Shloime Dachs
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Shloime Dachs is an American
Orthodox
Jewish
singer
who catapulted to stardom on the Orthodox Jewish music
scene on the backs of several best-selling albums and innumerable wedding, concert and benefit performances in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. He is one of the most prominent of the new generation of twentysomething
Orthodox Jewish singers.
, Tzlil V'Zemer and the Amudai Shaish Boys Choir. His parents divorced when he was 13. He spoke publicly about being a child of divorced parents at the 88th National Convention of Agudath Israel of America
in 2010.
In 1996 Dachs released his debut album, One Day at a Time, which became an instant hit. His introduction to the Jewish music scene precipitated many simcha
and concert appearances. He released his second solo album, Acheinu, in 1998, and his third solo album, K'ish Echod B'Lev Echad, in 2001.
Riding the crest of popularity, he assembled the Shloime Dachs Orchestra in 2003. This band has performed at hundreds of weddings
, bar mitzvahs, organization dinners and concerts.
His fourth solo album, Avinu, released in 2003, was the first to include an interactive computer video depicting an experience of Israel. His fifth solo album, Hashem Echad, released in 2007, also including an interactive computer video, marked the singing debut of Dachs' son Dovid. His sixth album, Dance All Night With the Shloime Dachs Orchestra, was released in 2009.
He has collaborated on albums with other twentysomething Orthodox Jewish singing stars such as Mendy Wald (Listig & Lebedig, 1999), Ari Goldwag
(V'Zoicher, 2010), and Yisroel Williger (The Yom-Tov Album, 2001, and The Wedding Album, 2010). He has also contributed songs to Dance Mix (1998), Chazak! (2001), and Avraham Fried Live! (2002).
siyum
and barbecue. Dachs is also a regular performer at Camp HASC (Hebrew Academy for Special Children
) and Camp Simcha Special. He has sung at the Israel Day Concert in Central Park
, a Hanukkah
concert benefiting the CAHAL Special-Education Program, a Long Island
benefit concert to raise tuition for a special child
, and a yahrtzeit concert memorializing rabbi-singer Shlomo Carlebach. In 2009 he was honored by the Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation
for his efforts on behalf of that organization.
(cantor) at the Bialystoker Synagogue
on New York's Lower East Side
. Two years later, he became the hazzan for the High Holy Days
at the Great Neck Synagogue.
United States
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Orthodox
Orthodox Judaism
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Jewish
Jews
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singer
Singing
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who catapulted to stardom on the Orthodox Jewish music
Jewish music
Jewish music is the music and melodies of the Jewish People which have evolved over time throughout the long course of Jewish History. In some instances Jewish Music is of a religious nature, spiritual songs and refrains are common in Jewish Services throughout the world, while other times, it is...
scene on the backs of several best-selling albums and innumerable wedding, concert and benefit performances in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. He is one of the most prominent of the new generation of twentysomething
Twentysomething
Twenty something or twentysomething may refer to:*Twentysomething , a person in the age group of 20 to 29*Twentysomething , by Jamie Cullum*Twenty Something , a 1994 Hong Kong Film directed by Teddy Chan...
Orthodox Jewish singers.
Biography
Dachs began singing at the age of six with the Miami Boys ChoirMiami Boys Choir
-History:Formed in 1977 by Yerachmiel Begun, the Miami Boys Choir was part of a larger surge in popularity of Orthodox Jewish choral music.While the group was formed in Miami Beach, Florida, after releasing the first few albums, Begun moved the choir to New York...
, Tzlil V'Zemer and the Amudai Shaish Boys Choir. His parents divorced when he was 13. He spoke publicly about being a child of divorced parents at the 88th National Convention of Agudath Israel of America
Agudath Israel of America
Agudath Israel of America , is a Haredi Jewish communal organization in the United States loosely affiliated with the international World Agudath Israel.-Functions:...
in 2010.
In 1996 Dachs released his debut album, One Day at a Time, which became an instant hit. His introduction to the Jewish music scene precipitated many simcha
Simcha
Simcha is a Hebrew word with several meanings. Literally, the word "simcha" means gladness, or joy. It comes from the root word "sameyach," which means glad or happy.The concept of simcha is an important one in Jewish philosophy...
and concert appearances. He released his second solo album, Acheinu, in 1998, and his third solo album, K'ish Echod B'Lev Echad, in 2001.
Riding the crest of popularity, he assembled the Shloime Dachs Orchestra in 2003. This band has performed at hundreds of weddings
Jewish wedding
A Jewish wedding is a wedding ceremony that follows Jewish law and traditions.While wedding ceremonies vary, common features of a Jewish wedding include a ketuba signed by two witnesses, a wedding canopy , a ring owned by the groom that is given to the bride under the canopy, and the breaking of a...
, bar mitzvahs, organization dinners and concerts.
His fourth solo album, Avinu, released in 2003, was the first to include an interactive computer video depicting an experience of Israel. His fifth solo album, Hashem Echad, released in 2007, also including an interactive computer video, marked the singing debut of Dachs' son Dovid. His sixth album, Dance All Night With the Shloime Dachs Orchestra, was released in 2009.
He has collaborated on albums with other twentysomething Orthodox Jewish singing stars such as Mendy Wald (Listig & Lebedig, 1999), Ari Goldwag
Ari Goldwag
Ari Goldwag is a Jewish recording artist. As a youth he was a soloist for the Miami Boys Choir. Currently he is popular both in Israel and America and has released several albums....
(V'Zoicher, 2010), and Yisroel Williger (The Yom-Tov Album, 2001, and The Wedding Album, 2010). He has also contributed songs to Dance Mix (1998), Chazak! (2001), and Avraham Fried Live! (2002).
Benefit performances
Dachs is closely associated with the OHEL children's home and family services, both as an active board member and as a performer at hundreds of concerts for residents of OHEL's community homes. He and his wife Libby host OHEL residents at their home throughout the year, including the annual Nine DaysThe Nine Days
The Nine Days is a religious observance in Judaism that takes place during the first nine days of the Jewish month of Av...
siyum
Siyum
A siyum means the completion of any unit of Torah study, or book of the Mishnah or Talmud in Judaism. A siyum is usually followed by a celebratory meal, or seudat mitzvah, a meal in honor of a mitzvah, or commandment...
and barbecue. Dachs is also a regular performer at Camp HASC (Hebrew Academy for Special Children
Hebrew Academy for Special Children
Hebrew Academy For Special Children is a Jewish non-profit agency in New York City, United States, providing a wide range of supportive services to children with special needs...
) and Camp Simcha Special. He has sung at the Israel Day Concert in Central Park
Central Park
Central Park is a public park in the center of Manhattan in New York City, United States. The park initially opened in 1857, on of city-owned land. In 1858, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux won a design competition to improve and expand the park with a plan they entitled the Greensward Plan...
, a Hanukkah
Hanukkah
Hanukkah , also known as the Festival of Lights, is an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt of the 2nd century BCE...
concert benefiting the CAHAL Special-Education Program, a Long Island
Long Island
Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...
benefit concert to raise tuition for a special child
Special education
Special education is the education of students with special needs in a way that addresses the students' individual differences and needs. Ideally, this process involves the individually planned and systematically monitored arrangement of teaching procedures, adapted equipment and materials,...
, and a yahrtzeit concert memorializing rabbi-singer Shlomo Carlebach. In 2009 he was honored by the Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation
Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation
The Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation is a non-profit Orthodox Jewish organization based in Monsey, New York, United States, dedicated to spreading the teachings of Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan who was known as the Chofetz Chaim based on his work of Jewish ethics of the same name dealing with the...
for his efforts on behalf of that organization.
Hazzan
In 2000, Dachs became the hazzanHazzan
A hazzan or chazzan is a Jewish cantor, a musician trained in the vocal arts who helps lead the congregation in songful prayer.There are many rules relating to how a cantor should lead services, but the idea of a cantor as a paid professional does not exist in classical rabbinic sources...
(cantor) at the Bialystoker Synagogue
Bialystoker Synagogue
The Bialystoker Synagogue at 7-11 Willett Street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York City, New York State is an Orthodox Jewish synagogue...
on New York's Lower East Side
Lower East Side
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. Two years later, he became the hazzan for the High Holy Days
High Holy Days
The High Holidays or High Holy Days, in Judaism, more properly known as the Yamim Noraim , may mean:#strictly, the holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur ;...
at the Great Neck Synagogue.
Solo albums
- One Day At a Time (1996)
- Acheinu (1998)
- K'ish Echod B'Lev Echad (2001)
- Avinu (2003)
- Hashem Echod (2007)
- Dance All Night With the Shloime Dachs Orchestra (2009)
- Kumzits: Starring Shloime Dachs – The Early Years (2010)
Collaborations
- Dance Mix (1998)
- Listig & Lebedig (1999)
- Chazak! (2001)
- The Yom-Tov Album (2001)
- V'Zoicher (2010)
- The Wedding Album (2010)
- Avraham Fried Live! (2002)