The artists on this page participated in ATARA in our earliest generation, 2007-2012. Their contribution is much appreciated!
- Rivka Nahari – Partner. Pianist, harpist, opera soprano – Brooklyn, NY - Rivka Nahari has had many years of training and performing experience in both music and dance. She began her ballet training at the age of 3 and studied in the pre-professional program at the Academy… Read more
- Dena Abergel – Dancer – New York, NY - Dena Abergel, Principal dancer NYC Ballet. Dena began dancing at the age of 4. She grew up in Englewood, New Jersey, where she studied ballet with Dorit Koppel until the age of 13. She attended… Read more
- Gayle Ashkenazy – Musician – Great Neck, NY - Gayle Ashkenazy, Classical Pianist. Gayle studied piano at the Juilliard School Pre-College Division, Eastman School of Music and the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music. Past appearances include solo piano and chamber music performances… Read more
- Elana Bell – Vocalist, Poet – New York, NY - Elana Bell has been singing since before she could speak. Her first memories are of harmonizing to 1950’s songs around the campfire with her parents in the woods of northern California. Elana has continued to… Read more
- Esther Berger – Singer, Songwriter - Esther Berger has been actively involved in music since I was six years old when I first began playing piano. I took up guitar when I was ten and recently spent a year learning vocal… Read more
- Yaffa Borukhova – Singer - Born in the former Soviet Union, Yaffa Borukhova moved to the United States with her family in 1991. She received her bachelor of music in vocal perfomance from the University of Denver, Lamont School of… Read more
- Bulletproof Stockings – Women’s Band – New York, NY - Bulletproof Stockings is a new Jewish Rock band, formed in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, December of 2011. The group is composed of vocalist and pianist Perl Wolfe & drummer Dalia G. Shusterman. They make music exclusively… Read more
- Chana Laila – Singer, Songwriter – Western MA - Chana Laila is a cutting-edge singer-songwriter and inspiring instrumentalist who plays flute, guitar, and percussion. She performs her original Jewish music and leads drumming workshops nationally and internationally for women’s audiences. Originally from the NYC… Read more
- Shira Dahan – Vocalist and Producer – New York, NY - Shira Dahan is the co-founder of a music and dance program for girls in Lakewood, NJ called Kulanu Nashir. Kulanu Nashir is still running successfully by Dahan’s partner, Esther Malka Bock, but Dahan has moved… Read more
- Sarah Dukes – Piano Composer – Pittsburgh, PA - Sarah started playing piano when she was six years old and composed her first song—a playfully dramatic number called “Elephant in Tights”—at the mere age of eight. Classically trained until she was 18, the North… Read more
- Rivka (Eilfort) Fenton – Singer, Songwriter – Pittsburgh, PA - Rivka Fenton is a young singer song-writer born in California to a Chabad family on Shlichus. Rivka started composing music on guitar at the tender age of 15. Her music is folksy and mystical. Her… Read more
- Myra Estelle – Singer, Songwriter, Author – New York, NY - Myra Estelle is an English born songwriter, author, teacher, and mother of two sons, as well as a trained architect. Her songs come from her understanding of our spiritual yearnings, and the need for love… Read more
- Esther Freeman – Singer, Songwriter - Esther Freeman is an accomplished performer who brings incredible energy, a beautiful voice, powerful stage presence, creative song-writing and true meaning to the stage. Born and raised in Miami Florida as the 5th child to… Read more
- Miriam Greenberger – Belly Dancer, Choreographer - Miriam Greeberger started taking belly dance classes in a local gym 8 years ago. She loved everything about it the music, the costumes and the moves, and took the classes very seriously. This led to… Read more
- Tamar Guterson – Singer, Songwriter, Actress – Pittsburgh, PA - Tamar Guterson is from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She has studied piano and is currently studying voice and she loves music and acting. Tamar has appeared in numerous films including “Becoming Rachel” and “The Keystone." Read more
- Infinite Light – Women’s Band - Infinite Light is a women’s band which seeks to spread the teachings of Light and love throughout the land, spread joy and light and inspire women all over to reach inside themselves and express their… Read more
- Penina (Paula) Jacobs – Actor - Penina (Paula) Jacobs is originally from Los Angeles, where she began acting at the age of six. After various roles in theater and television in the United States and Canada, she became involved in theater… Read more
- DeDe Jacobs-Komisar – Theater Director, Writer, Actress, Producer – New Haven, CT - DeDe Jacobs-Komisar is originally from Baltimore, where she co-founded the Jewish Theatre Workshop and ran JTTV Live!, an interactive teen theater program. While living in Israel, DeDe founded and led BamatMabat Theater Company and appeared… Read more
- Natalia Kadish – Visual Artist - Natalia Kadish is a Surrealist artist inspired by the joy received from learning Torah and contemplating the infinite. She received a BA in Illustration from School of Visual Arts. Her art has been displayed in… Read more
- Dages Juvelier Keates – Dancer and Choreographer – New York, NY - Dages Juvelier Keates is a movement artist based in Brooklyn. She received her BA in dance from Bard College after attending Interlochen Arts Academy. She has performed for choreographers such as Noemie Lafrance, Jennifer Monson,… Read more
- Talia Lakritz – Singer, Songwriter, Journalist – Milwaukee, WI - Talia Lakritz hails from Milwaukee, Wisconsin and studies English and Creative Writing at Barnard College in New York City. A singer/songwriter and digital content creator known as “nerdwithavoice” on YouTube, her outspoken videos about Orthodox… Read more
- Patricia Eszter Margit – Author, Founder-Director of Art Kibbutz – New York, NY - Eszter Margit is a writer, journalist, sociologist, art manager, healer and community organizer originally from Hungary. Her first novel, The Jewish Bride was published in 2009 in Hungary and sold out within 3 months. The… Read more
- Nishmat Hatzafon – Women’s Dance Group - Nishmat HaTzafon is a Jewish women’s performing arts company designed to promote the expression of Jewish women’s artistic talent and creativity. The group creates performances that explore a specific Jewish theme. Their performances interweave dance,… Read more
- Shira Nussdorf (Ms. Shira) – Singer, Songwriter, Producer – New York, NY - Shira Nussdorf has been performing since she was a child. She began by touring with Sol Zim’s Jewish choir as a youngster. At the age of 8 she composed her first song “Winter’s On its… Read more
- Yocheved (Rosenberger) Perlman – Vocalist. - Yocheved Perlman has been performing for over 15 years for Jewish women audiences all over the United States and Canada. She was fortunate to grow up amongst two very talented parents who are professional musicians.… Read more
- Rachael Rosenbaum – Flute, Harp, Vocal musician - Rachael Rosenbaum sings for Jewish women. Her first solo performance was at an open mic, Girls Night On! at Makor in New York City. Since then, she has sung a capella, with a guitarist, a… Read more
- Sheva Chaya Saivan – Glass Blowing Artist – Tzfat, Israel - Light, color, joy, and depth define the work of Tzfat artist, Sheva Chaya Saivan. Sheva Chaya grew up in Denver, Colorado where wide open skies and the majestic Rocky Mountains inspired her to begin her… Read more
- Ilana Chava Shechter – Singer, Songwriter – IL - Since the age of twelve, Ilana Chava Shechter has been creating catchy, thought provoking and meaningful music. She combines personal experience and Torah insight to make music that is sure to inspire. Her songs take… Read more
- Leah Sigal – Singer-Songwriter – Monsey, NY - Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Leah Sigal, who currently resides in Monsey, NY, has had a passion for music since her early childhood years. Besides being a busy housewife and mommy, Leah spends her time… Read more
- Elke Reva Sudin – Visual Artist, Art Entrepreneur – New York, NY - Elka Reva Sudin is a visual artist who draws inspiration from urban culture and her Jewish heritage. She founded Jewish Art Now with the aim to redefine 21st century art for the Jewish community, and… Read more
- Nechama Tarlow – Drummer – NJ - Nechama Tarlow is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Board Certified Music Therapist practicing in New Jersey. Although a classically trained flutist, her favorite way to make music is through improvisation, which is easily facilitated… Read more
- Yona Verwer – Visual Artist – New York, NY - Dutch-born Yona Verwer’s paintings and photos feature Kabbalah inspired imagery. Besides solo shows in the Netherlands and New York, her work has been exhibited in the Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art and the Mizel Museum.… Read more
- Miriam Yerushalmi – Dance and Creative Arts Educator - Through dance, music and Chassidism, Miriam Yerushalmi has been using art to help fix our souls. Her movements echo deep teachings from Kabbalah and Tanya, inspiring children, teenagers, and adults. She deals with themes such… Read more
- Tziona Achishena – Musician, Singer, Songwriter – Israel - Tziona lives in Northern Israel, where she performs her moving original compositions and teaches singing, Torah, and prayer. She is a mulit-instrumentalist who plays guitar, piano, riq (a Middle Eastern tambourine), harmonium, and the Persian… Read more
Junior Additional Artists
- 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
- Tamar Guterson – Singer, Songwriter, Actress – Pittsburgh, PA - Tamar Guterson is from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She has studied piano and is currently studying voice and she loves music and acting. Tamar has appeared in numerous films including “Becoming Rachel” and “The Keystone." Read more
- Rebecca Ashkenazy – JUNIOR (2012) Performing Artist – Great Neck, NY - Rebecca is a 12 year-old singer, actress and dancer from Great Neck, New York. Her performance credits include the title role in the 2011 Great Neck Public School Summer Musical Theater Production of Cinderella. Additionally,… Read more
- Hannah Laskow – JUNIOR (2012) Singer – Agouti Hills, CA - Hannah Laskow, age 14, from Agouti Hills, California has been performing on stage from the age of four. Since then she has held major roles in dozens of musicals through school, camp and community theater,… Read more
- Tzippa Marchette – JUNIOR (2012) Musician, Singer – Boston, MA - Tzippa Marchette, JUNIOR (2012) is an 8th grader at New England Hebrew Academy in Boston. Involved with music from a very young age, Tzippa sings and plays piano and guitar. She has studied piano and… Read more
- Natali Polonsky – JUNIOR (2012) - Natali Polonsky, JUNIOR (2012) is a 7th grader at Yavne High School. Natali has been singing and dancing since the age of 3. Natali has been studying Ballet, jazz, and hip hop at the Creative… Read more
- Malka Russell – JUNIOR (2012) Actor, Singer, Musician - Malka Russell, JUNIOR (2012) loves to act, sing, and play her guitar. She had a role in the play Oliver when she was 9, and played the leading role as Joseph in an original musical… Read more
- Chana Leah Yerushalmi – JUNIOR (2012) Songwriter - Chana Leah Yerushalmi, JUNIOR (2012) Age 12. Chana Leah’s beautiful and inspirational songs came streaming though her a week and a half before her bas mitzvah last spring. She recorded an album in a mere… Read more