Cantors Jodi Sufrin and Roy Einhorn
Cantor Emerita Jodi Sufrin and Cantor Roy Einhorn will sing and talk on the topic of the Jewish origins of many of the beloved songs of Tin Pan Alley, Broadway, and Hollywood!
Cantor Jodi Sufrin was raised in Toronto, Canada. Her home upbringing and early experiences as lay cantor at Holy Blossom Temple in Toronto pointed her in the direction of the cantorate. For many years, Jodi sang with her older brother Kerry, specializing in the field of Israeli folk songs. She also pursued a career as a folk singer, serving as warm-up artist for Canadian songwriter and performer, Dan Hill.
Since her ordination in 1983, Cantor Jodi Sufrin served as cantor at Temple Beth Elohim until her retirement. She now services as Cantor Emerita. In the mid-1980s. Cantor Sufrin participated in a group of clergy and lay leaders that laid the foundation for the Rashi School.
Cantor Roy Einhorn
Roy Einhorn was the cantor at Temple Israel in Boston for more than 35 years when he retired and became Cantor Emeritus. Cantor Einhorn graduated from Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion School of Sacred Music in 1983In 1986 and 1987, following Temple Israel’s engagement with the Soviet Jewry Movement, Cantor Einhorn went on two missions to the USSR.