Yehudah Katz - Lead vocals, acoustic guitar
A student of Reb Shlomo Carlebach, Yehudah Katz performed with his teacher around the world. Yehuda grew up in a traditional Jewish home but had left religion for many years. During that time he grew close to The Grateful Dead and many faithful "Dead-heads". He claims that it was at a Dead concert that he had his first open experience with Godliness, reflected through the performance of lead guitarist Jerry Garcia. This opened the door for him to be connected with Reb Shlomo. Katz made Aliyah with his family in 1993.
Eliezer Blumen - Guitar, harmonica, vocals
Eliezer was raised in the small country towns of Connecticut and New Jersey. At age 15 he was already palying guitar and singing in the local pubs. He is a graduate of Skidmore College, from which he has a degree in Musical Performance and Composition.
Eliezer has been composing and recording for 25 years. He has been influenced mostly by the Blues, Folk, Rock, and Jazz of the 50's, 60's, and 70's. He has recorded for Atlantic Records, as well as many Israeli artists. His own release from 2000, "A New Song", on GalPaz Records, is a combination of these different styles. Eliezer has performed all over the globe. Eight years ago he had the opportunity to meet and perform with Rav Shlomo Carlebach. This greatly contributed to his Aliya to Israel and re-Jew-venation. Eliezer has been living and performing in Israel for the past 8 years. He is married with 3 children, living in the hills of Beit Shemesh. He is actively seeking world peace and the unification of its creatures.
Adam Wexler - Bass & Vocals
Adam grew up in Minnesota. At age nine he formed his first rock band "Adam and the Ants". By age 10 he had already performed with Frank Sinatra, as well as the pop greats "The Four Seasons". Traveling all over the world, Adam suddenly found himself in Israel. One day he passed by Har Tziyon (Mt. Zion) and stuck his head into the court yard of the Diaspora Yeshiva. At that very moment he overheard someone placing an advertisement in Rolling Stone Magazine seeking a bass player in the Diaspora Yeshiva Rock Band. Adam auditioned, got the gig and was the star bass player in the Diaspora Yeshiva Band. Later, he left Israel to pursue a playing career with American rock stars, among them Bobby Rifkin of the Prince Band. Ten years ago he returned to Israel with his family.
Chanan Elias - Keyboards
A native of Los Angeles, Chanan is a Graduate of the "Los Angeles Theatre Academy" Conservatory, in Theatre and Directing. He has acted in numerous plays in Los Angeles including, "Little Shop of Horrors", "Hair", and "Much Ado About Nothing".
After being "turned on" to Reb Shlomo Carlebach's music and re-discovering his Jewishness, Chanan eventually made Aliyah in 1996.
Since being in Israel Chanan has played with numerous bands including "Ayn Safer" and has sung back up for Chaim Dovid, Lenny Solomon, The Moshav band, and Menachem Herman. He has also studied music at the Jerusalem Rubin Academy of Music and Rimon School of Jazz. Chanan has directed several shows in Israel including "Little Shop of Horrors" and has acted in "Guys and Dolls" as well as 2 feature films, "The Last Patrol" with Dolph Lundgrin, where he played a crazy geologist, and "The Order with Jean-Claude Van Damme.
On the music side of things, he has produced several albums including "Music from the Mountain" a family celebration of the Jewish Calendar and was choir director for "ohskhvu hfubt vbv///unka"
Chanan is married to his beautiful wife Geula and has a daughter, Shirel Asif.
Nitzan Chen Razel - Violinist
Nitzan lives in Jerusalem and is married with one daughter. He teaches at a High School for Art & Science. He is also a member of the Joseph and One Choir.
He has performed with numerous artists like "The Natural Alternative" and Ehud Banai. He studied violin and composition at the Music Academy in Jerusalem.