Cantor Steven Weiss

Cantor Steven Weiss received his Master’s Degree and investiture from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion School of Sacred Music in May, 1996. Before coming to Congregation Sha’aray Shalom, he served at Temple Kol Emeth in Marietta, Georgia for ten years, both as a student and a professional cantor. Prior to that Cantor Weiss served as the Student Cantor at Temple B’nai Brith in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Originally from Great Neck, New York, Cantor Weiss holds a bachelor’s degree from Ithaca College where he studied Human Resource Management and Opera Performance. During his tenure at Ithaca, he was an active performer and was featured in a number of operas including The Magic Flute, Die Fledermaus, Gianni Schicchi, and The Marriage of Figaro with the Ithaca Opera Association. Cantor Weiss was also active in both the Ithaca College choir and chorus. His professional debut performance was of Avodath HaKodesh by Ernest Bloch, a favorite composition and the subject of Cantor Weiss’ Masters thesis.

In addition to Cantor Weiss’ synagogue work, he has served on the executive committee for the UAHC Commission on Synagogue Management and as a member of the executive board of the American Conference of Cantors.

Cantor Weiss is one of the cantors featured on a recording of “The Klezmer Service,” a complete Friday night service composed by Professor Jose Bowen of Georgetown University.

Cantor Weiss has sung for numerous events and performances around the United States.

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