Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach (Reb Shlomo) was born in Berlin, Germany in 1925. Even as a young boy, Shlomo's vision and clarity of thought set him apart from his peers as being amongst the most brilliant of the scholars. Through that vision, courage, and a deep love of all people, Shlomo took on a mission and set off on a path that many didn't believe in. Reb Shlomo believed that to uplift, inspire, and bring joy to every human being was truly his reason for existing. Through his words of Torah, his music and his stories, Reb Shlomo touched the hearts and souls of all who were blessed to hear him. Rav Shlomo Katz is a Rabbi and a Musician. In the summer of 2006, Shlomo received his rabbinic ordination from Rabbi Chaim Brovender and Rabbi Shlomo Riskin at Yeshivat Hamivtar, and in 2016, became the Rabbi of the Shirat David Community, a shul located in the Zayit neighborhood of Efrat. He is also the head of Machon Zimrat Haaretz, a community kollel based in Shirat David, training young rabbis to become communal leaders.

Rav Shlomo has released eight solo albums, and has published a number of books, based on the teachings of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach ob' m.