Maria Dubinsky, Assistant Cantor

Cantor Maria Dubinsky was born in the former Soviet Union and emigrated to Israel from Moscow in 1990. She attended high school in Tel Aviv, and after service in the Israel Defense Forces, Cantor Dubinsky earned her bachelor degree from the Rubin Academy of Music and Dance in Jerusalem. She began studies at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion School of Sacred Music in 2005 and was invested as cantor in 2010. Cantor Dubinsky was student cantor at Union Temple in Brooklyn and most recently was the cantor at North Shore Synagogue in Syosset, NY.

In addition to her worship leadership, Cantor Dubinsky has taught students of all ages and has led Pesach services in the FSU, as well as volunteering at elder hostels and for the Israeli police force.

Cantor Dubinsky and her husband, Arcady Limanovich, have a young daughter. Cantor Dubinsky joined the clergy staff of Shaaray Tefila July 1, 2011.