It was during his training at the Jerusalem Whimsy Shul that Sol became enamored in the alluring tenants of not only his religion but show business. Chief Rebbe, Skokie Emunah saw a maverick spirit in his student back then:

"He was a bit of a rebel. Sol wanted to teach and pray, but most at the school found it unwise that he chose songs like Great Balls Of Fire and Tutti Frutti to sing as the Cantor in Temple. It was then we knew he wouldn't be the ordinary Rabbi."

Fellow student Blea Klezmer added...

"Sol? He was a kook, but we all loved him. He brought this harmonica into Talmud class and began accompanying the readings with a blow on the harp and a four-bar blues riff about Moses. He had this amazing Noah thing in which he incorporated a Muddy Waters classic. And he was a hoot at the Saturday mixers with his bass drum, kazoo review."

Although Sol was happy learning the ways of his faith and jamming with the locals, he longed to travel to America and perform for real. Owner of the premier rock club in Jerusalem during the summer of 1967 called The Riddled Bullet, Shlomo Rosebrook recalls that magical time:

"Many of the nightclubs in Southern Israel in the late 60's didn't have that cool, psychedelic feel. Many of the clubs didn't exist. They were all blown up during the revolution. We had no Summer Of Love around here."