Join us for a special Kabbalat Shabbat service featuring the incredible talents of Noah Aronson. Aronson is performing at Temple for the first time since 2015 and will be joined in his performance by Tali Rubinstein, Coleen Dieker and Noam Israeli. 

Aronson has been creating and inspiring for more than two decades, giving tours year-round and leading music-driven prayer experiences. This event promises to be an unforgettable evening of music, prayer, and community. For more on Aronson’s music check out his website www.noaharonson.com.

Sponsored in loving memory of Beverly & Irving Laker.

Noah Aronson has been creating and inspiring audiences with his heartfelt and soulful music for the last 20 years. His music is sung in communities and summer camps around the world, and he tours year-round giving concerts and leading music-driven prayer experiences.

Noah graduated from Berklee College of Music in Boston with a degree in Piano and Jazz Composition. While studying, Noah simultaneously held the position of Artist in Residence at Temple Beth Elohim where he continues to serve in this capacity. Noah moved to NYC in 2008 and interned at Pulse Music and Headroom Studios. He also served as Conductor of the Manhattan HaZamir choir from 2008-2010.

Noah completed the prestigious Lehman Engel BMI Musical Theatre Writing Program in 2011 while attending night classes at DubSpot Electronic Music School. Noah has released 10 albums of original music including his debut solo album ‘Am I Awake’ in 2011 (see discography below).

His groundbreaking album entitled ‘The Left Side of the Page’ revolutionized the way contemporary Jewish communities engage with their liturgy. Noah attended Rabbinical school at Hebrew College in 2013 and completed the Mechon Hadar yearlong fellowship in 2015.

In 2017, Noah released his album More Love, featuring his band of Israeli Berklee musicians, Noam Israeli, Tali Rubenstein, Tamir Shmerling, and Eitan Kenner. In 2018, Noah partnered with 18 congregations throughout the US to complete The Chai Project; 18 songs for 18 communities in 2018.

In 2019, Noah released his first fully self-produced album entitled “I Want to Sing Your Song” recorded entirely from his home studio in Brooklyn. In 2020, Noah started his BeMajor Podcast series where he interviews fellow artists and wellness practitioners about the intersection of Wellness and Creativity. In 2021, Noah released his album M.O.V.E; an acronym for My Own Voice Experiment. The entire album was conceived, composed, and recorded only by layering his voice to create an experience to facilitate intentional movement. In 2022, Noah partnered with the 92Y to offer his workshop entitled ‘InnerStanding’ an opportunity to engage with wellness and spirituality through music and movement. Through the years, Noah has served on the faculty of Hebrew Union College of Sacred Music, Hava Nashira, Shabbat Shira, Shirei Chagigah, and the Wexner Heritage Foundation and has partnered with countless communities around the world to help people feel more connected in mind and body and spirit through music. 

2007: The Songs We Sing 

2008: Songs of Healing 

2009: Jewish Lullabies 

2011: Am I Awake and Songbook 

2013: The Left Side of the Page and Songbook 

2015: Live studio sessions 

2017: More Love and Songbook 

2018: The Chai Project and Songbook 

2019: I want to sing your song and songbook 

2021: M.O.V.E.

Tali Rubinstein is an LA-based recorder player and composer. A ground-breaking musician who introduced the recorder into jazz and contemporary music, Tali is known for her unique style and personal expression and is considered one of the most influential recorder players in the world. Tali has performed at some of the most prestigious venues in the world, such as Carnegie Hall, the Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, Birdland, and the Blue Note. She has collaborated with world-renowned musicians Javier Limón, Alejandro Sanz, Mariza, Tomatito, and Paco De Lucia’s band among others. Tali participated as a composer and performer in the Grammy Award-winning album Entre 20 Aguas (by Javier Limón) and in the Grammy-nominated album Mutt Slang II (by Alain Mallet) and was mentioned in Barack Obama's Favorite Songs of 2018 list. She played as a soloist with several orchestras around the globe and has performed with her band in the USA, Latin America, Asia, and Europe. Tali recorded for Univision and Nickelodeon, and recently, for prominent film composer Marco Beltrami. 

Nowadays, Tali is preparing to release her album produced by Limón. A commissioned piece of hers will be performed live with an orchestra at the Carnegie Hall in May.

Noam Israeli is a Los Angeles based drummer, producer and recording artist from Israel. Ever since being young, he has been fascinated with music - trying different instruments until he fell in love with the drums at age 12. Israeli has studied at the Rimon School of Jazz, Israel Conservatory of Music and The Berklee College of Music, from which he graduated with a Masters degree in music performance and production. Through his studies in Berklee, he was a member of the prestigious Berklee Global Jazz Institute, led by virtuoso pianist Danilo Perez. In 2013, Israeli was a finalist in the prestigious Thelonious Monk International Drum Competition, held in Washington DC. Noam Israeli has performed in major festivals and famous venues and halls around the world, and performed with notable musicians such as Danilo Perez, Joe Lovano, Ben Street, Miguel Zenon and others.

Coleen Dieker performs at a high level on several musical instruments: piano, guitar, flute, ukulele, voice, and especially the violin. She is also an accomplished composer and arranger, a gift she has employed in various roles, including as a music director in the non-secular world.

She attended Boston's Berklee College of Music for two years, an experience that inspired her to pursue music as a passion and a profession but bound to no single genre or style. She has since flourished as a go-to artist in Kansas City and beyond. Her current projects include Ensemble Iberica, which explores the traditional music of Spain and Portugal, and Flannigan's Right Hook, a high-energy rock/country/bluegrass/Celtic music ensemble. She also writes, records, and tours with acclaimed Jewish singer/songwriters Rabbi Josh Warshawsky, Noah Aronson, and Rabbi Deborah Sacks-Mintz.

Coleen is now based in Los Angeles but continues to travel the globe offering a variety of musical gifts: soulful song-leading with the guitar, entertaining on electric violin, and elevating music live and in the studio with her dynamic fiddling.