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Rabbi Marvin Richardson has been the Rabbi of Jericho Jewish Center since August of 2002. He received his undergraduate degree in Physiological Psychology from Johns Hopkins University, and his M.A. in History and Education from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. After serving as educational director for congregations in St. Louis and Chicago, he returned to the Seminary to obtain his ordination. Following a six-year tenure as Assistant Rabbi at Ahavath Achim Synagogue in Atlanta, Georgia, Rabbi Richardson moved to Israel where he worked with various educational organizations sponsoring programs for American students in Israel. In 1996 he returned to the United States to accept a position as Associate Rabbi at the East Brunswick Jewish Center, where he served for six years before accepting his current position with the Jericho Jewish Center. Rabbi Richardson is married to Maureen Stahl and has two children, Michal and Yael.
 Cantor Barry Black
Cantor Barry Black was born and raised in Queens, New York. His professional vocal career began at age eighteen, when he was engaged by Congregation Agudath Israel of Miami Beach, thus becoming the youngest cantor in the country. His musical endeavors quickly extended from the synagogue to opera, oratorio, musical theater and concerts throughout the United States and abroad. Cantor Black has served as cantor of several prominent synagogues in Florida and New York.
From 1989 to 1996 he studied voice privately with the legendary Metropolitan Opera tenor Franco Corelli. A lyric tenor, Cantor Black has performed much of the standard operatic repertoire including the works of Verdi, Puccini, Mascagni and Bizet. He has performed in the Yiddish Theatre productions, and is also a member of the New York State Bar. Cantor Black was featured in the role of a cantor in "Liberty Heights," a Barry Levinson film, released December, 1999.
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