RESUME
In my dreams I'm acting/singing on the still-thriving, 2nd Avenue, Yiddish Theater, and entertainment still only happens live! Hey it's a little bit of a daydream but it keeps me going.
I entertain elders, dabble in Jewish, liturgical prayer leadership, occasionally teach Bar/Bat Mitzvah lessons and I hope all of this is helping to change the world.
Creative Statement
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 140lbs
Singer/Actor
National Yiddish Theater (Folksbiene)
2014 - Current
Directors: Zalmen Mlotek, Motl Didner, Susanne Toren
"Di Trumpenikes"
"Di Khasene in Fernvald"
"The Wall"
See sample of my work with NYTF: here
Singer/Actor
New Yiddish Rep Theater
2019 - Current
Directors: David Mandelbaum, Rachel Botchan
"Di Froyen" - a play about a chasidic woman going face-to-face with the abuse in her community.
"Pirat Yette" (Pirate Jenny, in Yiddish)
See sample of my work with NYR: here
Singer/Piano Accompaniment
The Loser Who Won
Creator and Director: Jack Feldstein
See projects page: here
Singer/Entertainer
USJCS, Lower East Side, NYC
Perform Yiddish and American folk songs and classics for elder residents at the assisted living center.
Singer/Entertainer
Borough Park Center, Brooklyn, NY
Perform Yiddish classics for elder residents at the care center.
Cantorial Soloist
Four Star Residences, Riverdale, NY
2014 - 2019
Lead Shabbat evening (Kabbalat Shabbat & Maariv) services whenever the Rabbi/Cantor is out.
Singer/Entertainer
Kittay House, Bronx, NY
Perform American folk songs and classics for elder residents at the assisted living center.
Singer/Entertainer
Israel America Foundation, New York, NY
Peform Jewish Folk songs for every major/minor Jewish holiday.
Acting &
Singing
Skills
Soprano I & II
Piano Accompaniment
Bat Mitzvah Tutoring
Torah Leyning
Jewish Cantorial
Languages
Yiddish
Hebrew
Spanish
MSSQL
MYSQL
Posgresql
Training
HB Studio
Acting and Musical Theater
Beckett and Maskleris
Soprano I/II and Alto II
Jewish People's Philharmonic Choir, NYC
Binyumen Schechter
Soprano I
Rottenberg Chorale (Hebrew Music), NYC
Benjamin Gruder, Lucy Moses School
SLBC (Song Leader's Boot Camp)
National Conference
Rick Recht
Education & Other Work
Drisha Institue for Jewish Education
2008 - 2010
General studies in Talmud and Tanakh
Yeshivat Midreshet Rachel V'Chaya, Jerusalem
Spring 2006
General studies in Tanakh
University of Utah
1998 - 2002
Major in Environmental Studies
Minor in Economics
Arts Fellowship Coordinator
Drisha Institute for Jewish Education
2011 - 2013
Studied Talmud with Devora Steinmetz and composed songs based on the stories within it.. See my music page for samples of my original songs.
Database Management Analyst
Community Healthcare Network
2007 - Current
I write SQL queries to extract data from a 500-user medical record database. I love my co-workers and the underpriviledged community we serve. This job makes me feel very smart and helps support my music career. www.chnnyc.org