ReynHartsik (heartfelt, sincerely), a duo project from musicians Yoshie Fruchter and Rabbi Deborah Sacks Mintz, explores Yiddish poetry, loshen koydesh, prayer and nign in an intimate 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 song, sensitive musicianship and a sincere desire to connect with audiences.
Some of the Yiddish poetry they are working with includes pieces by Celia Dropkin, Itzik Manger, Mordkhe Gebirtig plus a new collaboration with contemporary Yiddish poet and composer Josh Waletzky. 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.
Reynhartsik is currently working on their debut record with renowned producer Benjamin Lazar Davis in LA, slated for release in 2027.
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.
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 three albums of her own of original spiritual music: The Narrow and the Expanse (2020) Yetzira (2023) and Songs from the Beit Midrash (2026). Deborah serves on the faculty of the Hadar Institute as Director of Tefillah and music.
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Duvid Swirsky & Sally Dworsky create soulful, roots-inspired Jewish music that is both timeless and deeply personal.
Israeli-born singer-songwriter and producer Duvid Swirsky is a co-founder of the acclaimed band MOSHAV and the indie-pop group Distant Cousins, whose music has appeared in film, television, and live performances around the world.
Sally Dworsky is an acclaimed singer-songwriter whose unmistakable voice has been heard by millions as the singing voice behind iconic films including The Lion King, The Prince of Egypt, and Shrek. A celebrated solo artist, she has also recorded and performed with artists including Peter Gabriel, Bonnie Raitt, R.E.M., Neil Diamond, Ringo Starr, and many others.
Together, Swirsky and Dworsky serve as the Co-Musical Directors of Nefesh LA, where they have joined forces to create a new body of music inspired by the Jewish midot—timeless teachings of character and spiritual growth. Their music weaves together folk, Americana, and Middle Eastern influences into an intimate acoustic sound rooted in Jewish text, prayer, and lived experience.
With rich vocal harmony, heartfelt songwriting, and a shared commitment to creating spaces of connection and transcendence, their music invites audiences into an experience that feels both ancient and new, deeply Jewish yet universally human.
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