About Batya

Batya is a songwriter and mystic, teacher and spiritual leader. A native of Brooklyn, NY, Batya’s earliest days at Hebrew day school inspired her love of Jewish learning, music and ritual. She is a skilled communicator with a sharp sense of humor, whose journey to being ordained as a Hebrew Priestess (Kohenet) wound through spells as a lawyer, private investigator, radio personality, and stay-at-home-mom. 

Along the way, Batya has been writing, recording and performing her original songs and chants, weaving ancient wisdom with accessible teachings in English and Hebrew. Intimacy and playfulness with both languages allow Batya to discover hidden connections and deeper spiritual meaning, which she helps bring to light with her music. Whether holding b’mitzvah or high holiday services, women’s seders, healing and new moon circles, teaching the aleph-bet or studying kabbalah, Batya brings an easeful, attentive presence to the journey of those with whom she is engaged.

Based on the Wampanoag island of Noepe, known also as Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, Batya serves individuals in their spiritual seeking, small groups in study, families in celebration, and the greater community in prayer. 

Bring Batya to Your Event

Batya’s warmth, knowledge, and deep commitment to Judaism are most palpable when she is facilitating a group, whether performing original music, leading a prayer service, or holding space for ritual. No matter the occasion, Batya can build a program customized for your event that will bring folks together and create a sense of community and well-being. No gathering is too large or too small.

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 Community Partners

• Women of Reform Judaism Northeast Kallah

• Taste of Torah, JCC of Greater New Haven

• Taste of Torah, Norwalk CT

• Exhibit, “Divine Feminine”, Janice Charach Gallery, West Bloomfield, MI