Alty Weinreb

Shabbat Soul

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CONTEMPLATIVE

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SING-ALONG

FRIDAY EVENING SERVICE

Alty Weinreb makes Judaism come to life. He is a dynamic, down-to-earth facilitator of Jewish communal music. As a singer, teacher, and composer Alty fosters a vibrant, inclusive Judaism for people of all ages, backgrounds, cultures, and traditions. He is revolutionizing the way contemporary Jewish communities engage with their liturgy.

Alty inspires people at transformative Shabbat services with soul-stirring melodies, accessible wisdom teachings, and a collaborative spirit. Having been a spiritual leader in every Jewish denomination, Alty understands how to engage each person sensitively, where they are. In turn, people feel seen and heard. His authentic, judgement-free approach, brings out the best in everyone.

WELCOME THE SABBBATH QUEEN

  • “Shabbat services have never been as meaningful to me as this.”

    Annie Wolf

  • “I have been fortunate to share Alty with my synagogue several times and watch him work his magic. Music flows from him organically, drawing people into his relatable spirituality. I can’t tell you how many people have told me how grateful they are that Alty has changed their Jewish worldview.”

    Rabbi Sruli Dresdner

  • ”I love the spirit, communal singing, words of wisdom and warmth.”

    Suzanne Lasky Gerard

  • “Alty Weinreb is a state-of-the-art Jewish prayer leader. He creates a sacred space that enables one to imagine themselves in another world.”

    Rabbi Greg Wall

  • “The most inspiring Shabbat service I’ve ever experienced."

    Herb Friend

  • “Alty embodies that “Mi Chamocha” moment where our joy, hope, fear, awe, all of it, could not be contained to words - it had to be expressed in song and rhythm. How blessed we are to have him share his ruach with us.”

    Torah Scribe Jill Kaplan

  • “I walked in stressed and walked out on cloud nine.”

    Barbara Levine

ALTY WEINREB

Alty was raised and educated in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish world, where he extensively studied Rabbinics and Cantorial music. He received Rabbinic ordination from Rabbi Yitzchak Kleiman of the St. Louis Rabbinical College. Alty attended Yeshiva University’s Belz School of Music’s Cantorial Institute and studied Ashkenaz cantorial and Mizrachi Hazzanut Arts with famed Cantor Joseph Malovany and Hazzan Moshe Tessone.

Through Alty’s diverse career, he has been blessed to play and collaborate with three Grammy Award-winning musicians (Frank London—Klezmatics, Marty Beller—They Might Be Giants, and Roberto Rodriguez—Miami Sound Machine), act in a TV commercial with comedy legend Carol Burnett, drum with 20th-century Jewish music giant Shlomo Carlebach, and advise as a NYC theatrical Jewish music consultant.

In 2015, Alty founded and became lead singer/songwriter of the internationally acclaimed Judeo Flamenco group Lyla Cante.

From 2018 - 2021 Alty served as Cantor of Conservative synagogue Shirat Hayam in Swampscott, MA, leading innovative adult and children’s Shabbat and Holiday prayer services, classes, Purim plays, the B’nai Mitzvah program, and the adult and children’s choir. He also composed and arranged new Jewish music.

From 2021- 2024 Alty served as Rabbi & Cantor of Reform Temple of the High Country in Boone, NC. He led inventive and engaging Shabbat and Holiday prayer services and insightful adult education. He also led fun and informative children’s education. His children’s choir was featured in Free Them All, a music video that Alty co-wrote and directed in support of the Israeli hostages. He also composed and arranged new Jewish music.

Alty established successful community-building initiatives like new multi-generational Holocaust Education and Jewish literacy programs, and created outreach programs like “Army of Love” that feed the homeless, and designed the “Interfaith Musical Shabbat” series, that invited local Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Unitarian, Baha'i and Buddhist houses of worship to experience interactive and compelling Shabbat services followed by delicious onegs, fostering unity in the community.

Since 2025 Alty has been cantor and musical director of Conservative Congregation B’nai Sholom-Beth David of Rockville Center, NY.

Alty has breathed new life into these congregations, bringing much warmth, meaning and energy with powerful, spiritual offerings.

With his ability to translate ancient wisdom to modern audiences, Alty Weinreb has helped build communities from every Jewish denomination, bringing them spirit and innovation as a leader and teacher.

LET’S SING TOGETHER

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Questions? Contact: Alty1172@gmail.com