Joel Rubin Ensemble featuring Rabbi Eli Silberstein. The Nign of Reb Mendel, 2020 (Traditional Crossroads CD 4342)
“By combining authentic Chassidic paraliturgical texts and niggunim (folk melodies) with the sound of traditional klezmer music—and more specifically, by integrating a Hassidic singer as a member of the klezmer ensemble, Joel Rubin has created something rather unique in the world of Jewish music… ‘The Nign of Reb Mendel’ is an outstanding recorded example of musical tikkun; that is, opening up the outer shell of the song through music in order to release the holy spark of the music”
(Aaron Howard, www.byaaronhoward.com)