Cantor Giora Sharon Cantor Giora Sharon was born in Hungary. As a fourth generation Cantor, Sharon began his studies with his father. In 1964 he immigrated to Israel, served in the Israeli Defense Forces, and sang at the Israel National Opera as well as with other companies for over thirteen years. Simultaneously he continued his Hazzanic studies in the Selah Seminary as a student of Hazzan Shlomo Rawitz, and studied with Cantors Benyamin Unger and Yirmiyahu Ben Dor. In 1976 he was elected cantor of the Natanya Progressive Synagogue and in 1984, was invited to serve as Cantor of Temple Isaiah in Palm Springs, CA where he then served for thirteen years. In 1998, Sharon took a position as Cantor in Cleveland, OH at Park Synagogue and in 1999 joined the staff of Congregation Beth-El Zedeck. Cantor Sharon and his wife Clara, who is a teacher in the Beth-El Zedeck Early Childhood Center, have two children, Anat and Yuval. gsharon@bez613.org Cantor Robert Zalkin (1961 – 1989) and Cantor Ray Edgar (1989 – 1997) are Cantors Emeriti.