Anyone who was in NFTY or a Jewish youth group in the lates 2000s/early 2010s has probably been in a service where Fix You by Coldplay was used in the place of Mi Shebeirach. Heal Us Now, by Leon Sher, is wrapped up in a lot of teen choir nostalgia for me as well. Put them together, and it’s a healing mash up that has just the reflective quality I’ve been holding onto at this point in the pandemic.

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People LOVE belonging to Temple Chai. It inspires us to deepen our Jewish lives and infuse our days with meaning. We can't wait to come back for more because whenever we engage we are reminded of the power of Torah to touch lives. Temple Chai is synonymous with community. Relationships are always at the heart of what we do and we take the responsibility of caring very seriously. For us, Judaism is a vibrant blend of traditions that highlights joy, learning, and spiritual growth. We are not afraid to wrestle with a diversity of ideas about God, Torah and Israel. As a community, our concern embraces matters that affect the entire world as well as the sacred journeys of our individual lives.

Cantor Josh Breitzer has served Congregation Beth Elohim in Brooklyn since 2011. Recently listed by The Jewish Daily Forward as one of the top new Jewish music voices in its "Soundtrack of Our Spirit" series, Cantor Breitzer has performed at such prestigious venues as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and Merkin Concert Hall. For the past several years, he has appeared with the New York Festival of Song in their annual “A Goyishe Christmas to You” program and has previously enjoyed significant collaborations with Pulitzer Prize-winner Yehudi Wyner and the late author/composer Jack Gottlieb. As a dedicated and passionate Jewish music educator, Cantor Breitzer has coached young artists at NYC Opera, The Juilliard School, and Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts. He has also taught at the Academy of Jewish Religion, the URJ Kutz Camp, and the North American Jewish Choral Festival. Cantor Breitzer is on faculty at the HUC-JIR Debbie Friedman School of Sacred Music and is a vice president of the American Conference of Cantors.

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Cantor at Congregation Beth Chaim
HUC-JIR DFSSM class of 2023

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Cantor Jordan Goldstein