sentences:  Rotenberg grew up in Queens, New York, surrounded by other up and coming religious Jewish musicians, including Eli Teitelbaum, who directed the first "Pirchei" boys choir, as well as Rabbi Baruch Chait and Label Sharfman who attended "yeshiva" with him.Rotenberg studied piano and taught himself guitar at a young age.Rotenberg has cited the musicians Rabbi Ben Zion Shenker and Shlomo Carlebach as strong influences.