Miriam Sandler (née Mandelkern) is an American singer and dancer. She was a prolific backup singer during the 1990s for Latin pop artists like Jon Secada and Gloria Estefan before becoming a baalas teshuva. As a religious singer, she released her debut solo album, The Solution, in 2008.
She attended the University of Miami as a music major. One of her teachers, Jon Secada, then a backup singer for Gloria Estefan, encouraged her in her singing career and recommended her for several jobs.[1][3]
Shortly before going on a world tour with Estefan, Sandler learned that her father had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and given three to six months to live, and she withdrew from the tour to care for him. During this time, she and her father began attending Conservative and Reform synagogues.[1][3] At the time, she had prior exposure to Orthodoxy from her older sister, who had become a baalas teshuva and moved to Israel.[1][3] Following her father's death, she studied with Rabbi Rafael Marlowe of Talmudic University of Florida.[1] She spent eight months at Neve Yerushalayim seminary in Israel, during which time she was introduced to and performed with the all-female band Tofa'ah.[1][2]
Sandler released a cassette tape called Almondseed in 2000, followed by the EPFinally Found You in 2004. Her debut full-length album, The Solution, was released in 2008. She was a presenter at the annual ATARA Arts for Women Conference in 2009 and 2016.[4][5]
Discographyedit
Albumsedit
Almondseed (2000) (cassette tape; as Miriam Mandelkern)
Finally Found You EP (2004)
The Solution (2008)
Compilation appearancesedit
Michele "Rockin' Rebbetzin" Garner, The Kol Isha Show Volume 1 (2000) ("Thank You")
^ abcdefghijDavid Gold (June 29, 2009). "Female Latin Pop Star To Frum Star - Miriam Sandler Left It All To Find It All". Vos Iz Neias?.
^ abcSimi Horwitz (Aug 22, 2016). "What's Behind the Boom in Orthodox Women Singers?". The Forward. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
^ abcdRuchama King Feuerman (Sep 27, 2012). "My Song". Aish.com.
^"2009 Arts for Women Conference". ATARA. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
^"Conference 2016 - Partners in CREATION". ATARA. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
External linksedit
Official website
January 01, 1970
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