Singer-Songwriter Work
“Gedalia sang Lecha Dodi to the tune of John Legend’s “All of Me” to welcome the Bride to the Chuppah. To say it was spectacular would be an understatement. The room was filled with joyful and emotional tears. His vocals were loved by the bride and groom, the families and all those in attendance. Gedalia was a star and a highlight of this special night.”
— Penny and Mitchell Shore
Parents of the Bride
“Gedalia served as the Master of Ceremonies… where he skillfully kept the audience engaged, successfully walking the fine line between entertaining the crowd and keeping the focus on the students… I’ve been involved with Kol HaOlam for 10 years, and I can say with confidence that Gedalia’s participation took the event to a new level of success.”
— Julia Gordon
Co-Director Kol Haolam National
Jewish A Cappella Competition
“Both the recorded and live versions of Kel Malei were performed with such grace and emotion, and really contributed to the atmosphere that we wanted to foster for our event. Gedalia is nothing short of a professional, and working with him was nothing short of a pleasure.”
— Avi J Schwartz
Student Life Coordinator
Yeshiva University
Performance
Thanks to his Modern Orthodox upbringing, combined with participation in the Rising Song residency, vocal lessons at Yeshiva University and his current cantorial studies, Gedalia has a vast knowledge of Jewish music as well as the vocal technique to skillfully sing it to life. Whether a wedding, memorial or anything in between, he is happy to perform whatever music best suits your event.
Recent Engagements
- Wedding Singing: pop, Israeli pop, show tunes, Jewish liturgical music set to both traditional and popular tunes
(The Shores, Philadelphia PA; The Greenfields, Toronto CAN; The Kallers, Cartagena COL)
- Event Emcee (Kol Ha’olam 2020, The National Jewish Collegiate A Cappella Competition, DC)
- Liturgical Performance: Kel Maleh, Yizkor, etc. (Yeshiva University, NY; Ohev Sholom - The National Synagogue, DC)
Original Music
Gedalia has also released music of his own, drawing from the rich tradition of Jewish text and liturgy and adding his own modern spin in deep, contemplative modes as well as fun, energetic ones. Check out his original music videos - as well as original arrangements of existing works - some of which came to life thanks to the patronage of institutions such as Adas Israel Congregation of DC, and Ohev Sholom - The National Synagogue of DC and the Jewish Theological Seminary.
Sample Music
- Baruch Hagever (2017)
- Od Yishama (2019) - for LGBTQ and other alternative smachot
- Im Eshkachech (2020) - a tribute to community in the time of Covid-19
- Adonai Sefatai (2021) -
Tutoring
Staying safe indoors and looking to learn a new skill? Gedalia is happy to tutor individuals interested in developing their fluency with both the siddur and kriyat hatorah.
Sample Subjects
- Bar mitzvah (trup and torah service)
- Tefillah (Leading from the amud)