Ben Zion Shenker
Ben Zion Shenker, a Master of Melodies, Made from Music a Life of Meaning
Shenker was a master of melodies. And around the Sabbath and holiday table — not to mention at weddings, bar and bat mitzvahs, and happy occasions of every type — Shenker’s melodies permeate the air. They are, in fact, so thoroughly ubiquitous that we often don’t realize their provenance.
Podcast: The Best Hasidic Composer in Brooklyn
Ben Zion Shenker is one of the most prolific and respected Hasidic composers. In a podcast, Jon Kalish caught up with him at home in Brooklyn.