Cantor Steven Friedrich is familiar to many families at Ohev Shalom as tutor for B’nai Mitzvah since 2003. He now joins the Ohev Shalom family as its full-time Cantor and Education Director.

Cantor Friedrich has more than 3 decades of experience as both Cantor, teacher and synagogue administrator having previously served at congregations in Salem, Turnersville and Merchantville, NJ. More recently he has worked at Temple Israel of Upper Darby and Suburban Jewish Community Center-Bnai Aaron in Havertown, the latter for the past 17 years.

He studied the cantorial arts as a student of Cantors Seymour Schwartzman and Moshe Burger, as well as in the Cantorial program at Gratz College under the tutelage of Professor Sholom Altman and Dr. Irving Cohen.

Cantor Friedrich, a strong baritone, leads prayer in musical ranges that are comfortable for most people and in a style that encourages all congregants to join with him in devotions to the Almighty.

He is also an accomplished teacher of Jewish music and Judaica, training our children as they work towards becoming Bnai Mitzvah, and encouraging all congregants to grow in their knowledge of Judaism through a variety of classes in Nusach, Cantillation, Jewish music, Tanach, Jewish history and Jewish literature.

Reach Cantor Friedrich at the synagogue (610) 874-1465 or via e-mail cantor@ohev.net or school@ohev.net