Index

Geoffrey Shisler is a man of many parts. Rabbi, Cantor, Educator, Composer, and Magician.

Rabbi Shisler is currently the Rabbi of the New West End Synagogue in London, UK, where he has been since 2000. This is one of the most beautiful synagogues in the world, and has recently become a National Monument, having been awarded Grade I listing by English Heritage. You are invited to visit its website. Prior to that he was Rabbi to the Bournemouth Hebrew Congregation, on the south coast of England, for seven years, and before that he served the Kenton Synagogue as Chazan/Minister for twenty years.

Rabbi Shisler commenced his career as Cantor of the famous New Synagogue, Egerton Road, Stamford Hill N.16 where among his predecessors were the illustrious Jacob Goldstein and Ephrayim Rosenberg.

As Cantor, Geoffrey Shisler has conducted services throughout the Metropolis. The Cantors' Assembly of Montreal is in the process of producing a book of his compositions, and it is hoped that it will be available before the end of this year. Watch this site for details.

Recently he has published 'T'nu Kavod LaTorah' ('Give honour to the Torah'), a handbook containg numerous prayers relating to being called to the Torah. You can find details of this here.

Having qualified as a young man as a state teacher, Rabbi Shisler has been a passionate educator throughout his career. He has taught Jewish Studies at all levels and for some eleven years he taught Cantorial music and Nusach Hatefillah (traditional prayer modes) at Jews' College, London. He has also trained many people privately.

He is an inspector for Pikuach, an organisation that inspects the Jewish education in Jewish Schools, and also served a judge for the National Teaching awards for a number of years.

Geoffrey Shisler is also a member of The Magic Circle. The only Rabbi in the society!

You can contact me on rav@shisler.com

LATEST NEWS

Montreal Launch of
'Shiru Lo Shir Chadash'

I am delighted to announce the launch of my new book of Synagogue melodies

Shiru Lo Shir Chadash

This took place at the Shaar Shomayim Synagogue in Montreal on Motsie Shabbat 14th February 2009

It is currently only available from the Council of Hazzanim of Greater Montreal.

Plans are being made for a launch in London at the New West End Synagogue soon after Pesach, and it will then be available for sale in the UK. The date will be announced shortly.

The book contains sixty original compositions, (see below), most of which are suitable for congregational participation. It was edited by Cantor Arie Subar and Stephen Glass. Stephen has created chords throughout the book to aid in learning, and also to make the pieces more pleasing to play through.

A unique feature is the recording of every piece by Cantor Gideon Zelemeyer of the Shaar Shomayim Synagogue, accompanied by Stephen Glass. Each book comes accompanied by two CD's, which makes the contents accessible to those who do not read music.

I wish to extend my heartfelt thanks to Cantor Subar and Stephen Glass, and to Cantor Zelermeyer for the countless hours that they invested into this project. Withoiut them it would not have come to fruition.

I also wish to thank the family of the late Mr and Mrs Eklove, who kindly sponsored the book in memory of their dear parents.