Dan Nichols is one of the most popular and influential Jewish musicians in North America, performing over 200 events a year. He is a product of URJ camping, having grown up at Goldman Union Camp Institute in Zionsville, IN. Dan received his Bachelor’s of Music degree from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. He has worked tirelessly to fuse his classical training with his passion for Jewish communal singing. His music has become an essential part of the liberal Jewish world, with Jewish youth and clergy alike incorporating it into their study and worship. Songs like The Na Na Song, B’tzelem Elohim, Kehillah Kedoshah, and Sweet As Honey, are among the most popular songs in liberal Judaism today. Dan lives in Raleigh, NC with his wife, Elysha and his daughter, Ava.
| 1969 |
Born in Indianapolis, IN |
| 1976 |
Nichols Family converts to Judaism, Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation, Indianapolis, IN |
| 1979-Present |
Camper/staff/and faculty for the URJ Goldman Union Camp Institute, Zionsville, IN |
| 1992 |
Bachelor of Music, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill |
| 1996 |
Eighteen releases first CD, Life |
| 1999-Present |
Serves as Artist-in-Residence at all 14 Union for Reform Judaism camps. |
| 2001-Present |
Featured presenter at the Union for Reform Judaism Biennial |
| 2001 |
Eighteen releases Be Strong |
| 2001-Present |
Faculty member for Hava Nashira, the Jewish songleading workshop |
| 2002 |
Eighteen releases Kol HaShabbat |
| 2002 |
Featured presenter for Limmud, Nottingham, England |
| 2003-Present |
Music Director and headline performer at NFTY National Convention |
| 2004 |
Eighteen releases My Heart Is in the East |
| 2004-2006 |
Director of Jewish Music for Temple Beth Or, Raleigh, NC |
| 2006 |
Winner of the NFTY President’s Award, for outstanding commitment to Jewish Youth |
| 2007 |
Eighteen releases The Roots |
| 2008 |
Eighteen performs and records live Chanukah concert for broadcast at XM studios, Washington, DC |
| 2008 |
Eighteen performs live simulcast concert at Masada in celebration of NFTY’s 50th anniversary of Israel programs and Israel’s 60th birthday |
| 2009 |
Eighteen releases To The Mountains |
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