Songs from the Beit Midrash
Deborah Sacks Mintz
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BEST TRADITIONAL FOLK ALBUM
Songs from the Beit Midrash activates a new collection of music designed for communal uplift, spiritual sustenance, and reverent joy. Recorded live over 72 hours, Deborah and her artistic team transformed Hadar's beit midrash - traditional Jewish study hall - into a recording studio full to the brim with new music—inspired by the Torah explored, relationships built, and spiritual depth uncovered within its walls. Combining lush strings, electric instrumentals, power harmonies, and the musicality of spontaneous communal song, this album’s sonic palate invites the listener into a soundscape of prayerful intention and artistic expression.
Featured Songs
Eileh Hamdah Libi
Drawn from the penultimate verse of the piyyut Yedid Nefesh, this song explores the vulnerability we might experience in the act of naming our needs, capturing a reality of the work that prayer entails.
Hashiveinu
An uplifting nigun designed for communal song and prayer, this melody harnesses the heart-opening power of the nigun circle to express the hope for renewal embedded in this text from Eikha.
Sim Shalom
A prayer for peace rooted in the liturgy of the Amidah, this ballad invites us to sing in a future of shalom, tova, and bracha - peace, goodness, and blessing.
A leading voice in Jewish communal music, Rabbi Deborah Sacks Mintz has collaborated on over two dozen records with a diverse array of voices in the Jewish soundscape, including three albums of original spiritual music.
Deborah Sacks Mintz
A multi-instrumentalist who combines a unique blend of rock, jazz, and experimental styles, Yoshie Fruchter has produced, performed and recorded with artists worldwide, including Eitan Katz, Frank London, Basya Schechter, and more.
Yoshie Fruchter
An award-winning musician celebrated for her rich vocals, lush harmonies, and rhythmic phrasing, Chava Mirel imbues her spiritual music with themes of hope, caring, connection and inclusion.
Chava Mirel
A prominent voice in the NYC jazz scene, Grammy-nominee Tal Mashiach tours with leading Jazz and global artists such as Anat Cohen, Avishai Cohen, and Mulatu Astatke at venues such as Carnegie Hall, the Newport Jazz Fest, and more.
Tal Mashiach
Blending rock's urgency, folk's intimacy, and pop's melodic pull, singer-songwriter Hannah Winkler has collaborated and toured with artists such as Cyndi Lauper, Ingrid Michaelson, Lorde, and A Great Big World. She recently released her debut solo album.
Hannah Winkler
Percussionist and guitarist Sam Weisenberg has recorded and performed with ensembles across the folk world, including Litvakus, the Hadar Ensemble, and the West Philly Orchestra.
Sam Weisenberg
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Sing and Study the Sources!
Available in hard copy only! In Songs from the Beit Midrash: The Sourcebook, you’ll find an exploration of each piece’s creative process and textual sources, as well as sheet music, lyrics, and translations—so that you can bring these songs to your communities.
A collection of sources designed to enhance the experience and use of this music - including an exploration of each song’s creative process and textual analysis—as well as sheet music, lyrics, and translations—so that you can bring these songs to your communities.
