Welcome Westchester Cantor

Welcome to Westchester Cantor at Cantormum's Studio, the website of Cantor Miranda Kark Beckenstein, a specialist in tutoring Judaic and Hebrew subjects to children and adults, as well as creative Lifecycle events for Jewish and Intermarried families.

Cantor Mandi, a graduate of HUC-JIR's Debbie Friedman School of Sacred Music, is an ordained cantor with a Masters in Sacred Music. She is a proud recipient of the 2015 award from the Grinspoon-Steinhardt Foundation for Excellence in Jewish Education, as well as the Shaliach Tzibbur Award from the American Conference of Cantors. She is located in Westchester County, NY, and will either tutor in her home or yours in Westchester. She travels in the tri-State area of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut to officiate at Lifecycle ceremonies, and sometimes to destinations further afield if requested. She is a specialist in distance learning and has prepared students in California, Georgia and Florida on Zoom to become B'nai Mitzvah, traveling to officiate the service. In the face of the Covid 19 virus also worked with families to have their ceremonies on Zoom.