Born in Israel. Graduated from the Music Academy of the Saarland (Germany). Assaf's wide repertoire includes the great oratorios, song cycles, and operatic roles such as Mozart's Figaro, Colline (La Bohéme) and Gremin (Eugene Onegin).
Since 2011, he has been a member of the Cantors Seminary at the Abrarhm-Geiger-College in Germany, leading services throughout Europe.