About Cantor Wally
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Cantor Wally Schachet-Briskin was ordained in 1996 from the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion Debbie Friedman School of Sacred Music. While in the seminary, he was awarded the Arthur Wolfson Memorial Prize in Reform Cantorial Art and the Rabbi Malcolm Stern Memorial Prize for Contributing to the Campus Community. He also received the HUC Steinhardt Scholarship, for specialized training in Informal Education. His Masters Thesis on “The Music of Reform Jewish Youth” has received critical praise and has been cited in many works. |
He is a California native, has been a proud Reform Jew since birth, and has spent more than 35 summers in liberal Jewish camps, starting as a happy camper, CIT (Counselor-In-Training), then ascending to Head Songleader, Artist In Residence, and Faculty. Many of those Summers have been spent with "Hagigah" at the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) Camp Newman-Swig in Northern California. Wally is a well-known and inspiring performer among the communities of the American Conference of Cantors (ACC), URJ, and HUC-JIR.
Cantor Wally is an award-winning composer and recording artist with three CDs and a songbook. One of his favorite mitzvah projects is working with teenagers to create “Songs Of Love”, original compositions personalized for a child with a chronic or severe illness. He enjoys volunteering at WHRO Voice, reading newspapers on the air for the visually impaired, and he dreams of one day providing the voice-over introductions for major Jewish conferences. Cantor Wally contributes his time, skills, and love of wires to the Audio/Visual needs of his congregation.
Cantor Schachet-Briskin served as Cantor at Leo Baeck Temple in Los Angeles from 1996 to 2009. He joined the clergy team at Ohef Sholom Temple in Norfolk, VA in July 2009.
His work at OST is focused on building relationships with members, teaching, and preparing and leading meaningful worship and programs. He serves as full clergy, taking care of members throughout their lives. Together with Rabbi Mandelberg, he teaches the 10th Grade Confirmation year and leads many varieties of worship and educational happenings. He works with each of the B'nai Mitzvah students to prepare them to lead prayers and chant their textual readings. He adapts and creates, produces and directs the annual Purim musical, leads the youth choir, works with junior song leaders, and meets with Temple committees.
Since moving to Hampton Roads, Cantor Schachet-Briskin has performed many times with groups from the Simon Family JCC, has been invited to speak or sing at community events, and sang the National Anthem at Harbor Park.
He enjoys creating a warm, musical, Jewish home (and a love of witty puns) with his family: two children who are Jewish Day School and NFTY alumni, Channa Shira and Micah Oren, and wife Tammy, who is an accomplished Jewish Educator.
He is a California native, has been a proud Reform Jew since birth, and has spent more than 35 summers in liberal Jewish camps, starting as a happy camper, CIT (Counselor-In-Training), then ascending to Head Songleader, Artist In Residence, and Faculty. Many of those Summers have been spent with "Hagigah" at the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) Camp Newman-Swig in Northern California. Wally is a well-known and inspiring performer among the communities of the American Conference of Cantors (ACC), URJ, and HUC-JIR.
Cantor Wally is an award-winning composer and recording artist with three CDs and a songbook. One of his favorite mitzvah projects is working with teenagers to create “Songs Of Love”, original compositions personalized for a child with a chronic or severe illness. He enjoys volunteering at WHRO Voice, reading newspapers on the air for the visually impaired, and he dreams of one day providing the voice-over introductions for major Jewish conferences. Cantor Wally contributes his time, skills, and love of wires to the Audio/Visual needs of his congregation.
Cantor Schachet-Briskin served as Cantor at Leo Baeck Temple in Los Angeles from 1996 to 2009. He joined the clergy team at Ohef Sholom Temple in Norfolk, VA in July 2009.
His work at OST is focused on building relationships with members, teaching, and preparing and leading meaningful worship and programs. He serves as full clergy, taking care of members throughout their lives. Together with Rabbi Mandelberg, he teaches the 10th Grade Confirmation year and leads many varieties of worship and educational happenings. He works with each of the B'nai Mitzvah students to prepare them to lead prayers and chant their textual readings. He adapts and creates, produces and directs the annual Purim musical, leads the youth choir, works with junior song leaders, and meets with Temple committees.
Since moving to Hampton Roads, Cantor Schachet-Briskin has performed many times with groups from the Simon Family JCC, has been invited to speak or sing at community events, and sang the National Anthem at Harbor Park.
He enjoys creating a warm, musical, Jewish home (and a love of witty puns) with his family: two children who are Jewish Day School and NFTY alumni, Channa Shira and Micah Oren, and wife Tammy, who is an accomplished Jewish Educator.
