Congregation Shaara Tfille

CONGREGATION SHAARA T’FILLE

THE JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF SARATOGA SPRINGS

84 Weibel Ave.

Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

Congregation Shaara T’fille is the only egalitarian Conservative Synagogue located in Saratoga Springs, NY. Our congregation includes 125 families. The congregation was originally chartered in 1912, and is one of the oldest congregations in the Capital District. The synagogue was originally located on Broadway.

Now located on the outskirts of the city of

Saratoga Springs, the synagogue and its

congregation moved into its spacious new home

in 1991.

Text Box: Congregation Shaara T’fille is the permanent home of the “Jews of Saratoga” Exhibit

Congregation hires Spiritual Leader

Congregation Shaara Tfille and The Jewish Community Center of Saratoga Springs has hired Cantor Kenneth Blatt as their new Spiritual Leader. He will be joining us on January 1^st.

Cantor Ken Blatt is a native New Yorker, grew up in the Bronx and received his BA from Queens College. He earned his DMD from University of Pennsylvania’s School of Dental Medicine, and completed his residency at the Albert Einstein Medical Center. He practiced densitry for over a decade, but his strong interests and talents in the performing arts led him to obtain a MFA from Florida Atlantic University and his PhD from Michigan State University.

Dr. Blatt performed as a professional singer and actor, and has directed numerous theater productions. However, he found his passion in Jewish music. He studied cantorial music with the renowned Cantor Leon Berger in Brooklyn, NY. After an additional four years of training, he began to serve as a freelance cantor for several Synagogues. Dr. Blatt continued his Judaic studies at the School of Sacred Music of Woodmere, New York, where he received his Cantorial Ordination.

Cantor Blatt has taught liberal arts courses at Touro College and elementary school children for the Metropolitan Opera Company in NY as well as high school students for the Connecticut Grand Opera. For the past four years, Cantor Blatt has served as Cantor at Temple Beth Kodesh in Boynton Beach, FL. His responsibilities have included conducting weekly services, holiday and High Holiday services, and presiding over life cycle events. Currently, Cantor Blatt is enrolled in the Rabbinical Academy, the Mesifta Adath Wolkowisk in Woodmere, NY and will receive his rabbinical ordination in the Spring of 2010.

Telephone: 518-584-2370

Fax: 518-584-5226

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Updated:

January 31, 2010

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