Join Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple for the Shimon Smith Concert on April 1 at 8:00 PM.

Born in South Korea (yes really!), raised in Hoboken until the age of 5 and then in Israel until - now, Shimon is excited to be back in his home state. Shimon is now the Cantorial Soloist and Artist in Residence at Temple Emanuel in Westfield. Shimon is one of the leading Songleaders/Cantorial Soloists in Israel and was Cantorial Soloist and head of the B’nei Mitzvah program at The Daniel Centers for Reform Judaism in Tel Aviv for 13 years. He was also the spiritual leader of Tlamim, the Reform movement’s young adult chapter, the Reform movement’s gap-year Mechina program and Noar-Telem (Israel’s NFTY). Shimon writes original Jewish music (look for him on Spotify), and was featured in Transcontinental music publications and PJ Library. He is also the host of “Best in Israeli Rock” on Jewish Rock Radio.