About Us
Cantor Kenneth Feibush has served Congregation Beth Israel since 2022. Prior to coming to Houston, Cantor Feibush served Temple Sholom of West Essex in Cedar Grove, NJ for six years and student pulpits in Louisiana, Alaska, and New York City. He was ordained from the Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute of Religion in 2016, earning a Master’s degree with a thesis about the contributions of non-Jewish composers to Jewish music. While in cantorial school, he was the co-chair of the HUC-JIR Soup Kitchen serving meals every Monday to the community. During his year in Israel, he volunteered with Ethiopian Jewish immigrants in Mevasseret Tzion and also lead Passover seders in Vitebsk and Baranavichi in Belarus. He was featured in the Purim parody “Book of Purim” inspired by the Broadway musical Book of Mormon with over 80,000 views.
He graduated from Rutgers College with a B.A. with Honors with majors in Middle Eastern Studies and Psychology. While at Rutgers, Cantor Feibush was on the board of Rutgers Hillel as the Reform Chair and sang with Deep Treble, an a cappella group on campus. As a senior, he helped organize a counter-rally against the Westboro Baptist Church outside the Rutgers Hillel building with over 1,000 students and community members singing songs of love, not hate.
Cantor Feibush is a member of the American Conference of Cantors and is a frequent volunteer. He has performed and led programs at annual conventions and sits on the continuing professional development committee. He recorded a few selections on Shabbat Anthology X, sat on the review committee for the first two volumes of Mikraei Kodesh: Music for Life Cycle and Sacred Moments, published by Trancontinental Music Publications, and has two articles in Prophetic Voices: Renewing and Reimagining Haftarah, published by the CCAR Press.
In addition to his love of singing, Cantor Feibush plays violin, enjoys knitting, swimming, languages, and history. He is proud of his collection of rare Jewish music and prayerbooks. He loves travel and has been to all 50 states. Upon arriving in Houston in the summer of 2022, he met his besheret, the love of his life, and together they have two sweet and needy dogs.