ReynHartsik at BEKI

ReynHartsik (heartfelt, sincerely), a duo project from musicians Yoshie Fruchter and Rabbi Deborah Sacks Mintz, explores Yiddish poetry, loshen koydesh, prayer, and nigun in an intimate acoustic folk setting. Using a combination of their voices with cello, guitar, bass, and mandolin, Fruchter and Sacks-Mintz bring new melodies to the Jewish music canon using intricate songs, sensitive musicianship, and a sincere desire to connect with audiences. Like Baez and Dylan, the vocal chemistry between the duo is paramount, and the unique arrangements and compositions provide a setting that evokes past and present in perfect harmony.

Read more about the duo here: https://www.reynhartsik.com/

This concert is hosted by BEKI with the sponsorship of the Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven.
Congregation Beth El Keser Israel is located at 85 Harrison Street, New Haven, CT 06515.
For further information visit beki.org


Deborah Sacks Mintz
An educator and practitioner of Jewish communal music, Rabbi Deborah Sacks Mintz supports those who seek a deepened practice of empowered prayer and song. A celebrated composer, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist, Deborah has collaborated on over two dozen records with a diverse array of voices in the Jewish soundscape, including albums of her own of original spiritual music: The Narrow and the Expanse (2020), Yetzira (2023) and her third album, Songs from the Beit Midrash - slated for release in February 2026. Deborah serves on the faculty of the Hadar Institute as Director of Tefillah and Music. Learn more at http://www.deborahsacksmintz.com

Yoshie Fruchter
Yoshie Fruchter's skills as a multi-instrumentalist, composer and bandleader transcend boundaries. His original music is singular in its questioning of what it means to compose based on Jewish heritage, and fearless in the answers it produces. Among his most prominent projects have been Sandcatchers, a beautiful marrying of the middle eastern oud and lap steel guitar, Pitom (Tzadik records), a Jewish experimental rock band featuring wild electric guitar and shredding violin, and Schizophonia, a "Radiohead meets Rosenblatt" take on historic cantorial music. Learn more at http://www.yoshiefruchtermusic.com