The children of American-born parents, Solomon and Swirsky were raised in Mevo Modi'im, a moshav founded by musician and spiritual leader Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, who lived in the community and became a role model and mentor for the boys.
[2][3] Two other fans, Canadian Hebrew University students Sig Shore and Justin Korda, convinced philanthropist and Seagram CEO Edgar Bronfman Sr. to fund the band's first full-scale tour in North America and the recording of their debut album, 1998's The Things You Can't Afford.
[2] By this time, drummer Tamir Bar Zeli, guitarist Geoffrey Parry, and bassist Matt Cheadle has been added to the lineup, and the group became known for appearing at numerous benefits, fundraisers, and community events.
[18] They also performed at the annual Jeffersonville-based Jewish music festival The Camping Trip in 2016 and 2017, alongside acts including Zusha, Matisyahu, Soulfarm, Kosha Dillz, and Levi Robin.
[21] In November 2021, Moshav performed at a public menorah lighting organized by the Chabad Center for Jewish Life in Newport Beach, California; they were accompanied by the Corona del Mar High School drumline, and Rep. Michelle Steel was in attendance.
[24] Later in the month, they returned to Newport Beach for another Chabad Center for Jewish Life menorah lighting[25] and gave a pair of concerts at Brooklyn Made and Rutgers University, the latter to raise money for the charity Tomchei Shabbos.
[9] In April 2023, the non-profit The Shabbat Inc. organized a two-week Passover program hosted at the Las Vegas Strip's Resorts World, featuring performances by Moshav, Shir Soul, Six13, and comedians Mark Schiff, Daniel Lobell, and Brian Kiley.
1 featured a blend of reggae, Middle Eastern, and traditional folk music with instrumentation including bouzouki, banjo, cello, trumpet and oud.
[3] Yehuda Solomon has been noted for his unique vocals, which variously emulate cantorial, Middle Eastern, and grunge singing styles, often drawing comparison to Eddie Vedder.
[9] Solomon has credited exposure to Sephardic music (by Moroccan and Yemenite Jewish friends), Ashkenazi cantorial singing, and American rockers like Vedder with influencing his voice.
[9] In contrast, co-vocalist Duvid Swirsky typically sings with a softer folk-inflected voice, sometimes compared to Bob Dylan and Peter Gabriel,[9][14] and he and Solomon are known to utilize close vocal harmonies.
[11][8][29][6] Other cited influences have included American grunge band Pearl Jam[8][9] and Pakistani Qawwali singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.