Staff Profile

Cantor Deborrah (Cannizzaro) Buchman received her Cantorial Certification from the Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion, Debbie Friedman School of Sacred Music, in June 2009. She has served Congregation Schaarai Zedek since June 2013. Prior to joining CSZ, Cantor Buchman was first a Cantorial Soloist and later Cantor at Isaac M. Wise Temple in Cincinnati, Ohio, from 2003–2013.

With her warm heart and beautiful voice, Cantor Buchman brings her love of Judaism to our Shabbat services each weekend. She leads our children in music during Religious School and T’filot. Under her direction, Koleinu—our adult choir—helps lead worship during the High Holy Days and throughout the year. Her passion for teaching is central to her leadership of our B’nei Mitzvah program, where she supports students throughout their year of preparation alongside our Rabbis.

Cantor Buchman is active both in Tampa and within the broader Jewish community. Nationally, she has facilitated classes at conventions and written for Jewish publications. She is a former Vice President of the Executive Board of the American Conference of Cantors and continues to serve on the Board. In Tampa, she is an officer on the Board of the Bay Area Cantors Association, which promotes Jewish music throughout the community. She is also a member of the Athena Society, sings with The Master Chorale of Tampa Bay, and is a founding member of the Cantorettes, a female vocal trio of area cantors.

Before entering the cantorate, Cantor Buchman was a successful concert recitalist and opera singer, performing with organizations including the Pittsburgh Opera, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Kol Zimrah (the Jewish Community Singers of Chicago), and the Southwest Florida Symphony Orchestra. She lives in South Tampa with her husband, Miles.