Yehuda Green

Yehuda Green was born in 1959 in Jerusalem

Yehuda Green was born in 1959 in the Mea Shearim area of Jerusalem, to a family of Breslov Hasidim. He first heard a Shlomo Carlebach album as a young child, and his father encouraged him to sing Carlebach's song "Mimkomcha". He studied at a Lubavitch yeshiva, where he liked to sing Carlebach's songs.

In 1969 he went to his first Carlebach show, and later attended his Saturday night performances on Mount Zion and his Friday night prayers at the Western Wall. In 1980, at a gathering in London, Carlebach invited him to sing at a concert. Green agreed to perform only from behind a curtain.

In the late 1990s Green was asked to lead the High Holy Days prayers at the Carlebach Shul on Manhattan's Upper West Side. He became its official hazzan in 1998 and leads Shabbat services there twice a month. His Selichot prayers for the synagogue draw upwards of 1,000 people.

Green released his first album in 2007, mixing his own songs with Carlebach pieces. His song "Nishmas Kol Chai" became popular at kumzits gatherings, and he gained a following in Hasidic communities. He often sings at charity events, released the single "Der Rebbe Iz Do" in 2021, and released the album Amar Abayeh in 2024.