A quest for meaningful Jewish identity led me from Chicago to Israel at 16, where I hit the steamy beaches of Tel Aviv and met the girl of my dreams. Sigalit and I fell in love, got married at 19, and have been blessed with seven amazing children.

At 25, I befriended a groovy singer-songwriter-rabbi character with a looooong beard and a twinkle in his eye. David introduced me to the mystical Kabbalistic principle that God alone did, does, and will do ALL that has been, is being, or ever will be done.

David encouraged me to “invest” quality time alone in nature to search my soul. He gave me a few guitar lessons and sent me into the forest with an empty notebook, a pen, and a bag of magic mushrooms…

And did I mention our Havaiia Family Band? havaiia.wixsite.com/havaiia