Cantor Jacob Greenberg was born and raised in Baltimore, MD. His family placed Judaism and music atop its list of priorities. He learned how to play different musical instruments, sang in choirs, and performed in musicals. He also attended the Krieger Schechter Day School and grew up at Beth Israel Congregation of Owings Mills where he had many "firsts" in synagogue life.

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Cantor Greenberg is currently the Cantor of Congregation Beth Israel (Scotch Plains, NJ). He sits on the Cantors Assembly Executive Council and is Education Chair for the New Jersey Region of the Assembly. He also is a guest song-leader for the JCC of Central NJ Preschool and Tot Shabbat programs, and he consults with Hagalil USY on regional programming.

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He was previously the Cantor-Youth Director of Congregation B'nai Israel (Toms River, NJ) for three years where he had served as Interim Cantor during his last year of Cantorial School. He was also on the Board of Directors for the Jewish Federation of Ocean County.

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Cantor Greenberg graduated from the H.L. Miller Cantorial School at the Jewish Theological Seminary in 2020. At JTS, he was the Cantorial School Admissions Intern in the Office of Admissions, and served as President of the Cantorial Student Association. Also with the Association, he chaired its annual Tzedakah (Charity) Concert in 2019.

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Parallel to his studies, Cantor Greenberg worked in many fulfilling roles within a variety of contexts. He was Summer Student Rabbi, a Cantorial Intern, and a Hazzan-in-Residence at three different synagogues, the Clergy Intern of Rutgers Hillel (the first Cantorial student to do so), and a Chaplaincy Intern with Johns Hopkins Hospital.

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Cantor Greenberg is a proud Baltimore sports fan and a die-hard Duke basketball supporter. He also loves to swim, cycle, and play basketball. Cantor Greenberg enjoys a good book, writing original melodies and song parodies, and watching his favorite TV show, The Office.

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