“In my eyes, he is the senior rebbe of the Jewish music scene”

If you could choose anyone to sing with on stage or in the studio, who would it be?

As Shlomo Carlebach is no longer alive, I would definitely choose Mordechai Ben David. In my eyes, he is the senior rebbe of the Jewish music scene. I have learned so much from him in how to approach a song, and how to express the depth of meaning in the holy words.

—Naftali Kempeh

(Originally featured in Mishpacha, Issue 916)