Cantor Ira Bigeleisen is a graduate of the Yeshiva University Belz School of Jewish Music, The Juilliard School American Opera Center, and the Boston Conservatory. In 1997 he founded of the Los Angeles Zimriyah Chorale, a mixed chorus that specializes in Jewish composers from the Los Angeles area. Since 1993 he has served the pulpit of Cantor at Congregation Adat Ari El in North Hollywood, California.