Dear friends, Last week's kumsitz in Central Park was such a success I decided to do it again this Sunday. Over 50 people came from all over the NY area to...
Dear friends, Tonight, Friday 6/14 at 7pm, if you're in Flatbush for Shabbos, check out the special Carlebach minyan with lots of singing at Young Israel ave I...
Dear friends, The Seventeenth of the Hebrew month of Tamuz, falling out this year on Thursday 6/27, begins Three Weeks of national mourning, during which we...
Dear friends, We are in the midst of the period in the Jewish calendar known as The Three Weeks, during which we mourn the destruction that befell the Jewish...
Dear friends, I'm on vacation out west right now, in the capitol of Oklahoma, with a million people but only a few thousand Jews (and only a couple of...
Dear friends, I'm still on vacation out west: we drove across the desert from Tucson, Arizona, past the sand dunes and the rocky mountains, to spend Tisha B'av...
Dear friends, I just got back from a long trip out west: Oklahoma, Arizona, California and Nevada. But there's no place like NY when it comes to Jewish music,...
Dear friends, This year's Central Park kumsitz series is drawing to a close. We've had four successful Sunday afternoons this summer, attracting around a...
Dear friends, I know I said that last week would be this summer's last kumsitz in Central Park, but the public outcry was so great that I decided to add one...
Dear friends, Tomorrow, Saturday 8/24 everyone is invited to a luncheon at the The Old Broadway Shul to celebrate the ufruf for longtime member Jonathan...
Dear friends, I write this from the Isralight Retreat in the mountains of Pennsylvania and the music is incredible! There are so many talented musicians here,...
Dear friends, I just spent a beautiful Rosh Hashana in Charlotte, NC, as I was asked to help out as the Chazzan for the High Holidays. This is an amazing,...
Dear friends, Tonight begins the holiday of Sukkos, the Biblical mandated week of happiness. As such there is a custom to have musical events every night with...
Dear friends, Tonight begins the double holiday of Shemini Atzeres and Simchas Torah, the culmination of the hoiday season begun by the high holidays three...
Dear friends, I am pleased to announce the return of Yosef Karduner, who is visiting from Israel on Sunday for just a week to share his music with us. Last...
Dear friends, It was such and honour and privilege for me to be on tour with Yosef Karduner this week, and all three concerts were totally incredible! You can...
Dear friends, Tonight, Friday, October 18 is the annual Shlomo Carlebach yahrzeit Shabbaton at the Carlebach Shul, 305 W79 St. (btwn West End & Riverside)....
Dear friends, It has come to my attention that even though many of you have been receiving my weekly emails for a long time, you might not be aware that I've...
Dear friends, Tonight, Thursday October 31, 8-11pm I'll be playing at a kumsitz to say good-bye to my good friend and fellow musician Zimmy (Avraham HaKohein...
Dear friends, I'm involved with this great organization called Isralight, which brings spirituality to Jews of all religious backgrounds, and in addition to...
Dear friends, Chaim David Saracik is in the middle of another concert tour from the Holy Land. An internationally renowned musician, he plays music that is...
Dear friends, There are so many Jewish music events going on around the city for Chanukah. I just wanted to take this opportunity to express hakaras hatov...
Dear friends, Even though Chanukah is drawing to an end, we still continue to celebrate, and even on a higher level than before. See the bottom for some words...
Dear friends, Now that Chanukah is over, there's a bit of a lull in the Jewish music scene around New York. But there's still some great stuff going on, so...
Dear friends, I just got back from the Isralight Retreat near Orlando, an incredible week of experiencing the spirituality of Judaism in a beautiful natural...
Dear friends, I've got a musically busy weekend coming up: from being the chazan in shul, to leading a shalesheudos program, from an appearance with my band...
Dear friends, Tonight, Friday, Jan 17, is Tu B'Shvat, Jewish New Year for the trees. The weekend is also known as Shabbat Shira, (Sabbath of Song) since the...
Dear friends, In this week's Torah portion we read of the giving of the Torah to the Jewish people. While many Jews unfourtunately view this as a burden, it...
Dear friends, Tonight, Thursday, Jan 30 at 8pm, Piamenta playing the Sixth Annual Yud Shvat Concert at Yeshiva University, in Belfer Hall, 2495 Amsterdam...
