10 Facts About Shaindel Antelis

Shaindel Antelis was born on 1989 and is an American Orthodox Jewish singer-songwriter and actress.

Shaindel Antelis has released four studio albums and has performed throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, and Israel.

Shaindel Antelis's father, Moshe, was a guitarist and songwriter before becoming a baal teshuva, while her mother, Nesha, teaches Zumba classes.

Shaindel Antelis sang and wrote poetry from a young age and wrote her first song when she was ten.

Shaindel Antelis later recalled that, despite an overall pleasant experience, she felt isolated in the new town and used her songwriting to cope with her tumultuous emotions.

Shaindel Antelis returned for a second year after her first album was released, during which she attended Neve Yerushalayim.

Shaindel Antelis competed in the all-female Wanna Be a Star Competition hosted by the Professional Women's Theater company, and was one of the eleven contestants invited to perform at a 2009 Spotlight event at the Gerard Behar Center.

Shaindel Antelis is noted as one of the few active Orthodox female musicians, as many are inhibited by the rabbinic prohibition of kol isha.

Shaindel Antelis was encouraged and mentored by Miriam Leah Droz, a fellow Jewish singer and founder of the Arts and Torah Association for Religious Artists.

Shaindel Antelis has stated that she hopes to inspire other female musicians in the religious Jewish community.