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Who We Are
About Cantor Sharon
Eve Colbert
Cantor Colbert, who was ordained by the
Academy for Jewish Religion in
Los Angeles, comes to
Buffalo from
Houston
, where she
served in various capacities.
Cantor Colbert brings a spiritual
and uplifting soprano voice to our Temple. She prefers to
be a song leader (and to get the congregation involved
in joyful celebration) rather than acting as a
performer on the bima.
Cantor Colbert´s broad range of
experience includes training seniors for BNei Mitzvah
at the Medallion Jewish Retirement Home in Houston and serving as
music director for Childrens Theater productions at the
Houston JCC. She has also
been an events coordinator for the Houston International
Festival where, among other activities, she developed
educational and arts and crafts programs.
Cantor Colbert´s training of
adult BNei Mitzvah was the subject of an article in
the Houston Jewish Herald-Voice. Vicki Samuels,
who wrote the story and is also the newspapers
advertising manager spoke very highly of Cantor Colbert,
To me, shes a very soft person, a compassionate
person.
Cantor
Colbert has been the substitute chaplain for Jewish
Family Service in Houston
and provided pastoral care at the Texas
Medical
Center. She was always
available, responsible and dependable, said Hope
Lipnick, the Director of Jewish chaplains and hospice at
the Texas Medical Center. Lipnick
also described Cantor Colbert as energetic.
Cantor
Colbert has worked with both children´s and adult choirs
at Congregation Brith Shalom in Houston. She was also a
highly popular student cantor at
Temple
Sinai in
Amherst,
New
York the past two years.
Both
Sharon and her husband, Paul, a former Texas state legislator, are well
regarded in Houston.
We are
extremely fortunate to have found a cantor with the
qualities Cantor Colbert brings to our congregation, said
Blaine Schwartz, who chaired the search committee. With her
ability to interact wonderfully with both children and
adults she will bring both vitality and spirituality to
our synagogue. Cantor Colbert is adding unique and creative programs to our Temple.
Cantor
Colbert assumed the position previously held by
Cantor Susan Wehle, whose tragic death on flight 3407 is
still mourned throughout our community and whose
presence will always be felt.
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