Background
Hecht was born in Queens, New York in 1985 to a Hasidic Jewish family, one among 14 children. He is the grandson of prominent Chabad rabbi Chaim Gutnick.
Hecht was born in Queens, New York in 1985 to a Hasidic Jewish family, one among 14 children. He is the grandson of prominent Chabad rabbi Chaim Gutnick.
He displayed interest in music at an early age, singing in school choirs and even writing a musical for Hanukkah when he was 18. After high school, Hecht spent a year in the Ukraine doing community service, then 18 months in Melbourne completing his rabbinic ordination. Musical career
Building a community following from this and other singles, he formed the Moshe Hecht Band in 2010 with a group of local musicians.
The band"s debut album, Heart is Alive, was released by Aderet Music on October 18, 2011.