About Rahel
Rahel grew up in the Boston area until she immigrated to Israel and lived there from 1976-1998. A virtual cornerstone in Israel's folk musical scene, she appeared regularly at coffeehouses, on television and radio, at the annual Jacob's Ladder Folk Festival_, and in venues all over Israel. She is a founding member of Israel's leading all-woman band, Tofa'ah, established in 1980, and is a two-time winner of Israel's AACI English Songwriting Competition
Rahel is a recipient of the honorable Shem Tov Award for dedication and commitment in strengthening the New Hampshire Jewish Community. She is a juried artist of the NH Council of the Arts, the New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA) and a New England State Touring Artist (NEST), and a member of the NH Jewish Artist Connection. Rahel is the creator, co-producer & co-host of the radio program /educational resource and website, Israel is Real.
Rahel worked in the USA from 1998-2018 as a Songleader/Cantorial Soloist assisting Rabbis in worship. Together with Rabbi Louis Rieser she created a unique Shabbat musical and meditative service based on the music of "Tikkun" (upload available below). She worked as Principal at Congregation Betenu's religious school, where she also taught Music, Hebrew & Jewish Studies, and at many synagogues around New England. Rahel appears often at CAJE, LIMMUD, and regularly at the National Havurah Committee. and was the recipient of the prestigious SHEM TOV award.
While living in South Korea (2018-2022 Rahel was a regular in Seoul at Chabad of Korea and in Busan at the Israel House.
Since 2004, Rahel has worked as a Certified Clinical Musician (CCM) using music as a unique and powerful form of energy medicine that supports mind-body-spirit healing, transformation and transition. More recently she has become immersed in the study of Torah-based healing in theory and practice which supports her beautiful musical work.
Rahel is currently studying towards certification as a Life Coach with the Refuah Institute in Jerusalem.