Cantor Anna will continue to teach privately, train soloists and choirs, teach bar and mitzvah students, and participate in all life cycle events.

She is well qualified to lead services, layn the triennial cycle, and lead learning.

As an added bonus her husband, Michael Zelding, is looking forward to helping lead our weekly learning. Michael holds a B.Sc. from the University of Toronto, and a Master’s in Education from Canisius College. He spent many years teaching within the Jewish Day School system, and has taught a variety of Jewish subjects including Jewish History and Biblical text to adults and teens. He has taken many courses in Judaism at the University of Toronto and also at Kolel: The Adult Centre for Liberal Jewish Learning. He is also a fan of Rabbi Sacks. Welcome Michael.

Cantor Anna Trubashnik, Spiritual Leader

Cantor Anna Trubashnik comes to the Stash from  her previous role the cantor of Temple Emanu-El for more than 25 years.  She is a Certified Cantor from the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in New York. Amongst her many achievements before coming to Canada Cantor Anna was a member of the Israeli Philharmonic Choir under Zubin Mehta, studied with Marilyn Horne in New York.

In Toronto she studied with Maureen Forrester and Lois Marshall. Fluent in seven languages and holding a Master’s Degree in Voice Performance from the Conservatoire du Brussel(Brussels Belgium) and the University of Toronto, she is also a member of the American Conference of Cantors and the Toronto Council of Hazzanim.