What People are Saying

Rabbi Ken Roseman, Congregation Beth Israel, Corpus Christi, TX — “A great miracle happened here — the Jews were unanimous!  Everyone loved the performance, both in terms of the music and in terms of the personality of the group and its members.  It was all we could have asked for.” (Jan 16, 2012)

Pamela Rush, Cantorial Soloist, Temple Emanuel, Grand Rapids, MI — “Every once in a while artists come and revolutionize a genre of music.  Before you know it, we are wondering how we ever existed without their musical genius.  This is how good I believe your group is.  Thank you for giving me some wonderful and vibrant tunes to work on in our Temple worship services.” (Mar 1, 2011)

Rabbi Amy Bigman, Congregation Shaarey Zedek, East Lansing, MI — “SoulAviv rocked the house at CSZ this past Saturday evening!  Members of our congregation are still thanking me for a great evening–but all the credit belongs to SoulAviv.  Rob, Liat, Jamie, and Roxanne, you were wonderful!” (Mar 2, 2011)

Josh Nelson, Music Director, URJ North American Biennial 2009 - “You should know that you were EXTREMELY well received–a real hit, in fact.” (Dec 29, 2009)

Leonard Felder, PhD—Author of Seven Prayers That Can Change Your Life — “What a blessing that SoulAviv has created such inspiring and accessible ways to heal our souls. Their music can take you to the places you were meant to go.”

Noreen Brokke, Music Director, Unity Church Santa Barbara — “We were delighted! They were easy to work with and professional in every way. Their music was joyfully received at both our traditional and contemporary services, and this is not a common thing. I highly recommend them.” (Jul 12, 2010)

Dave Mason, Santa Barbara NewsPress — “The audience is clapping it’s hands and dancing in the pews and aisles to the sounds of soul and gospel. A Baptist Church in the Deep South? Guess again—it’s a synagogue in Southern Cali- fornia, and the music is being performed by SoulAviv.” (Jan 30, 2010)

Jewish Music Web Center — “…energetic and highly entertaining…combining the common threads of the ‘soul’ both in general and in Jewish contemporary spiritual traditions.” (Oct 4, 2009)

Cantor Ron Li-Paz, Valley Outreach Synagogue, Woodland Hills, CA — “We were absolutely thrilled with Soul Aviv. They were a great addition to our Shabbat celebrations.” (Jul 11, 2008)

Cantor Patti Linsky, Temple Ahavat Shalom, Northridge, CA — “(SoulAviv) is more than wonderful….soulful and professional” (Jan 16, 2008)

Limmud LA Staff — “SoulAviv brought the LimmudLA audience to its feet with their performance, which was enjoyed by young and old and everyone in between. Their soulful vibe fit in perfectly at LimmudLA and enhanced the weekend for the whole community.” (Mar 11, 2010)

George Robinson, Shirim Khadashim — music critic for Jewish Week and The Jewish Journal of LA, on our debut CD — “…the voices blend beautifully…an intelligent attempt to link Jewish themes to the African-American gospel tradition…4 Stars!” (Jan 2, 2009)

Myrna Cohen, Cantorial Soloist, Temple Emanu El San Diego CA — “We all had a wonderful evening. Your music was fantastic and the kids had a great time.” (Dec 17, 2009)

Rabbi Akselrad, Congregation Ner Tamid, Henderson NV — “Truly, it was a joy and a pleasure to have you in our Congregation…Your music has a unique, soulful quality that warms the heart in a very loving way.” (Dec 8, 2009)

Congregation Ner Tamid, Henderson NV Philip Goldstein, Cantorial Soloist — “They were terrific!” (Dec 7, 2009)

Mimi Naish, Congregation Ohr Tzafon — “What a wonderful performance Saturday night! The concert certainly exceeded my very high expectations by miles…inspiring, fun, entertaining, smart, musically brilliant, full of feeling, classy…those are just some words that come to mind.” (Oct 29, 2009)

Sharon George, Congregation Ohr Tzafon, Atascadero CA — When she heard SoulAviv was coming to Atascadero…”I am SO excited!… I keep my SoulAviv CD in my car and play it almost every day, love all the songs & know them by heart….” (Aug 27, 2009)

Cantor Mark Childs, Congregation B’nai B’rith, Santa Barbara, CA — “The energy in the sanctuary was palpable. Your performance was amazing.” (Feb 2, 2009)

Bill Kaplan, Shalom Institute, Camp JCA Shalom — “SoulAviv rocked the house…well, the camp, actually. The show was amazing. Everyone loved it! We look forward to SoulAviv returning in the future. Thank you.” (Feb 4, 2009)

Jordan Fruchtman, Executive Director, Hillel Foundation of Orange County — “…it was the most lively Shabbat service we have had at UC Irvine all year! Thank you SoulAviv for such a great evening.” (Mar 19, 2009)

Temple Beth Sholom—Las Vegas, NV Cantor Daniel Friedman —”We enjoyed the concert immensely.” (Nov 10, 2008)

Dr. Leonard Wallock, UC Santa Barbara Hillel Program Coordinator, Taubman Symposia in Jewish Studies at UCSB — “All day long I’ve been hearing the same thing from those fortunate enough to hear SoulAviv’s performance: ‘Wow! Last night was fabulous!’ ” (Oct 17, 2008)