Tizmoret’s

got a long history…

Tizmoret is Queens College Hillel’s professional Jewish a cappella group. They draw singers from colleges throughout the New York City area and has taken Jewish collegiate a cappella to the next level, performing classic Jewish melodies, American pop music and contemporary Israeli tunes!

Tizmoret has produced eight full-length albums as well as two EPs. They have performed for countless B’nei-Mitzvot and synagogues, college campuses, at Merkin Hall, Symphony Space, and various music festivals across the Eastern United States. Tizmoret won the 5th annual Long Island College A Cappella Challenge in 2010, won Kol HaOlam (the national Jewish collegiate a cappella competition) in 2011, 2012, and 2015, won the first annual Philadelphia Jewish Collegiate A Cappella Competition in 2017, and competed in the 2017 and 2019 International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (ICCA). They annually tour the east coast and beyond, and have even performed in Italy at a New Year’s party as well as at the annual White House Hanukkah party in 2014.

DIRECTOR

DANIEL HENKIN

has, for over 25 years, conducted Jewish and secular choirs for children, teenagers, and adults, and has produced more than a dozen albums of Jewish and secular choral music. He has directed ensembles at Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher and Merkin Halls. As an arranger and conductor, Daniel has helped pioneer the contemporary Jewish a cappella movement today. His choral arrangements are performed by ensembles throughout North America and Israel and have shaped the sound and style of this generation’s Jewish a cappella choirs. Daniel Henkin received his BA in Music and Philosophy from Columbia University and his Masters degree in Music Composition from Indiana University’s School of Music. Daniel is Director of Music at the Ramaz Upper School in Manhattan. He has taught music at the Solomon Schechter Day School of Essex and Union and at the Yeshivah of Flatbush. He was also one of three recipients of the Covenant Award in 2016!

SOPRANOS

  • Rena Angel is a student at Sarah Lawrence University. She loves to read, write, paint, and sing! Her favorite singers are Lana Del Rey and Kurt Cobain. She has a twin sister and is hoping to pursue a degree in creative writing #girlboss. In high school she was president of her choir and chamber choir, and she loves a cappella!

  • Talia Leifer is a freshman at Macaulay Honors College at Hunter and is starting her first year in Tizmoret! Both of her parents are singers, so she has been singing her entire life. She took on musical theatre growing up but recently has also started songwriting. Talia resides mostly in Great Neck, Long Island, and in her free time, she likes to re-watch Friends and New Girl (or just enjoy a nice nap). She survives on iced coffee—you’ll rarely see her in the morning without one! Talia is a classically-trained singer, and was the president of her high school choir/chamber choir under the rule of none other than Daniel Henkin himself. She is planning on majoring in psychology with a minor in music. She is super excited to start her Tizmoret journey!!!

  • Chanah Rosenberg grew up in Virginia Beach, Virginia and attends the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts to study musical theatre. She attended a performing arts high school and has been a starving artist ever since... She is a now a member of Tizmoret, in addition to her singing the high notes for Kol Ram. She is an avid rock collector, chocoholic, and sleep enthusiast. Chanah is thrilled to join the “Tizness Business,” and can’t wait to see what lies ahead!

  • Fanni Tabori is a freshman at Yeshiva University studying Political Science and History in the pre-law department. She grew up in Budapest, Hungary, which has allowed her to travel around Europe and experience all its different cultures. She has always had a strong passion for music, especially by singing and playing instruments (violin, piano and flute!). After graduating college, Fanni plans to attend law school, hoping to become a lawyer one day!

  • Lisa Klein is a Queens College alum that hails from Brooklyn and Long Island. Growing up, Lisa was surrounded by her singing brothers who attended choirs run by Daniel Henkin, whether it was Flatbush Yeshiva Choir or Camp Nesher, so naturally she was in the choir when attending Camp Nesher, and later joined Kol Ram. Loving to perform, Lisa has been a part of many community theater musicals and has worked as a bar/bat Mitzvah dancer & MC since high school! When not singing, Lisa works as an art director for an advertising agency, and lives in Manhattan with her very fluffy cat, Eevee.

ALTOS

  • Shira Feigin is a student at Pennsylvania State University, where she is studying Business Administration. She hopes to graduate in the summer of 2024. Additionally, she works full time as an Administrative assistant. Recently married, her favorite hobbies are spending time with her family, cooking, baking, traveling, and singing. She is also known as Tizmoret's mother, ensuring everyone is fed and nourished! :)

  • Rebecca Nason is one of the newest additions to Tizmoret, and currently attends New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts for their musical theater program. She’s from Texas and moved to the big city in hopes to one day professionally pursue acting. She couldn’t be more grateful to be a part of Tizmoret and is so excited to sing with the group!

  • Tali Isaacs is a first-year member of Tizmoret. She studies English and Political Science at Stern College for Women, and hopes to be a lawyer one day! In her spare time she likes to chill with friends, write, and hang out with her bunny.

  • Adi Mayer is a recent Barnard graduate currently preparing applications to law school while working as a paralegal at Davis Polk & Wardwell. With family origins in Israel, Adi loves expressing herself through music and surrounding herself with a powerful Jewish community. For these reasons, she joined Tizmoret! Adi has been singing since a young age, taking vocal lessons and participating in various choirs throughout her life. She also plays the guitar and loves to dance!

TENORS

  • Eli Deutsch is a senior at Baruch College who is majoring in medicine and law. He has been singing all his life, starting out in New York Boys Choir during elementary and middle school, and then joining his high school’s a cappella group, Harmonidies. This is his second year in Tizmoret and he is very excited to see what the year brings. In his free time, he enjoys cooking, watching Netflix, and hanging out with friends!

  • Noam Weinstock resides in Marine Park, Brooklyn so he calls himself a coastal boy, although studies show he is not. He spends a healthy amount of time at Brooklyn College, where, as a part of the Macaulay program, he studies Applied Math and Theatre/Acting—things he does because, as he explains to all inquirers, he (shrugs) “likes them.” Free time in his universe is usually spent playing drums on anything he can find, speaking in different accents for still no good reason, tossing items around like frisbees, and making google sheets for things that never needed them. When he is not singing with his Tizmoret family, he loves listening to the best music in the world—listen with him here! He is interested in everything and wants to learn more, so come on over and be a friend!

BASSES

  • Tsvi Benschar is a New Jersey native, and now enjoys Manhattan's lush greenery and diverse wildlife. He works in the jewelry industry, and his interests include programming, coffee, and parody lyrics. His music career has included stints with piano and guitar, though these lack corroborating eyewitness testimony. Although Tsvi is a member of Tizmoret's bass faction, his alleged defection to the tenor faction is the subject of an ongoing internal investigation. When he isn’t singing with Tizmoret, Tsvi enjoys finding unpronounceable acronyms for the songs in their repertoire.

  • Eitan Davidovics is from Teaneck, NJ, which means he has to make a decent journey for every Tizmoret rehearsal. But, it's totally worth it, because he absolutely loves it despite only having joined in 2022. Before that, he only ever did high school choir, but always felt he had a higher purpose. He is very happy to now put his bass voice to good use with many do-ba-doos, dm-dm-dms, and hums. Currently a college junior, he is going for a classics degree, and hopefully on to PA school. He also enjoys long walks on the beach and comedy movies.

  • Itai Segev recently graduated from American University, where he completed a Masters in Financial Economics, and is now working in the software sales industry at Adobe. He is from Newton, MA and just moved to NYC in July of 2023. Itai has been singing since he was 13 when he started playing guitar, and found his passion for a cappella in high school and college. In his free time, he is a die-hard Boston sports fan, loves hanging out with friends, and is always trying new foods and coffee shops. Any recs? Let him know!