I am a San Francisco Bay Area-based musician specializing in

Jewish, spiritual, folk and party music.  I lead music for prayer services, officiate lifecycle events, play concerts, weddings, corporate and whatever else you can dream up!  I learned to play guitar at Camp Tawonga in 2001 where I've been on staff most summers since then.  

 

In addition to my solo projects, I often play as an acoustic trio or full 5-piece band with SHAMATi.  I also have 2 albums with Melita under the witty band name “Melita & Isaac." Those albums were distributed internationally by PJ Library and each won Parents’ Choice awards for outstanding album across all genres.

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I was born and raised in San Francisco where I attended Brandeis Hillel Day School and later graduated from Lowell High School.  I had my bar mitzvah at conservative Congregation Beth Sholom where I trained with Cantor Adi Weiss and Rabbi Alan Lew.  At Pomona College, I double majored in Religious Studies and Mathematics.  In 2020 I won the Helen Diller Award for Excellence in Communal and Experiential Jewish Education.

 

Before prioritizing music as a profession, I led many Jewish young adult programs including as the founding director of Moishe House. In my free time, I enjoy playing sports and NYT games, being an ambassador for my Jewish people, working for a more just society with fuller lives for all of us, and spending time with my family, friends, wife and son.