The artists on this page have participated in ATARA for less than two years, since 2016. Their contribution is much appreciated!
- Abby Harris – JUNIOR Artist; Pianist, Vocalist, and Classical Composer – Queens, NY - Abby Harris composes original classical music on piano, and especially loves baroque music. A music conservatory professor who is mentoring her has put her on a strict "Bach Daf Yomi" schedule. She has been composing… Read more
- Kerry Bar-Cohn - Kerry Bar-Cohn, aka “Rebbetzin Tap” teaches children to love being alive and being Jewish! Kerry has been singing and dancing since childhood. Together with her husband Rabbi David, she creates educational videos with catchy songs… Read more
- Ana Elya – Songwriter, Composer, Singer – Nachlaot, Israel - Ana Elya writes, composes, arranges and performs original texts and melodies, along with traditional songs in Hebrew, Yiddish and Ladino. Born near Paris, Ana Elya was raised in a secular French culture touched by a… Read more
- Adina Feldman – Singer, Songwriter, Choreographer, Director, Teacher – Jerusalem, Israel - Adina is a Singer/Songwriter/Choreographer/Director and teacher with a successful career as a performer in the U.S. and Israel. Adina has performed everywhere from New York’s Town Hall to the Israel Festival in Jerusalem and has… Read more
- Sharona Florsheim – Choreographer, Improvisation Artist – Israel - Sharona Florsheim is a choreographer and improvisation artist based In Israel. In her choreographic work she brings together complex structures of improvisation and set material, emphasizing the relationships formed in real time between space, performers, and audience. Her… Read more
- Judith Gerzi – Songwriter, Singer – Ramat Beit Shemesh, Israel - Rebbetzin Judith Gerzi, the soul-singer/songwriting sensation, is now touring with her début album, 'Awakening.' Originally from London, England, she now lives in Israel with her large family. With the voice of an angel, she has… Read more
- Elisheva (Ellen) Horowitz – Painter, Cartoonist, Illustrator – Maale Adumim, Israel - Elisheva (Ellen) Horowitz was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. She expressed an early interest in figure drawing and painting, coupled with an innate love of Torah and Israel. Encouraged by her parents, she took… Read more
- Ina-Esther Joost Ben-Sasson – Cellist – Jerusalem, Israel - Since her immigration to Israel in 1989, Ina-Esther Joost Ben-Sasson has been the Principal Cellist and frequent soloist of the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra IBA. German born, she studied with P. Fournier, S. Celibidache and E.… Read more
- Avital Macales – Singer, Songwriter, Actor, Improv Comedienne – Israel - Avital Macales is a singer, songwriter, actor, and improv comedienne, and has been performing for the past decade on various theater stages around Israel and on screen, in leading roles, including in Raise Your Spirits… Read more
- Gitty Porgesz – Choreographer, Dancer – Jerusalem, Israel - Gitty Porgesz is a choreographer/Dancer and Founder of Carmia Dance Group. Trained in classical and modern dance, contact-improvisation, choreography and Iyengar Yoga by some of the best teachers in the country. Gitty holds a diploma… Read more
- Emuna Bracha (Valentina) Recchia – Dancer, Composer, Writer, Director, Choreographer – Israel - Emuna Bracha (Valentina) Recchia was born in Italy in 1983. She wrote her first poetry and short stories at the age of 12. Subsequently she devoted herself to the study of dance in various schools, including… Read more
- Shaked Sebag – Dancer, Choreographer – Ramat Beit Shemesh, Israel - Shaked was born in Israel and raised in Arizona and has been training in dance since she was 3 years old. After becoming baalat teshuva in college in arizona, and finishing her degree in education… Read more
- Michal Shababo – Musician, Composer - Michal Shababo is an academically trained musician and composer who recently released her first international commercial album, Breathe it in. Her album is a work of love and passion, a collection of folk-rock original songs… Read more
- Batya (Taylor) Shachar – Actor, Dancer – Matityahu, Israel - Batya (Taylor) Shachar is originally from Boston, but moved to Los Angeles for her formative years. In LA, she worked behind-the-scenes in the music industry. She also performed in a few plays and was a… Read more
- Batya Yehudit Shrager – Musician – Ramat Beit Shemesh, Israel - Batya Yehudit Shrager has a BA in Music Performance from Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago. Upon graduating, she spent a year at Neve Yerushalayim seminary in Har Nof. That year, she joined the Ron Shulamit… Read more
- Inbar Tabib – Singer, Dancer, Actress – Israel - Inbar Tabib, an Israeli born (American raised) female Orthodox singer, is one of the leading professional singers today, performing in Israel and abroad in various women's events and conventions. Inbar sings in different styles and… Read more
- Yael Unterman – Poet, Author, Actress, Bibliodrama – Jerusalem, Israel - Yael Unterman was born in Jerusalem, Israel. She grew up in Manchester, England, and returned to Israel at the age of 18. In addition to spending several years on advanced Torah studies, she earned a… Read more
- Jezliah Villarreal – Musician, Dancer – Israel - Photo by Rivka Rischall Jezliah Villarreal is a singer/songwriter/musician/dancer and the co-director and co-founder of the RBS Dance and Music Academy located in Ramat Beit Shemesh, Israel. Jezliah was born into an Evangelical Christian home… Read more
- Yona Yakobovitz – Drummer, Composer, Arranger, Band Leader – Israel - Yona Yakobovitz, a presenter at the 2018 Atara conference in Jerusalem, is Tofaah's drummer, leader, and its founder. She composes and arranges the majority of the band's music. She studied drums and percussion from the… Read more
- Audelia Zagoury – Singer – Tzur Hadassah, Israel - Audelia Zagoury, from Tzur Hadassah, a performer at Atara's 2018 Jerusalem conference, made aliya with her family 13 years ago from Morocco. She graduated from the classical vocal department of the Rubin Academy of Music and… Read more
- Sarah Zier – Singer, Musician – Jerusalem, Israel - Sarah Zier began her piano studies at the age of three. She added voice and ballet classes to the mix, and soon knew that she was to be a lifelong musician. Wanting to earn a… Read more
- Baltimore Bows - Baltimore Bows is a children’s string music program dedicated to strengthening families and community through the power and beauty of music in a high quality, nurturing and stimulating setting. Students come together twice weekly for… Read more
- Chavi Epstein – Musician – South Carolina - Rebbetzin Chavi Epstein is the Co-Director for Chabad Lubavitch of South Carolina. She is also a renowned lecturer, musician, and founder of the Niggun Workshop Seminar. In South Carolina, she works as the director of… Read more
- Stella Filler – Mime – Bay Area, CA - Stella Filler performs with over 50 years experience of miming. Born in Tangier, Morocco, she spent much of her youth studying and performing ballet, as well as Spanish dance. With time, she moved to Israel… Read more
- Deborah Gallant - Deborah Gallant is a New York City-based business coach, dynamic speaker, teacher and workshop facilitator who helps make business topics interesting and valuable. Her lively style, peppered with humor and real-life stories, wins her rave… Read more
- Miri Gottlieb – Musician – Silver Spring, MD - Miri Gottlieb was raised in a musical home and began studying piano at the age of five. She began her music career as a music counselor and a choir director at a summer camp for… Read more
- Andrea Grinberg – Cellist – Baltimore, MD - Canadian-born international cellist Andrea Grinberg made her soloist debut with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra at age fourteen. Since then she has been a featured soloist with the Wilfrid Laurier University Symphony Orchestra, and the Kitchener… Read more
- Jamie Eisenberg Katz – Entertainment Attorney - Jamie Eisenberg Katz is co-chair of the firm’s Business and Commercial Transactions group and a member of the firm’s Sports Franchise and Media Rights Law group. Ms. Katz has represented business and its owners across… Read more
- Fraidel Leah Kletter – Musician – New York, NY - Fraidel Leah Kletter Until age 16 Fraidel Leah was fully self-taught in piano and composition. She gave her first public performance at the age of 14, performing the first movement of the Schumann Piano Concerto… Read more
- Giliah Litwack – Visual Artist, Poet – Maryland - Giliah Litwack is a Maryland artist and poet who uses bold lines and vigorous color to tell stories, usually executed in ink and watercolor. She often uses both words and images to complement each other… Read more
- Lisie Michel – Dancer – Boston, MA - Lisie Michel is a freelance ballet dancer in Boston. After a several-year hiatus from performing, Lisie was thrilled to return to the stage upon finding a ballet company that would accommodate a shomer shabbat dancer.… Read more
- Shoshana Michel – Musician - Classically trained, Shoshana Michel started playing piano at the age of seven and professionally at seventeen. She has a musical repertoire that spans a variety of genres and has performed at venues including Knott’s Berry… Read more
- Tzirel Mitzman – Singer, Songwriter - Tzirel Mitzman was born into a musical family. Tzirel began singing and writing poetry as a young child, leading naturally into songwriting. She began performing her own original music over 20 years ago. At first,… Read more
- Esther Newman – Musician – Baltimore, MD - Esther Newman received her Master’s degree in Flute Performance from Northwestern University School of Music and her B.A. in Music from the Oberlin Conservatory. She has specialized in Baroque performance practice on the 17th century… Read more
- Abby Pines – Singer - After taking private voice lessons for 2 years, Abby attended Montgomery College as a Classical Vocal major. Two years later, she attended the University of Miami and switched her major to Jazz Vocal. On a… Read more
- Rivky Saxon – Singer – Pittsburgh, PA - Rivky Saxon (JUNIOR) is 16 years old, been singing before I could speak, and have been taking voice training for the past six years with Jamie Fair, founder of East End Performing Arts. I sing… Read more
- Devra Aviva Seidel – Musician, Actor, Singer, Musical Director – New York, NY - Devra Aviva Seidel is a classical pianist, actor, singer and musical director. Favorite roles include Rosemary in How to Succeed in Business without really trying, Hodel in Fiddler on the Roof, Anne Frank in A… Read more
- Rivki Silver – Musician, Composer, Arranger – Cleveland, OH - Rivki Silver began studying piano at the age of seven and clarinet at ten. She received her Bachelor’s in Music Performance from Truman State University in 2003, where she was principle clarinet of the Orchestra… Read more
- Mark Singer – Musician, Conducter – Baltimore, MD - Dr. Mark Singer, DMA, received his Master’s Degree in Music from the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University where he was concertmaster of the orchestra and a violin student of Berl Senofsky. Dr. Singer… Read more
- Andrea Sokol-Albert – Musician – Carlisle, PA - Commended in the British and American press as an “exciting musician of tremendous depth”, pianist Andrea Sokol-Albert has performed extensively as recital/concerto soloist and collaborative artist. Solo appearances include the Phillips Collection (Washington, D.C.), two… Read more
- Elena Tal – Singer – Baltimore, MD - Elena Tal made her debut at the Victoria International Festival in British Columbia, where she studied voice with her first teacher, Gaelyne Gabora. She studied opera with Carol Mastrodomenico at Tufts University, and has performed… Read more
- Dahlia Topolosky – Musician – Rockville, MD - Dahlia Topolosky is wife and mother, musician and psychologist, and Rebbetzin of Beth Joshua Congregation in Rockville, MD. Dahlia is a licensed psychologist, with a doctorate from the combined school-clinical program at the Ferkauf Graduate… Read more
- Devorah Zonenberg- Singer – Baltimore, MD - Devorah Zonenberg is a passionate singer, and native Baltimorean, who returned in 2003 to Baltimore after living in LA for six years and having three beautiful children. It was a dream of mine to become… Read more
- Bracha Daniel – Singer, Dancing – Jerusalem, Israel - Bracha Daniel has been performing since she was 10, when she made her first debut in the Raise Your Spirits Theatre production of Joseph. Since then has been onstage for every RYS production and in… Read more
- Gayle Berman – Singer – Israel - Gayle as Deborah the Prophetess/ Photo by Rebecca Kowalsky Gayle Berman is an internationally recognized soprano, having performed as soloist throughout North America and Europe. After graduating from the University of Wisconsin, where she was… Read more
- Sarah Spielman - Sarah Spielman is originally from London and made Aliya to Israel 17 years ago. When she made Aliya, she earned the “Outstanding Artist” award, the highest ranking award for a new immigrant granted by the… Read more
- Darcie Davida Giborah – vocalist, songwriter, music industry administrator – Modiin, Israel - Darcie (Davida Giborah) Nicole is a vocalist, songwriter, music business consultant, and publicist in the R&B/Soul idiom. Compared vocally to the likes of Chaka Khan, Teena Marie, Ann Wilson, Etta James, and Mary J. Blige,… Read more
- Annie Orenstein – Partner. Producer, Radio host, writer – Maale Adumim, Israel - Annie has been producing shows for women in the arts since 2007. She is the cofounder of Spotlight On Women and is the host of Spotlight On Women Radio which is aired weekly in Israel,… Read more