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 is 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 London N.16 where among his predecessors were the illustrious Jacob Goldstein and Ephrayim Rosenberg.
As Cantor, Geoffrey Shisler has conducted services throughout the Metropolis.
In 2009 the Cantors' Assembly of Montreal published his first book of compositions,
Shiru Lo Shir Chadash and
Book 2 has just recently become available.
His publication
'T'nu Kavod LaTorah' ('Give honour to the Torah'), a handbook containg numerous prayers relating to being called to the Torah, is in widespread use in many Synagogues.
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 has served as an inspector for Pikuach, the organisation that inspects the Jewish education in Jewish Schools, and also as a judge for the National Teaching Awards for a number of years.
He is Orthodox Chaplain to the Jewish Police Association.
Geoffrey Shisler is also a member of The Magic Circle. The only Rabbi in the society!
