Joshua Breitzer is cantor and music director of Congregation Beth Elohim in Brooklyn and the founding conductor of HaZamir Brooklyn, a chapter of HaZamir: The International Jewish High School Choir. A mid-Michigan native, Cantor Breitzer attended Interlochen Arts Camp and holds voice degrees from the University of Michigan and the New England Conservatory. Prior to receiving ordination at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in 2011 and eventually joining the adjunct faculty there, Cantor Breitzer presented a graduate thesis on the sacred vocal works of Jack Gottlieb, with whom he worked closely during the last months of the composer’s life. Cantor Breitzer has performed throughout America and Israel and has taught under the auspices of many prestigious Jewish and secular music organizations. He was elected to the ACC Executive Board in 2015 and in summer 2016 was installed as Vice President of Professional Development, External Policy, and Placement. Cantor Breitzer makes a home in the Park Slope neighborhood with his wife Donna and young sons Jonah and Gideon.