Dana Herz is an Israeli, New York City-based singer and composer. Currently working on her debut album creating unique layers of sounds from Jazz, Soul, and Folk. Dana has been dedicated years to explore the human voice and its power to heal and connect people. Dana is currently leading her own band and has performed her original music in some of the most prestigious venues and festivals in Europe, Israel, and the United States, including WOMAD festival, The Troubador London, The Sunset Sun-side Paris, Le Poisson Rouge NYC, Muri Switzerland and many others.

Yonatan Gutfeld - Music Director grew up in Jerusalem, where he studied music composition. He was active in the Tel Aviv singer-songwriter scene and toured the country with his band after releasing his debut album. He lives in NYC where he records his songs, teaches and writes music for theatre productions. Yonatan is also The New Shul's Music Director.

Daphna Mor - Ritual Leader is an internationally renowned musician, hailed by the New York Times and the Chicago Tribune for her virtuosity, as well as a passionate educator. Daphna has performed on such prestigious stages as Summer Stage, NY, with the New York Philharmonic at Lincoln Center, and as a soloist at Carnegie Hall and Tanglewood. She also performed in festivals and concerts in the United States, Canada, Poland, Italy, Spain, Germany, Slovenia, Croatia, Austria, Greece, and Israel. Among her many recordings, Daphna appears on Sting’s CD "If On a Winter’s Night." Christopher Hunt of MSN writes: "Ms. Mor leaves all who witness her playing with a smiling jaw-dropped expression.” Since moving to Brooklyn in 2000, she has established herself as a leading musician and educator/prayer leader, serving as a Musician in Residence at B'nai Jeshurun Synagogue, and leading the Early Childhood program and services at Brotherhood Synagogue in Gramercy Park. Mor is a passionate performer and teacher of liturgical music of the Jewish diaspora (Piyutim), focusing on brining awareness to the global element of prayer and including those melodies in Beineinu rituals. She was invited to Mumbai India where she gave a master class of Piyutim, while learning new local Indian ones and incorporating them in Beineinu Shabbat ceremonies. In other educational initiatives, Daphna acts as the Musician to the Education Department of the Metropolitan Museum of Art connecting Art and Music Education. Daphna lives in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, with her husband Daniel and their two children.

Saskia Lane is a Brooklyn-based Juilliard-trained bassist, composer, performer, puppet maker and educator. Saskia continues to tour her show BIRDHEART, which has captivated audiences worldwide, including a performance in Belgium graced by the presence of the Dalai Lama. For nearly a decade, Saskia was an integral part of the renowned Salzburg Festival, lending her multifaceted skills as a musician, actor, and puppeteer to the cherished annual production of JEDERMANN. In addition to her life as a performer, Saskia composes and directs operas for the very young, OTOYOTOY (2017), NOOMA (2019), and CAMILLE’S RAINBOW (2022), all of which premiered at Carnegie Hall. She just received her fourth commission of its kind, slated for the fall of 2024. Her work has received residencies at The New Victory Theater, BRIC, Park Avenue Armory, Watermill and St. Ann’s Warehouse. A classically-trained musician with a strong grounding in jazz, Saskia has appeared with artists as diverse as Jay-Z and Beyonce, Marc Ribot and the Kronos Quartet.

Tripp Dudley

is an accomplished tabla player, drummer and percussionist with performance experience in many diverse musical traditions. His deep groove and virtuosity across multiple instruments have paved the way for his many journeys around the world with many different artists. He has performed with: Pandit Samir Chatterjee, Dan Weiss, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Jamshied Sharifi, Maartin Allcock, Pete Zorn, John Ragusa, Adam Rudolph, Rogério Boccato, Hamid Drake,Tim Keiper, Matt Kilmer, Brooklyn Raga Massive, Simrit, Snatam Kaur, Jai Jagdeesh, Salieu Suso, Mirabai Ceiba, Bolé, Shannon Hayden, Jared May, Salif Bamakora and many others. Tripp’s strength with uncommon rhythmic cycles and polyrhythmic concepts led him to find the tabla, a drum from the North Indian classical tradition. He has been a dedicated student of tabla for over 20 years, and was initiated as a formal disciple by Pandit Samir Chatterjee, continuing a teacher-student lineage that dates back almost 300 years. Tripp has taught many workshops and private lessons, and played thousands of concerts in more than 25 different countries. He is a graduate of Berklee College of Music, and endorses Saluda cymbals.

Yuval Lion was born in Tel Aviv, Yuval Lion is a New York based drummer. Lion has worked with some of the world’s most distinguished rock, pop, r&b and jazz artists including Chrissie Hynde, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, Meshell Ndgeocello, Martha and Rufus Wainwright, Lionel Loueke and more recently with David Byrne, Suzanne Vega Duncan Sheik and David Broza. In addition to worldwide tours Lion maintains a high profile in New York City's live and studio scene. Yuval is a member of the New York iconic guitar noir trio Big Lazy.