuel Nelson, presents a modern fusion of Arabic, Sephardic and Rock influences, using traditional middle eastern acoustic as well as modern electric instruments. The music is relgiously minded, with most of the texts taken from familiar prayers and sacred texts. Listen to selected cuts from the recently released album. |
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Tetragrammatron Tetragrammatron was a band put together at Oberlin College by former Bat Ayin student Barya Schacter and some top-notch musical friends. Their unusual album, Fear the Name, is a surprising synthesis of Jewish music, intertwining the music of Rav Shlomo Carlebach with heavy metal. With Daniel Gale, an exceptional fiddler (and subsequent Bat Ayin student) on violin and Daniel Greenbaum on guitar, they created a most unusual idiom, a blend of the raw power of metal with the profound depths of Jewish texts and melodic lines familiar from Jewish tradition. Listen to a sample. |
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