Biography
Cantor David Mintz is the Director of the Center for Prayer and Spirituality at B’nai Jeshurun, fusing a multi-dimensional prayer practice together with transformative initiatives, immersive experiences, and eclectic musical programming. Previously, he was the cantor of Touro Synagogue in New Orleans, where he served as a thought leader, bringing innovation to spiritual practice, shaping a culture of communal singing, and strengthening lifelong learning. David received ordination from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, where he was in the cantorial cohort of the Tisch Rabbinic Fellowship. David was a 2013 recipient of the Fischl-Kohn Memorial Grant to travel to Prague with the Defiant Requiem Foundation, researching the music of Theresienstadt. This work would later become the subject of his masters thesis, Voices of Spiritual Resistance: Music of the Terezín Ghetto. He lives in on the Upper West Side with his wife, Deborah, and their son, Nadav.
Articles Written by
Cantor David Mintz
Toward Shabbat: Vaethanan
A week after reading Lamentations by flashlight, sitting, grieving, and feeling the depths of despair, the Shabbat of Comfort comes just when we might need ...
Kabbalat Shabbat Rundown
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- By Cantor David Mintz and Sarah Krinsky
Are you often moved by Shabbat services, but sometimes unsure of what you’re supposed to do or say? Or even why you’re doing or saying ...
Walk to Shul With Your Friends: Introducing Sidebar
Do you miss mingling with people at kiddush? Saying Shanah Tovah to your neighbors as you settle into your seat in the Sanctuary? We know ...
High Holy Days Mahzorim and BJ Volunteer Opportunities
Learn about acquiring High Holy Days mahzorim (prayer books) and volunteering with BJ during the High Holy Days season.
Taste of Haftarah: Pinhas
In the first of three special Haftarot of Admonition during the three weeks between the 17th of Tammuz and Tisha Be’Av, we meet Jeremiah, as ...
Taste of Torah: Korah
We can hide the pain of our most difficult experiences, knowing that from time to time a trigger will bring that pain back to the ...
Taste of Torah: Second Day of Shavuot
Our seasonal study of Pirkei Avot during the weeks between Pesah and Shavuot gives us teaching after teaching of guidance to walk through life with ...
Your Story from a Pesah in Extraordinary Times
For many of us, this Passover was unlike any other, and required innovating and adapting to our current circumstances. We want to hear about some ...
Taste of Torah: Aharei Mot-Kedoshim
Why does the Torah repeat the fact that Moshe is serving as a messenger between God and Aharon?