Name: Oren Steinitz
Bio: Rabbi Dr. Oren Z. Steinitz is the spiritual leader of Congregation Kol Ami in Elmira, NY. He was ordained in 2014 at the Mesifta Adas Wolkowisk Rabbinical Academy, and is a member of OHALAH Association of Rabbis for Jewish Renewal. The same year he completed his doctorate at the University of Calgary‘s Interdisciplinary Graduate Program (Religious Studies, Communications and Israel Studies), researching the attitude towards the “Other” in Jewish and Islamic legal websites. Rabbi Oren holds BA and MA degrees from the Ben Gurion University of the Negev (Israel). His fields of expertise include the history of Jewish-Muslim relations; modern Jewish fundamentalism; Jewish and Islamic Law; and the religious online world. Before assuming his current position, Rabbi Oren served for five years as the University of Calgary’s Jewish Chaplain, taught at Mount Royal University in Calgary, and worked for the Masorti Movement in Israel.
Website: http://orensteinitz.com
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Name: Amnon Seelig
Bio: Cantor Amnon Seelig was born in Munich in 1982 and grew up in Israel. He completed his vocal and music theory studies at the Jerusalem Academy of Music, each with a Bachelor's degree, and his vocal studies with Prof. Donald Litaker at the Karlsruhe University of Music with a Master's degree. Beginning in 2010, a master's degree in Jewish Studies followed at the University of Potsdam, and in 2015 Amnon Seelig was ordained as a synagogue cantor by the Abraham Geiger College. From 2011- 2015, Cantor Amnon Seelig was a regular performer in Berlin synagogues, and from 2015-2017 he was Cantor of the Jewish Community of Düsseldorf. Amnon Seelig is a sought-after baritone and has sung in Israel and in Germany in renowned choirs and vocal ensembles, including the Rundfunk Chor Berlin, the Stuttgarter Kammerchor, the Vokalquintett Berlin, the Vokalensemble Rastatt and the Vokalensemble Berlin. He is a founding member of the trio "Die Drei Kantoren", which has been performing in Jewish communities and various venues throughout Germany since 2013. Since 2017 Amnon Seelig is cantor of the Jewish Community Mannheim.
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