Laura Melnicoff – Cellist – Crown Heights, NY

Laura Melnicoff – Cellist – Crown Heights, NY

A native New Yorker, Laura has been playing cello since the age of 6. Currently in her senior year of undergraduate study at the Mannes College of Music, Laura started keeping Shabbos in her freshman year of college. While continuing to perform at classical music 

Lori Leifer – Singer-Songwriter – New York, NY

Lori Leifer – Singer-Songwriter – New York, NY

Lori Leifer is a devoted artist, friend, sister, database programmer and community organizer. She is a proud eynikle (direct descendent) of the great Ndvorna chasidim (of Premishlan) who were known for their chesed and skills on the fiddle. Raised on a farm in upstate, NY, 

Leslie Ginsparg Klein – Singer-Songwriter, Author and Academic – Baltimore, MD

Leslie Ginsparg Klein – Singer-Songwriter, Author and Academic – Baltimore, MD

Leslie Ginsparg Klein is the founder and director of Girls’ Night On!, an organization that promotes Jewish women in music and the arts. She was inspired to pick up the guitar after going to a women’s open mike night in Israel and started singing/songwriting a 

Rachel Jakob – Singer-Songwriter – Brooklyn, NY

Rachel Jakob – Singer-Songwriter – Brooklyn, NY

Rachel is a singer/songwriter from Brooklyn, NY. Working as an Acupuncturist by day, on her free time she performs and writes music. Music has always been one of her greatest passions and more recently, began performing within the women’s Jewish music world, aiming to inspire 

Polina Imas – Opera vocalist – Chicago, IL

Polina Imas – Opera vocalist – Chicago, IL

Polina Imas is the director of Kinor Center, Chicago IL. Polina began playing the violin when she was six, she studied at the Music Institute of Chicago and pursued a double major in music performance and engineering from Northwestern University, Evanston IL. She is a 

Batya Harris – Director of The Teaneck PeniNote Choir and Passaic NaShira Choir – Passaic, NJ

Batya Harris – Director of The Teaneck PeniNote Choir and Passaic NaShira Choir – Passaic, NJ

Batya has over twenty years of experience in choir direction, harmony composition and guitar accompaniment. She currently heads two choirs that meet weekly and perform. The Teaneck PeniNote Choir and Passaic NaShira Choirs, Directed by Batya M. Harris are wonderfully varied groups of women in 

Abby Harris – JUNIOR Artist; Pianist, Vocalist, and Classical Composer – Queens, NY

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 since she was eight, and she is both a classical 

Elana Greenspan – Songwriter, Composer, Musician, Writer – Passaic, NJ

Elana Greenspan – Songwriter, Composer, Musician, Writer – Passaic, NJ

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Leah Gottfried – Filmmaker, Actress – Passaic, NJ

Leah Gottfried – Filmmaker, Actress – Passaic, NJ

Leah Gottfried started acting at an early age in various films, commercials and stage productions. She has appeared in Yamaha ATV and Time Warner Cable commercials, the TV show Distant Roads and the feature film Operation: Candlelight. Stage credits include Brighton Beach Memoirs (Nora), Lost 

Elisheva Golani – Dancer and Photographer – Houston, TX

Elisheva Golani – Dancer and Photographer – Houston, TX

Elisheva (Raichman) Golani attended The University of Houston. She began dancing ballet at the age of six, at the JCC of Houston, TX. She continued to dance even after leaving home to attend a religious boarding school for girls in Florida. In Florida, Elisheva has 

Glaser Drive – Women’s Band – New York, NY

Glaser Drive – Women’s Band – New York, NY

GLASER DRIVE is a New York based Americana / Folk / Rock band comprised of sisters Faige, Chaya, Eden & Doren Glaser. The sisters have been singing together for as long as they can remember. They compose, arrange and perform original Americana/Folk/Rock harmony-driven music, drawing 

Aliza Dubin – Singer-Songwriter, Pianist – Passaic, NJ

Aliza Dubin – Singer-Songwriter, Pianist – Passaic, NJ

Aliza Dubin, is a songwriter and composer born in Johannesburg, South Africa, raised in Toronto, and currently residing in Passaic, NJ with her husband and six children. Her first album, Hey Little Girl, was released in 2000. Her style of music has been described as 

Shoshannah Brombacher – Visual Artist and Educator – Brooklyn, NY

Shoshannah Brombacher – Visual Artist and Educator – Brooklyn, NY

Shoshannah studied studied Semitic Languages, Ancient Middle Eastern Culture and Codicology at the University of Leyden (Holland) and specialized in medieval Sephardic Hebrew poetry. Her Ph.D. thesis describes the Portuguese (Marano) Jewish Community in 17th century Amsterdam. She was involved in codicological projects with manuscripts, 

Adena Blickstein – Dancer, Composer – Englewood, NJ

Adena Blickstein – Dancer, Composer – Englewood, NJ

Adena C. Blickstein MD, MPH is a physician, public health professional, and proud mother of two. She is a Dancer, composer, instructor, founder and director of Professional Women’s Theater (PWT) and Jewish Women’s Talent Agency (JEWTA). She is passionate about advocating for the needs of 

Leah Chwaiewsky Bassett – ATARA Founding Member; Dancer and Theater Artist, Medical Clown – Toronto, CAN

Leah Chwaiewsky Bassett – ATARA Founding Member; Dancer and Theater Artist, Medical Clown – Toronto, CAN

Leah (Chwaiewsky) Bassett has trained in Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Modern and Musical Theatre at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet and Academy of Dance in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Leah has performed in a wide variety of productions throughout Western Canada and had the privilege of assisting in 

Stephanie Kurtzman Barat – Violinist – New York

Stephanie Kurtzman Barat – Violinist – New York

Stephanie Kurtzman Barat is an active performer and teacher in the classical and Jewish music arenas. She is a graduate of Curtis Institute of Music and Carnegie Mellon University. She has soloed with many orchestras including twice with the Houston Symphony Orchestra. She has performed 

Ayelet HaShachar – Women’s Band – Baltimore, MD

Ayelet HaShachar – Women’s Band – Baltimore, MD

Featuring Lisa Aronson Friedman, Shalomis Koffler Weinreb, and Stephanie Rabinowitz, performs original Jewish music by women for women. The group is known for its soul-stirring themes, tight three-part vocal harmonies and melodic guitar and piano arrangements. The trio draws on a lifetime’s worth of experience 

Shoshana Auerbach – Singer-Songwriter, Piano Instructor and Music Therapist – Brooklyn, NY

Shoshana Auerbach – Singer-Songwriter, Piano Instructor and Music Therapist – Brooklyn, NY

Shoshana Averbach, LMSW, MA, MT-BC, LCAT, released her debut CD, The Time is Coming. Her CD features original healing songs in a variety of styles, in English and Hebrew, as well as instrumental piano compositions. Her songs foster a deeper connection with the Creator and 

Shaindel Antelis – Singer-Songwriter – NY-NJ

Shaindel Antelis – Singer-Songwriter – NY-NJ

Shaindel Antelis has been singing ever since she learnt how to talk, and started writing her own songs at ten years old. From when she was a young girl she dreamed about releasing an album of her own. Well that day has finally come. Shaindel 

Bracha Adrezin – Opera Vocalist – Los Angeles

Bracha Adrezin – Opera Vocalist – Los Angeles

A native of Maine, Bracha has been part of the prestigious Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria, trained under world renowned maestros at the Vienna State Opera, developed expertise in traditional Italian Bel Canto singing, and received advanced training in psychology and psychotherapy from the University of 

Rivka Lomiansky Watters – ATARA Founding Member; Actor, Singer, Dancer – Toronto, CAN

Rivka Lomiansky Watters has been a professional performer for over 15 years and has a tremendous amount of training in acting, dance and voice. She has studied at the prestigious American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York, as well as at the Toronto-based comedic 

Kari (Isaacson) Siegel – ATARA Founding Member; Dancer – Detroit, MI

Kari (Isaacson) Siegel – ATARA Founding Member; Dancer – Detroit, MI

Kari (Isaacson) Siegel has performed and trained in modern dance and contact improvisation across Canada. She has danced since childhood, studying a variety of contemporary styles as well as musical theatre, tap, jazz, ballet, stilt walking and acting. Kari has also worked as a stage 

Yochana Chava (Pollack) Sandler – ATARA Founding Member; Visual Artist – Jerusalem, Israel

Yochana Chava Pollack/strong> is a third generation artist originally from New Haven, Ct. and presently living in Jerusalem. She uses various mediums: paints, collages, and ink, and often paints phrases of Jewish teaching. Her style is whimsical and conveys simchat chayim, love of life. Yochana 

Henye Meyer – ATARA Founding Member; Writer, Director – Manchester, UK

Henye Meyer, a writer and theatre director in Manchester, England, has two published novels and an upcoming work to appear shortly as a serial in Hamodia. She has written articles for the BBC, Jewish Observer, Jewish Tribune, and the Jewish Homemaker, as well as comedy 

Robin Garbose – ATARA Founding Member; Film Director – Los Angeles

Robin Garbose – ATARA Founding Member; Film Director – Los Angeles

Founding Member, ATARA; Film Director – Los Angeles, CA Robin Garbose began her directing career in the theater. In New York and Los Angeles, Robin directed some 35 plays at theaters including: Ensemble Studio Theater, Jewish Repertory Theater, Manhattan Punch Line, Juilliard Theater Center and 

Aviva Speigel – ATARA Contributing Board; Dancer – Tzfat, Israel

Aviva Speigel – ATARA Contributing Board; Dancer – Tzfat, Israel

Aviva Speigel founded and produces the Tambourine Dream Festival in Israel. She also produces many other events and celebrations for women in Tzfat, Israel, and teaches dance improv, creative art workshops, and “Gym-dance-Shticks” for women and girls. Aviva is passionate about connecting women together so 

Franciska Kay – Singer-Songwriter, Podcaster – Philadelphia

Franciska Kay – Singer-Songwriter, Podcaster – Philadelphia

Franciska Kay (Kosman) is a composer, singer, and performer. She creates her masterpieces by weaving eternal words of prayer into soulful guitar melodies. Raised in religious school and in musical academy, Kay’s compositions reflect her commitment to bridging both worlds. Franciska started playing the piano 

Rivka Wein Harris; Artist, Sculptor – New York, NY

Rifka Wein Harris is an artist and sculptor who works in clay and metal, in addition to holding a JD in law and working as a board member and journalist for Jew In The City. After an education in the Bais Yaakov school system, Rifka 

Amy Guterson – ATARA Contributing Board; Film writer and Director – Pittsburgh, PA

Amy Guterson – ATARA Contributing Board; Film writer and Director – Pittsburgh, PA

Amy (Gordon) Guterson has her BA from Stern College, Yeshiva University, where she was the school’s first theatre major. She studied acting with Uta Hagen, and Mike Nichols, and has trained intensively in improvisation with Paul Sills. Amy is a graduate of The New Actors