Beginnings and Izun (2014–2016) Prior to a full-time music career, Ben-Ari taught at an
alternative high school in
Petah Tikva, wrote and edited the religious youth magazine
Olam Ketan with his wife, and sang in a Jewish wedding band, Hakolot. In 2013, he collaborated with musicians Yaakov Asraf and Nir Rubin on an educational
stage musical called
Mitbagrim ("Growing Up"), which ran for over 100 performances. Ben-Ari's debut single,
Mimecha Ad Elay ("From You to Myself"), was announced by his uncle in November 2014. The song, whose lyrics reference
Song of Songs and other Jewish scripture, was added to the
Galgalatz daily playlist, Several of his subsequent singles were also placed in heavy rotation on Galgalatz, Ben-Ari's debut album,
Izun (Balance), was
crowdfunded via the website
Headstart, where it raised over ₪100,000. The album was produced by Eyal Mazig.
Lo Levad (2016–present) Ahead of the release of his second album, Ben Ari released the singles: "Not Alone", "Thanks to you", "On my bed" featuring
Moshe Peretz, and "", the lyrics of which he wrote with
Keren Peles. The song "Wikipedia" reached the second place in the annual parade of Galglatz for the Hebrew year 5777 and the third place in the annual parade of the Network 3 in the same year. To coincide with
Yom Ha'Atzmaut in 2016, Ben-Ari released the song
Nigun HaNeshamot (Melody of the Souls). He had originally written the song during the
2006 Lebanon War, and later revisited it during the conflict in
Bint Jbeil. In December he released the single "What do you want from me", and in March 2018 he released the song "Good News". In April, he released his second album, "". With
Maccabi Tel Aviv's victory in the
2018–19 Israeli Premier League, Ben Ari performed the championship song "", as a renewal of the song sung by
Ethnix in the
1995–96 Liga Leumit. In February 2019, he released the single "", composed by Ben Ari in collaboration with
Nathan Goshen. In May 2019, he released a single called "", which deals with the intergenerational gap on issues such as faith and preserving tradition. The song provoked mixed reactions in the religious sector and beyond. In February 2020, he released the music video "". The song came in second place in the annual Hebrew hymn parade of Galgalatz and Ynet and in the mako parade for the Hebrew year of 5780. In these parades he was also chosen as man of the year, along with winning the title of "Singer of the Year" by . In April, Ben-Ari released the single
Ga’aguim Lebnei Adam (Longing for People), inspired by the
COVID-19 pandemic. and was written together with Rabbi
Lior Engelman. He also joined with Kav Lachayim, a child disability and rare illness organization, and with fellow Israeli artists Akiva,
Ariel Zilber,
Berry Sakharof,
Amir Benayoun, and Lior Elmaliah for a rendition of the Sephardic
liturgical poem "Refa Tziri". In May 2021 he released the single "" which he wrote together with his brother Neria. The following month he performed on 4 consecutive days at the
Caesarea Maritima theater. Because of the Coronavirus outbreak of 2019, no was awarded in 2020. In 2021, Ben Ari retroactively won the Akum Award for "Artist of the Year" and most played song of 2020 for "If You Want". On September 6, 2021, Ben-Ari won "Singer of the Year" in the annual song parade. On December 6, 2021, Ben Ari released a music video for his single "". On March 28, 2022, he was supposed to release the rhythmic song "Ela Bi" but since the
shooting attack in Hadera took place the day before, he chose to postpone its release and instead released the song "". About nine months later, on December 12, 2022, he released the song "Ela Bi". The music video for "Ela Bi" was controversial among religious audiences, as it showed men and women dancing together. In June, the musical "Champion of the World" premiered at the
Orna Porat Children's Theater, which included Ben-Ari's songs. That same month, he released the music video single "" (from a live performance) that talks about his grandfather, after whom he is named. On July 14, he performed at the opening ceremony of the
2022 Maccabiah Games in the presence of Israeli president
Isaac Herzog, Israeli Prime Minister
Yair Lapid and United States President
Joe Biden. On September 9, 2022 he released a live album titled . In April 2023,
The New York Times listed Ben-Ari as part of a wave of religious singers gaining mainstream popularity in Israel, alongside
Ishay Ribo,
Nathan Goshen,
Akiva Turgeman, and
Narkis Reuven-Nagar. On January 15, 2026, he released his fourth album titled "Not The Only Crazy One". == Artistry ==