Limmud Seattle

Josh Horowitz is the director of the Budowitz klezmer ensemble and co-founder of the Veretski Pass klezmer trio. Performing on tsimbl (Yiddish dulcimer), 19th-century button accordion, and piano, he has recorded with numerous artists, including the Vienna Chamber Orchestra and Itzhak... Read More →

As a longtime Jewish musician, and as a historian and sociologist, Jay Krulewitch studied Jewish music for many years, along with playing it with his main Jewish group, the Klez Katz. He has enjoyed presenting interactive, participatory lectures on the history of Jewish music. It... Read More →

Chava Mirel is a unique being in the world of music and spirit, defying classifications of style or genre. A multi-award winning musician and composer whose voice was recently featured on a GRAMMY award-winning album, Chava is highly sought-after for collaborations and recordings... Read More →

Yiddish is Harvey's first language—sein mame loshen; it's extraordinarily colorful and remains his favorite. He grew up among Eastern European immigrants in the Bronx and enjoys speaking Yiddish whenever possible. Harvey plays klezmer music and sings and teaches Yiddish songs in... Read More →

Mai Li is 7 years new to the Yiddishist and Klezmer world since the start of their genre-busting neo vaudevillian cabaret punk-klezmer band, The Debaucherauntes. Winner of the 2017 KrechtsFactor Yiddish song competition and KlezKanada & Yiddish New York scholarships with a portfolio... Read More →

Eight years after making his professional operatic debut, Anthony Mordechai Tzvi Russell is now a vocalist, composer, and arranger specializing in Yiddish art and folk song, chazones, and Chasidic nigunim. Inspired by the phenomena of diaspora culture, his work in traditional Ashkenazi... Read More →

Carl Sayres is a composer of new Jewish liturgical music and is passionate about traditional Eastern European nusach and davening. Carl loves sharing this passion with individuals, groups, and congregations. He strives to involve congregations in innovative davening experiences such... Read More →