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Abie Rotenberg is arguably the greatest living composer of Jewish music..

Abie Rotenberg (Hebrew: אברהם רוטנברג‎) is a prolific Orthodox Jewish musician, composer and entertainer from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

  • Abie Rotenberg (Hebrew: אברהם רוטנברג‎) is a prolific Orthodox Jewish musician, composer and entertainer from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • Abie Rotenberg is a prolific Orthodox Jewish musician, composer and entertainer living in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • Abie Rotenberg is arguably the greatest living composer of Jewish music.
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    • Abie Rotenberg

    Orthodox Jewish musician

    Abie Rotenberg

    Born

    Avraham Yom Tov Rotenberg


    Toronto

    EducationEitz Chaim Schools
    Occupations
    • musician
    • composer
    • entertainer
    Years active1970–present

    Abie Rotenberg (Hebrew: אברהם יום טוב רוטנברג) is a prolific Orthodox Jewish musician, composer and entertainer from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

    Rotenberg grew up in Queens, New York, surrounded by other up and coming religious Jewish musicians, including Eli Teitelbaum, who directed the first Pirchei boys choir, as well as Rabbi Baruch Chait and Label Sharfman who attended yeshiva with him.

    Rotenberg studied piano and taught himself guitar at a young age.[1]

    Musical career

    Rotenberg has cited the musicians Rabbi Ben Zion Shenker and Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach as strong influences.[1] While his folk-inspired sound and inspirational lyrics are strongly reminiscent of Carlebach, Rotenberg's soft and sometimes melancholic voice,