Steve has been a regular guest lecturer at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion School of Sacred Music in New York for over 10 years. His presentations on contemporary Jewish music have been heard by scores of cantorial students who have used his concepts to balance contemporary music with the more traditional Jewish modes. He has also been a guest panelist at the American Conference of Cantors national convention.

Even though Steve has been writing songs little more than 13 years, it is amazing how quickly his songs have found their way into the mainstream of Reform Jewish music. Many of his songs are already “standards” in Reform camps and religious schools, as well as in worship services. He is widely regarded as a major new composer of contemporary Jewish music and liturgy. Steve’s songs have been heard on Tower Airlines’ “in-flight” music programming. His powerful song, “If Not Now, When?” was chosen as the New Jersey State Anthem for the first World AIDS Day commemoration. He has been a finalist in the American Jewish Song Festival, as well as the Zionist Organization of America Song Contest. His composition “Hashkiveinu” was the winner of the first ever Shalshelet Choral Song Contest.