Cantor David Mintz serves as Chief of Staff at BJ, providing leadership and strategic coordination across the congregation’s rabbinic, programmatic, and lifecycle operations. In this capacity, he drives efficiency across teams, leads major projects, and ensures alignment in core areas of BJ’s work. David first joined BJ in 2017 as Director of the Center for Prayer and Spirituality and later served as Director of Program Strategy and Operations.
Previously, David was the cantor of Touro Synagogue in New Orleans, where he brought innovation to spiritual practice, fostered a culture of communal singing, and strengthened lifelong learning. He was ordained at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion as part of the cantorial cohort of the Tisch Rabbinic Fellowship. In 2013, he received the Fischl-Kohn Memorial Grant to travel to Prague with the Defiant Requiem Foundation, researching the music of Theresienstadt—the focus of his master’s thesis, Voices of Spiritual Resistance: Music of the Terezín Ghetto.
This year, we are thrilled to honor Judith Trachtenberg and Micah Torres Dicker by naming them the Kallat Torah and Hatan Bereshit, respectively. Mazal Tov ...
We are excited to welcome Rabbi Adina Lewittes back to BJ as a Shabbat Scholar in Residence on March 3-4, when she will be exploring ...
This year, we are thrilled to honor Dova Marder and Matan Marder Friedgood by naming them the Kallat Torah and Hatan Bereshit, respectively. Mazal Tov ...
Purim 2020 was an uncertain, fearful time as the world started to become nervous about COVID-19. Two years later, Jews around the world were thrilled ...
We are proud to partner with Mitzvah Matzoh, a non-profit that harnesses the power of Pesah to expand freedom for those who need it most. ...
Step into the spotlight, add your voice, and play a part in BJ’s Purim Cabaret—a revue of song parodies that will be performed during our ...
Join Rabbi David Jaffe and Yehudah Webster for an innovative new cohort as we seek to grapple with our own unconscious biases by addressing the ...
This Shabbat, we are introducing three new melodies into our rotation. Earlier this week, our prayer team practiced them so that you can, too!
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Learn about acquiring High Holy Days mahzorim (prayer books) and volunteering with BJ during the High Holy Days season.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Why does the Torah repeat the fact that Moshe is serving as a messenger between God and Aharon?
Why does the Torah repeat the fact that Moshe is serving as a messenger between God and Aharon?
Why does the Torah repeat the fact that Moshe is serving as a messenger between God and Aharon?
Why does the Torah repeat the fact that Moshe is serving as a messenger between God and Aharon?
Why does the Torah repeat the fact that Moshe is serving as a messenger between God and Aharon?
Why does the Torah repeat the fact that Moshe is serving as a messenger between God and Aharon?
While this ritual might seem unique, it’s not uncommon—at least not for long. Just a few chapters later, we see the exact same ritual of ...
While this ritual might seem unique, it’s not uncommon—at least not for long. Just a few chapters later, we see the exact same ritual of ...
While this ritual might seem unique, it’s not uncommon—at least not for long. Just a few chapters later, we see the exact same ritual of ...
While this ritual might seem unique, it’s not uncommon—at least not for long. Just a few chapters later, we see the exact same ritual of ...
While this ritual might seem unique, it’s not uncommon—at least not for long. Just a few chapters later, we see the exact same ritual of ...
While this ritual might seem unique, it’s not uncommon—at least not for long. Just a few chapters later, we see the exact same ritual of ...
We are reminded that if we find ourselves in a period of spiritual loneliness (or even if God seems fully absent from the text of ...
We are reminded that if we find ourselves in a period of spiritual loneliness (or even if God seems fully absent from the text of ...
We are reminded that if we find ourselves in a period of spiritual loneliness (or even if God seems fully absent from the text of ...
We are reminded that if we find ourselves in a period of spiritual loneliness (or even if God seems fully absent from the text of ...
We are reminded that if we find ourselves in a period of spiritual loneliness (or even if God seems fully absent from the text of ...
We are reminded that if we find ourselves in a period of spiritual loneliness (or even if God seems fully absent from the text of ...
As parashat Beshallah opens, the people of Israel are finally about to leave Egypt, but not before one last moment of crisis. Standing at the ...
As parashat Beshallah opens, the people of Israel are finally about to leave Egypt, but not before one last moment of crisis. Standing at the ...
As parashat Beshallah opens, the people of Israel are finally about to leave Egypt, but not before one last moment of crisis. Standing at the ...
As parashat Beshallah opens, the people of Israel are finally about to leave Egypt, but not before one last moment of crisis. Standing at the ...
As parashat Beshallah opens, the people of Israel are finally about to leave Egypt, but not before one last moment of crisis. Standing at the ...
As parashat Beshallah opens, the people of Israel are finally about to leave Egypt, but not before one last moment of crisis. Standing at the ...
In this week’s parashah, the narrative arc of Yosef and his brothers comes to a close, as does the entire book of Bereshit. With much ...
In this week’s parashah, the narrative arc of Yosef and his brothers comes to a close, as does the entire book of Bereshit. With much ...
In this week’s parashah, the narrative arc of Yosef and his brothers comes to a close, as does the entire book of Bereshit. With much ...
In this week’s parashah, the narrative arc of Yosef and his brothers comes to a close, as does the entire book of Bereshit. With much ...
In this week’s parashah, the narrative arc of Yosef and his brothers comes to a close, as does the entire book of Bereshit. With much ...
In this week’s parashah, the narrative arc of Yosef and his brothers comes to a close, as does the entire book of Bereshit. With much ...
In a moment—in a single interaction—the ground can shift, altering how we experience ourselves, our loved ones, our community, and our world.
In a moment—in a single interaction—the ground can shift, altering how we experience ourselves, our loved ones, our community, and our world.
In a moment—in a single interaction—the ground can shift, altering how we experience ourselves, our loved ones, our community, and our world.
In a moment—in a single interaction—the ground can shift, altering how we experience ourselves, our loved ones, our community, and our world.
In a moment—in a single interaction—the ground can shift, altering how we experience ourselves, our loved ones, our community, and our world.
In a moment—in a single interaction—the ground can shift, altering how we experience ourselves, our loved ones, our community, and our world.
