Ari Goldwag was born on 1979 and is an American Orthodox Jewish singer, songwriter, composer, and producer of contemporary Jewish religious music, as well as an author and teacher living in Ramat Beit Shemesh, Israel.
21 Facts About Ari Goldwag
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Ari Goldwag was a soloist for the Miami Boys Choir at age 10 and starred on five albums and three videos before his voice changed at age 14.
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Ari Goldwag launched a music career after his marriage and move to Israel.
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Ari Goldwag has released nine solo albums, and composes songs and produces albums for other artists.
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Ari Goldwag's father, Murray Goldwag, is a retired math teacher and owner of Murray's Kosher Socks in South Fallsburg.
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Ari Goldwag attended the Hebrew Academy of Nassau County for elementary school and the Yeshiva of Far Rockaway for high school.
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Ari Goldwag came to Israel in 2000 and studied at the Mir yeshiva in Jerusalem.
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Ari Goldwag met and married Talia, a native of Seattle, Washington, in 2001.
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Ari Goldwag enjoyed singing during his childhood and was a member of Seymour Silbermintz's choir in his elementary school years.
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Ari Goldwag passed the audition and became a member of the choir from 1988 to 1994.
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Ari Goldwag took voice lessons for five years with Cantor Hersh Einhorn, who coached Avraham Fried.
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Ari Goldwag produced his first solo album, Lishuascha Kivinu in 2003.
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Ari Goldwag appears in music videos to promote his albums, including "Hashem Loves You" and "Am Echad".
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Ari Goldwag performed the song "Am Echad" at HASC 27 in 2014.
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Ari Goldwag has made guest appearances on albums by Mendy Wald and Shloime Dachs, Shalsheles, David Lowy, and Moshe David Weissman, and performed on the compilation albums A Capella Treasury: Yom Tov, Sameach at the Wheel, and A Kumsitz in the Rain.
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Ari Goldwag writes songs for other artists, including the hit song "Yesh Tikvah" and "Ivri Anochi", both of which were composed by Goldwag, and lyrics co-written with Miriam Israeli for singer Benny Friedman.
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Ari Goldwag is the chazzan for Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur at a Seattle-area synagogue.
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Ari Goldwag characterizes his musical style as "yeshivishe pop", in contrast to "Hasidic pop".
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Ari Goldwag is a prolific author and lecturer on Torah topics.
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Ari Goldwag has recorded hundreds of talks on the weekly Torah portion and on the topic of Bitachon.
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Ari Goldwag is the author of a book on personal growth, titled Perfectly Imperfect: Breaking out of the ordinary and striving for greatness.