Mark Skier: Bass, lead vocals
Izzy Botnick: Guitar
Simcha Kagan: Drums
Moish Taubenblat: Keyboards
Brian Gelfand: Keyboards
Adam Greebler: Saxophone
Jake Rosenthal: Guitar
Influences
Squeeze, The Police, The Cars, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Styx, Elton John, The Kinks, Dire Straits, Duran Duran, The Pretenders, Lynyrd Skynyrd,
Kabbalah was one of the earliest Jewish Rock Bands. Formed by Yeshiva University students to play Jewish Music heavily influenced by the kind of secular rock music that it's musicians loved to listen to and play.
Kabbalah was formed in 1985 and dissolved in 1991. The played all over the New York area and in the Midwest for NCSY. They played shows along with Kesher, the Piamentas, Mordechai Ben David and Shlock Rock.
Kabbalah's new Anthology CD, Kabbalah: Kollection, can be purchased here:
http://cdbaby.com/cd/kabbalahtunes
Bnei Baruch senior instructor Tony Kosinec introduces the upcoming course in authentic Kabbalah at the Bnei Baruch Learning Center. Visit the site for more information and to sign up. Visit http://www. kabbalah. info/course/main/bb. php?id=myspace to sign up for a free course.
Love one another as much as you can, as much as you love yourselves. Sympathize with your friend’s adversity, and rejoice in his joy as much as you can. --Baal HaSulam, Pri Hacham (A Sage’s Fruit), Letters, p. 54
BRIAN BENDER & THE WORLD BEATNIKS - "Urban Jungle" Original Reggae, Funk, Afrobeat, Calypso, Samba, Second Line compositions.
With special guests: Eric Krasno (Soulive, Lettuce) Adam Deitch (John Scofield, Lettuce) Charles Neville (Neville Brothers) Jose Gonzalez (Bando Criollo)
BRIAN BENDER & LITTLE SHOP OF HORAS- "Eyn Velt" Original and traditional Jewish melodies blended with Latin, Caribbean, African and Middle Eastern rhythms.
With special guests: Frank London (Klezmatics, Hasidic New Wave) Alicia Svigals (Klezmatics, Mikveh) Stuart Brotman (Brave Old World) Charles Neville (Neville Brothers) Grant Smith (Klezmer Conservatory Band) Raquy Danziger (Raquy & The Cavemen) Backa Niang (Gokhi-Bi System)
"Ten strong things have been created in the world. Rock is hard, iron smashes it. Iron is hard, fire softens it. Fire is hard, water softens it. Water is strong but clouds carry them away. Clouds are strong but winds scatter them away. Wind is strong yet the body breathes it. Body is strong but fear defeats it. Fear is strong, wine expels it. Wine is strong, sleep disipates it. Death is stronger than all and Tzeddakah saves us from death, as it is written, Tzeddakah delivers from death." (Proverbs 10:2)
