Cantor Shira

Shira Simcha Steinberg is a Cantorial Soloist, Jewish educator, and concert artist. She grew up immersed in synagogue music as a daughter of cantors. An accomplished singer, artist, and specialist in cantorial music, Shira frequently performs in sacred music concerts across the United States. Currently, Shira serves as the Cantor for Congregation Ohr Tzafon in Atascadero (San Luis Obispo County). Previously, she served as Cantor for Congregation Beit T’shuvah in Los Angeles and Cantor for Temple Kol Tikvah in Woodland Hills, CA. Shira has also performed as Artist in Residence with Jewish Women’s Theater, and as a special guest for musical events of the L.A. Dance Collective. Her guiding spiritual tenet is “Azamra l’Elohai b’odi” (Ps. 146), that one should sing "with their all!" She lives with her husband, Rabbi Paul Steinberg, Senior Rabbi at Congregation Kol Shofar in Marin County.