ק״ק הר ציון אגודת אחים
1840 University Blvd. West
Silver Spring, MD 20902
301-649-3800
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Rabbi Reuben Landman
Rabbi Reuben Landman came to Har Tzeon - Agudath Achim in 1976, and has since been the rabbi and spiritual leader of the congregation. He is also the founder and director of HTAA's free Religious School. Rabbi Landman served as the President of the Rabbinical Assembly of Greater Washington and a member of the Executive Board of the Board of Jewish Education. He is also a founding member of the Maryland Hospice Society and served on the Advisory Boards of Holy Cross Hospital and the Virginia Lung Association.
Congregation Har Tzeon - Agudath Achim
Baal Koreh: Samuel Leibowitz
Chazzan Ben Bazian
Chazzan Abraham Isser
Cantor Isser has been steeped in liturgical music since the age of 5. Growing up in Israel, he listened and learned the Cantorial art from his grandfather who had been a Cantor in Bratislava, Slovakia before World War II, and later in Israel.
Cantor Isser would later sing in Jerusalem's Great Synagogue choir and study voice and music with the great Cantors of the time, Cantor Ravitz and Cantor Polak.
Cantor Isser has been part of the clergy staff of Congregation Har Tzeon-Agudath Achim since 1996 and performs throughout the year during Shabbat services, the High Holidays and all other Jewish festivals.
Chazzan Benjamin Bazian began his singing career at the age of 7 when he was a soloist for the Samuel Sterner Choir at Grossingers Hotel in Liberty, NY. He subsequently sang with the choirs of Oscar Julius and Chazzan Leon Berger. As an adult he was a member of the Jewish Ministers Cantors Association Chorus and sang under the guidance of Seymour Silbermintz.
Chazzan Bazian received his Cantorial training under the guidance of his father, Cantor Moshe Bazian, and is the 8th generation of Cantors in the Bazian family. At the age of 20 Chazzan Bazian engaged his first position as the Chazzan at Lindenhurst Jewish Center in Lindenhurst, NY where he officiated for 5 years. Subsequently he officiated at Shellbank Jewish Center in Brooklyn, NY and Deluth MN, prior to joining Har Tzeon Agudath Achim.
Samuel Leibowitz, a lawyer, grew up in Israel, and learned from his father Elhanan z"l the chanting of the "trope" or "ta'amei mikra" - the special musical cantillation symbols for reading the Torah. As a teenager, Samuel frequently leined Torah in Israeli shuls. During his army service as a tank gunner, he leined for his unit's soldiers in the Negev desert and the Golan Heights. Samuel teaches in Har Tzeon - Agudath Achim's religious school, and gives classes to youth of the synagogue about the singing of Torah and Haftorah tropes.
In 1995, Rabbi Landman was instrumental in forming a community High School known as "Tichon." He has served as its Director since its inception and has attracted many Jewish teenagers including those from Hebrew Schools, Day Schools and Unaffiliated.
In recognition of his many years of service as a Congregational Rabbi - Rabbi Landman was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Hebrew Literature by the Jewish Theological Seminary in November 1996.
Rabbi Landman is married to Gila and they have four children and ten grandchildren.
Our Rebbetzin, Mrs Gila Landman, has been a Jewish educator for nearly 40 years. She currently serves as Guidance Counselor at the Melvin J. Berman Hebrew Academy of Greater Washington. Rebbetzin Landman has taught and designed classes for adults and children of all ages covering a wide range of Jewish topics - from Bible study to modern Hebrew. She leads a monthly Rosh Chodesh Study Session entitled "Women in the Tanach." She is also active in Daughters of Abraham, an interfaith group for Jewish, Christian and Muslim women.
In 1973, Gila Landman graduated from the Jewish Theological Seminary with a Bachelor's Degree in Hebrew Literature. She also holds a Master's in English Literature from Brooklyn College, and a Master's in Counseling from the University of Maryland. In addition to her academic accomplishments, Gila has also been writing and publishing her own poetry.
Rebbetzin Gila Landman
