Contact

Email: cantor@temple-sholom.org
Mailing Address: Temple Sholom, 55 Church Lane, Broomall, PA 19008

About

Cantor Jamie Marx is honored to have served as the cantor of Temple Sholom, in Broomall, PA since 2014. A composer and songwriter, Cantor Marx has written, recorded, and published numerous pieces, including two albums of Jewish rock and various settings of Jewish liturgical texts. His songs have been published by Transcontinental Music Publications as part of the Shabbat Anthology, Manginot, Chazak V’ematz, Ruach, and Mikraei Kodesh series. In his free time, he is the lead singer and rhythm guitarist with the alt power pop band The Lucky Break.

Cantor Marx has also written more than thirty Purim spiels that have been performed in over 450 communities across North America, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and South Africa. In 2026, he published How to Write a (Seriously) Funny Parody, a guide to writing parodies and Purim spiels. He is a co-founder of the Philly Jewish Music Festival, which launched in May 2026.

Cantor Marx received his Master’s in Sacred Music in May 2010 and his cantorial ordination in May 2011, both from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in New York. He earned a BA in Music from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, in 2003. He is married to Anna and is the proud father of Eli and Isaac.