Orthodox Jewish singer
Bracha Jaffe is an Orthodox Jewish singer.[1]
Music career
Jaffe began playing piano at four years old and would sing as well. She later auditioned for Malky Giniger's Voices of Youth Choir. In high school, she taught piano and gave voice lessons.[2]
Jaffe began performing for local women’s events as a pregnant newlywed in nursing school.[3] In line with her strict interpretation of Jewish law, Jaffe sings only with an all-female band and plays only for all-female audiences. She also makes her social media accounts available only for female visitors.[4]
2023 concert ban controversy
Jaffe is scheduled to play in concert on January 15, 2023 at Hackney Empire. In late 2022, various religious authorities banned girls from local Jewish schools from attending the event, and the Vaad L'maan Tohar Machneinu (group for the purity of our camp) branch of the Union of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations (UOHC) reportedly "endorses and supports this decision" to ban the concert.[5]
Personal life
Jaffe was raised in Boro Park, Brooklyn, New York and lives there with her husband and five children. For a time, she used to live in Far Rockaway.[4] She is a nurse practitioner.[6]
External links
Official website 
References
- ^ Lazeroff, Shterna; Mishpacha Magazine Melody with Message, August 9, 2022
- ^ Groskopf, Rachel; 5TJT A Heart Full Of Song: Bracha Jaffe, December 28, 2012
- ^ Chizhik-Goldschmidt, Avital; Glamour Orthodox Jewish Women Can’t Sing In Front of Men. Instagram Is Giving Them a Voice, April 12, 2021
- ^ a b Steinberg, Jessica; Time of Israel Religious singer Bracha Jaffe books Jerusalem hall for women only, February 13, 2022
- ^ Decker, Adam; Jewish News
It is worth noting that this is the same Vaad that was conspicuous in its absence during both iterations of the CH scandal. Apparently well substantiated rumours of a rabbi behaving inappropriately towards women who sought his guidance, wasn't as much a threat to the purity of our camp as this concert.
Despite the ban, the event completely sold out, and it was a beautiful event.Anger and confusion as strictly-Orthodox girls banned from London concert, January 3, 2023
- ^ Bracha Jaffe: bio
