Our Cantor

Can­tor Teron Shalom Cohen received investi­ture, holds a Mas­ter Degree in Sacred Music and diploma of Haz­zan from the Jew­ish The­o­log­i­cal Sem­i­nary in 2005. He also com­pleted a Bach­e­lor Degree in Music from the Uni­ver­sity of Red­lands in 1999. He cur­rently serves Con­gre­ga­tion Har El in West Van­cou­ver, British Colum­bia. Prior to his engage­ment with Con­gre­ga­tion Har El he served the Jüdis­che Gemeinde zu Berlin, Ger­many and was also vis­it­ing Pro­fes­sor at the Abra­ham Geiger Col­lege Rab­bini­cal School in Berlin, Ger­many. His influ­ences of con­tem­po­rary music, tra­di­tional haz­zanut, Yemenite back­ground and love for impro­vi­sa­tion make him unique and excit­ing in his reli­gious and musi­cal pre­sen­ta­tions. He has been a long­time stu­dent of Can­tor Noah Schall the world’s fore­most teacher of hazzanut.

He is the recip­i­ent of many awards includ­ing: Richard H. Briskin Cantor-​​in-​​Residence Award, Broome and Allen Schol­ar­ship, Sephardic Schol­ar­ship, Leon Prize and Music Merit Schol­ar­ship. Can­tor Cohen has also per­formed in var­i­ous con­certs in the Greater New York Met­ro­pol­i­tan Area. In addi­tion, he has per­formed with the Jerusalem Acad­emy of Music & Dance Cham­ber Vocal Ensem­ble, Sut­ton Place Syn­a­gogue Choir, Park Avenue Syn­a­gogue Choir and the Great Syn­a­gogue of Jerusalem Choir. Cohen is an avid surfer and Iyen­gar yoga prac­ti­tioner and prior to his arrival to Van­cou­ver com­pleted a two-​​month surf safari in Indonesia.