caption current_members years_active article_title past_members background genre image origin name
knesiyat . hasekhel at the concert in hutzot hayotzer 2010 yoram hazan ran elmaliach david rasad daniel ziblat 1989 -- present knesiyat hasekhel
 yuval shafrir , motti yosef , mike golan group_or_band rock knessiyat ha sechel.jpg sderot , israel knesiyat hasekhel -lrb- כנסיית השכל -rrb-
knesiyat hasekhel

knesiyat hasekhel -lrb- church of reason -rrb- is an israeli rock band from sderot .
their name is a translation into hebrew of `` church of reason '' , from robert pirsig 's book `` zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance '' .
the band has existed since the early 1990s , and has been one of sderot 's many musical messengers -lrb- along with teapacks and sfatayim -rrb- .
one of its best-publicized efforts was a collaboration with zehava ben .
the band was founded in the early '90s in the western part of israel 's negev desert .
blending new wave and post-punk influences -lrb- particularly nick cave and the bad seeds -rrb- and mediterranean and middle eastern ethnic rock , the band soon realized they had outgrown the rural desert , and by 1992 the band had moved to israel 's cultural center tel aviv to establish themselves as a national touring act , and begin production on their first studio album `` whispered words '' -lrb- nanadisk -rrb- .
their second full length and self-titled album '' `` knesiyat hasekhel '' '' was released in 1999 to great critical acclaim , and commercial success .
the band was named `` best rock group of 1999 '' by israel 's national radio station , and is invited to play all the major rock festivals and events around the country .
in 2001 mashina 's shlomi bracha helped produce the band 's third album '' `` rutz yeled '' '' -lrb- run , kid ! -rrb-
, a studio album that was recorded live .
following the release of the album , the band joined ehud banai on the road , for a collaboration that continues to this day .
their fourth album '' `` yadaiim lemalah '' '' -lrb- hands up -rrb- was released in 2004 , and was produced for the first time by the band themselves .
in 2007 the band teamed up with a young new label to produce an ambitious project dubbed `` autobiography '' : re-recording their classic hits from the last two decades accompanied by a 40-piece orchestra composed of ethnic and traditional classical instruments .
the live show that followed was produced specially for the prestigious national `` israel festival '' of 2007 , and due to great popular demand the band then took the entire production , along with their orchestra , on tour .
