In my work as a Cantor, I have dedicated myself to creating meaningful connections through music, education, and spiritual leadership. From fostering growth within my community to guiding others with care and resilience, I take pride in my responsibility and ability to inspire and support those around me. My journey has been rooted in a commitment to authentic Judaism in the modern world, whether through teaching and mentoring, performing and bringing together voices in song, or cultivating spaces where joy and listening can thrive. 

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Cantor Hinda Eisen Labovitz has been the cantor of Ohr Kodesh Congregation since 2014, and served simultaneously as the religious school principal of the Alvin Browdy Religious School and director of education through 2022. Cantor Labovitz is a contralto, and has performed in many locations locally and internationally, singing diverse genres including chazzanut, Broadway, folk songs, popular, and Israeli music. She is proud to collaborate frequently with other cantors in the DMV and in other U.S. communities.

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Cantor Labovitz has earned the esteem of her colleagues, having served as a member of the Executive Council of the Cantors Assembly (2017-2020). She co-chaired the 2024 CA Convention in Minneapolis, MN, and is currently serving as co-chair of the 2027 convention in Northern Virginia.

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She achieved cantorial ordination and an M.A. in Judaic studies in the School of Jewish Music of Hebrew College in Newton, MA. Cantor Labovitz was twice awarded the Al Goldberg Scholarship in Jewish Music, and upon graduation, she also received the Israel Pollack Award for Excellence in Judaic Studies from Hebrew College. She was also the 2013-2014 recipient of the Gideon Klein Scholarship from Northeastern University, for which she dedicated a year of independent study of the cabaret at the Westerbork concentration camp in the Netherlands.

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Cantor Labovitz served as Ritual Director of Temple Emanu-El in Providence 2009-2012, and as student cantor at Congregation Kehillath Israel in Brookline, MA 2012-2014. She was the assistant to the conductor for the Zamir Chorale of Boston (2008-2014), where she also served as Mary Wolfman Epstein Conducting Fellow (2009-2010), studying conducting under maestro Dr. Joshua Jacobson, and sang alto for eight years.

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In 2019, her son Ronen was born. Ronen, z"l died of a congenital diaphragmatic hernia at 39 days old. Her reflections on Torah study in Ronen's memory, as well as her grief and bereavement, are available on Ronen's Torah. ​Cantor Labovitz and her husband Bob are parents to Devorah, Judah, Ronen (z"l), and Na'amah, and live in Silver Spring, Maryland.

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In 2024, Cantor Labovitz began training as a Soferet - a scribe of Jewish sacred text. She is sharing the journey of her scribal work on her scribal blog on this site.