About Kol HaNeshamah
Founded in 2008, Kol HaNeshamah : the Center for Jewish Life and Enrichment, is an institute dedicated to reenergizing the spiritual life of both affiliated and unaffiliated Jews, and is sponsoring free High Holiday services as part of it mission to help all Jews, regardless of their educational or religious backgrounds, to experience Judaism in a spirited and meaningful way. In addition to these services, Kol HaNeshamah (which means the Voice of the Soul) will be sponsoring future events including bi-monthly Friday night services, classes and one on one learning that can be arranged through our office.
About Ari Klein
Hailed as a child prodigy cantor, Ari began singing as a small boy in synagogues throughout Montreal, Canada and recorded his first album at the age of 12. Across the years, he has transformed communities, blending traditional hazzanut/cantorial music with the music of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, niggunim (worldless melodies) and popular music. Whether in South Africa, Canada, Australia or New York, his dynamic personality and sheer energy has infused synagogues with greater fervor, his kaleidoscope of sounds opening the heart as it speaks to the soul. Having most recently served as the cantor at the prestigious Park East Synagogue, his outstanding range of voice quality and his versatile repertoire through Hasidic soul to classical traditional and popular music delights all who hear and daven with him. In 2006, Ari founded the New York School of Voice and Cantorial Training. He lives in New York with his wife Lauren and their children.
About Dr. Adena K. Berkowitz
Dr. Berkowitz, the Founder, together with Cantor Klein, of Kol HaNeshamah, is well known across the U.S for her lectures, her writing and her riveting Torah classes. With backgrounds in both law and Jewish Studies from Yeshiva University's Cardozo School of Law and the Jewish Theological Seminary, Adena is the co-author, together with Rivka Haut of Shaarei Simcha- Gates of Prayer, a mini prayerbook-- the first liturgical work in the modern era written by Orthodox women for use in the Jewish community. A member of numerous boards and committees, she lives in New York with her husband Rabbi Zev Brenner and their children.
About Mo Kiss
Mo Kiss is a Singer, Musician, and Producer in the New York area. A soulful tenor, Mo enjoys performing with his band around the country, fusing R&B stylings with spiritual flavor. He also spends his time producing music in his NY based Recording Studio, and teaches music part time as well. An accomplished musician, he plays both the Keyboard and Guitar, and holds a Bachelor's Degree in Studio Composition from Purchase Music Conservatory. Mo has served as Cantor at the JEC organization in NYC, and is thrilled to be part of the Kol HaNeshamah family.
About American Friends of Laniado Hospital
These services are being offered as an educational outreach project in conjunction with American Friends of Laniado Hospital. Jewish continuity and connection is at the heart of what Laniado Hospital is all about. The hospital was founded by the Klausenberger Rebbe, Rabbi Yekutiel Yehuda Halberstam z'tl, who survived the Holocaust but lost his wife and eleven children. Shot during the war and left for dead, Rabbi Halberstam made a pledge that if he survived he would open a hospital. Faithful to his word he established Laniado Hospital in 1975 in Netanya. A community health care facility not funded by the Israeli government, Laniado operates a full scale medical campus including a Nursing School and two Geriatric Care Centers. Today the hospital serves the greater Netanya area, taking care of a varied population of Israeli Jews from the entire spectrum religious, traditional and secular backgrounds, sabras and immigrants, as well as ministering to the health needs of the Israeli Arab population. Laniado prides itself on its high level of medical care offered with a loving and warm touch.
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