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“Talith” (Prayer Shawl) is a Jewish word composed of two Hebrew words: “TAL” meaning “TENT” and “ITH” meaning “LITTLE”.

Wearing a tallith was like having your own private sanctuary or tabernacle to meet with God. Every adult male had his own individual prayer shawl. Each man would pull it up over his head and form form a tent where he could chant, sing worship songs, and call upon the name of Elohim, Yahweh and Adonai.  This tent was intimate, private and set apart from anyone else and the cares and distractions of the world and enabled them to totally focus upon God. It was a “prayer closet” (Matt. 6:6).  

The “prayer shawl” had fringe in each of its’ four corners artistically made.  Each strand wrapping and knots of the cords had a purpose. The fringe was made with eight strands precisely wrapped.  There were five knots at various positions, 613 in total, which are the exact number of commandments and statutes in the TORAH, the first five books in the Bible inspired by God and written by Moses.  The cords colors on the talit were to be white and blue..

The LORD GOD’S instructions to the Israelite men were to LOOK at the fringe (Hebrew “Tsitzith”); to remember to perform, obey and carry out His commandments.

One of the mysteries scholars have debated over the centuries is about the exact shade of blue represented by the “tekhelet“. The Bible mentions talit in Numbers 15:37-41. The color in the ceremonial robes donned by high priests.  Also the ritual prayer tassels worn by the common Israelite.

What is known about Tekhelit (pronounced t-CHELL-it) comes from the Talmud; the blue dye is produced from Murex trunculus secretions, the sea-snail still found in Israeli beaches.  Traditional interpretations characterized Tekhelet as a pure blue; symbolic of the heavens so that Jews would remember God.  Other Israeli scholars say the original color was closer to a “bluish purple“.  The blue in the Israeli flag was inspired by the Tekhelet.

Born August 28, 1947

Los Angeles, CA

Current Residence:

Paso Robles, CA

Charismatic Messianic Jew

Stephen became a completed Jew in 1983. He and his wife of 47 years, Sherrie, became active in the Vineyard movement and were blessed to meet and worship with many early Vineyard Worship (VMI) artists in the mid-1980s.

Stephen was also an Associate Pastor and worship leader in a local Foursquare Church on the Central Coast of California (Meridian Fellowship) and he and his wife hosted numerous kinships and home groups. In the 1980s Stephen became involved in executive producing the worship album “Swept Up In Your Spirit” along with gifted worship singers and writers Steve Southworth, Ed Edwards, Bill Lummus and Scott Underwood.

In 1978 Stephen was the founder and President of Nautilus Recording, one of the early pioneering record labels involved in digital recording. He was the Executive Producer on a number of albums in the contemporary jazz and fusion jazz genre and his company was one of a handful of labels involved in half-speed mastering and direct-to-disc recordings working with all of the major record labels including Warner-Atlantic, CBS, MushroomRecords, A&M Records just to name a few. Original recording artists that Nautilus worked with include the LA4 (Laurindo Almeida, Bud Shank, Ray Brown, and Shelly Manne,), Lee Ritenour, Tim Weisburg, Lalo Schifrin and John Klemmer. Nautilus also worked with Sony and Phillips to introduce the first commercial digitally recorded CD’s in the United States.

Stephen’s educational background includes a Degree in English, minor’s in Speech, Mathematics and Biology a California lifetime Secondary Teaching Credential, an MBA and a Ph.D. in International Business.

A writer and worshipper at heart, Stephen feels blessed for the lyrics that the Lord has given him over the last few years. Working with AI, Stephen has taken the focus off of individual recording artists and putting the true focus of worship on God’s word. Taking inspiration from scriptures, each song tells of God’s love, mercies and the fulfillment of His promises to His people.

Stephen’s first album of 13 songs (It Is Finished, It Is Done) is currently available on Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Music and Youtube. Three other albums of 13 songs have been completed and should be available by November of 2025.