Background
Kanter, Shamai was born on March 27, 1930 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of David Coleman and Celia (Wexler) Kanter.
Kanter, Shamai was born on March 27, 1930 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of David Coleman and Celia (Wexler) Kanter.
AB, Boston University, l95l. MHL, Rabbi, Jewish Theological Seminary, New York City, 1955. Doctor of Divinity (honorary), Jewish Theological Seminary, New York City, 1980.
Doctor of Philosophy, Brown University, 1974.
Rabbi Congregation Beth Am, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1958-1962, Temple Israel, Sharon, Massachusetts, 1962-1976, Congregation Beth El, Rochester, New York, since 1976. Visiting professor Brown University, Brandeis University, University Rochester, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, St. John Fisher College, State University of New York, Brockport, l970—.
Lst lieutenant Chaplain Corps, United States Air Force, l955-57. Member Rabbinical Assembly, American Academy Religion.
Married Jeannette Elizabeth Fink, January 27, l957. Children: Raphael, Elana, Ethan.