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 summer break from school, Abby auditioned as a singer to perform on a cruise ship. Her summer job ended up lasting almost two years, taking her from Mexico to Alaska, from Australia to Brazil, and many places in between. It was during her time on the high seas that Abby started becoming interested in Yiddishkeit. Ironically, the first Halacha she learned about was Kol Isha. After speaking with Rabbi Kalman Winter, ZT’L, Abby was not to be deterred and continued her learning while working on the cruise ships. After two years, she decided it was time to go to Israel and studied at Neve Yerushalayim. While learning in Israel, Abby worked in a recording studio and made a couple of tapes. She performed with an all female group in Israel, Tofa’ah, as well as performing with Kineret and Julia Bloom in New York.