Eliezer "Eli" Gerstner (

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: ''אליעזר גרסטנר''), is an

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singer, songwriter and producer.

Music career

Gerstner began composing songs as a teenager. He produces albums of

contemporary Jewish religious music For the purposes of this article, “contemporary” refers to the period from 1967 ( Israel's Six-Day War) to the present day, “Jewish” refers to the various streams and traits of Judaism practiced. Many Orthodox Jews use the term “relig ...

under the name "EG Productions". He launched and produces the

Yeshiva Boys Choir The Yeshiva Boys Choir also known as (YBC) is a contemporary Jewish religious music boys choir. The choir is conducted by Yossi Newman, and their songs are composed, arranged and produced by Eli Gerstner. There are more than 50 children in the grou ...

, The Chevra, Yosis Orchestra, Tek-Noy, HighBeam subscription Menucha, and Dovid Stein. He has produced the annual HASC A Time For Music concert since HASC 29 in 2016.

Personal life

Gerstner was born in 1980. He is married with four children and lives in

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, New York.

Discography

Eli Gerstner

*''Hinei'' (1999) *''Yosis'' (2001) *''V'ishei Yisroel'' (2002)

The Chevra

*''The Chevra'' (2001) *''Eli Gerstner & The Chevra Sing Acapella'' (2002) *''The Chevra 2'' (2004) *''The Chevra 3'' (2007) *''Chai'' (2013)

Yeshiva Boys Choir

* ''Vol. 1: Kol Hamispalel'' (2003) * ''Vol. 2: V'ohavta L'reiacha Kamocha'' (2005) * ''YBC Live!'' (2005) (featuring Eli Gerstner and Menucha) * ''Vol. 3: Shabichi'' (2007) * ''YBC Live! II'' (2007) (featuring The Chevra, Tek-Noy, and Dovid Stein) * ''Vol. 4: Sh'moy Shel Melech'' (2009) * ''YBC Live! III'' (2009) (featuring Eli Gerstner, Menucha, Dovid Stein & Yaakov Mordechai Gerstner) * ''Vol. 5: Chanukah'' (2010) * ''YBC Live! 4'' (2011) (featuring Eli Gerstner, Yaakov Mordechai Gerstner & Michoel Pruzansky) * ''Amein: An A Capella Production'' (2012) * ''Vol. 6: Modeh Ani (Thank You)'' (2014) * ''Our Greatest Hits Live! Tour'' (2019)

Ben Klein

*''Benny K'ton'' (2003) *''The Jewish Version

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'' (2008)

Menucha

*''Menucha'' (2003) *''Sh'ma Yisroel'' (2010)

Yosis Orchestra

* ''Yosis Orchestra & Singers'' (2004)

Tek-Noy

*''Tek-Noy'' (2005) (The name of Tek-Noy is a

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-sounding mispronunciation of "techno.")

Dovid Stein

*''Melech'' (2008)

References

External links

Eli Gerstner's
website
Eli Gerstner in Israel

Eli Gerstner presents: YBC 4
*Interview by Matzav.com with

Lipa Shmeltzer Lipa Schmeltzer ( yi, אלעזר ליפא שמעלצער ''Elazar Lipa Schmeltzer'', he, ליפא שמלצר; born March 17, 1978) is an American singer, entertainer, and composer. He is a headliner in Hasidic as well as modern Jewish communit ...

and Eli Gerstne

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gerstner, Eli Living people American Orthodox Jews Hasidic entertainers Jewish American musicians Hasidic singers Yiddish-language singers of the United States 1980 births People from Borough Park, Brooklyn