Every Child Deserves a Chance to Succeed!

Cantor Marcel Cohen

Not Your Regular Bar and Bat Mitzvah Tutoring

Just reciting the Torah portion is not good enough for us, as Jews, to continue as a people. Marcel Cohen believes in infusing meaning and relevancy into Bar and Bat Mitzvah learning, so students develop a love and appreciation for the Torah and our people.

He makes the Torah meaningful and relevant to your child. Your son or daughter not only wants to learn for the Bar or Bat Mitzvah, but actually enjoys it!

Concerned parents: Please ask yourself the following questions:

• Do you find it a struggle, forcing your child to study?
• Do you wish you had peace of mind knowing that your child will be prepared when the big day comes?
• Would you like for your child to not only do the Haftorah but other parts of the service, too?
• Do you have a child with tremendous potential, but he or she just needs a little one-on-one work to get school work up to par?
• Have other tutors told you your special-needs child won't be able to have a real Bar or Bat Mitzvah?

Your worries are over.

Marcel has the highest success rate around -- and it can be done in the comfort of your own home via Skype, FaceTime or Google Hangouts.

All of his students perform far beyond any expectations.

What he offers is a specialized, custom-made teaching method that focuses on the skill of reading the Torah, not just rote learning of the Torah portion.

Biography

Marcel Cohen has a bachelor of arts degree in arts administration from the University of Toronto and special education certification through York University and the Mercaz L'Morim. He has attained Level 7 (the highest standing) certification as a Jewish studies teacher through the Midrasha L'Morim, the Toronto Board of Jewish Education's teachers seminary.

Marcel was the programme director at the Kadima Centre in Toronto for 10 years. Based at Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue, Kadima is a continuing Jewish education program for adults with exceptionalities which uses music, dance, art and cooking to teach spirituality, Torah and about the Jewish holidays. Marcel is currently Director of Day Services of New Jersey Yachad.

He was the cantor at the Lodzer Synagogue, where his responsibilities included leading Shabbat and holiday services, officiating at life cycle events, supervising the High Holidays choir, coordinating the children's blended Shabbat service, teaching the Bnai Mitzvah students and, from time to time, delivering the weekly Shabbat sermon. He  studied Chazzanut (Jewish liturgical arts) under Master Cantor David Nemtzov, Master Cantor Aaron Bensoussan and Dr. Robert Loewen of the Royal Conservatory of Music.

Marcel, who previously served as a special-education teacher at several of Jewish day schools in Ontario, launched his Bar and Bat Mitzvah tutoring business over a decade ago and has since expanded to teach special-needs pre-teens for their big day, serving those who are Orthodox, Conservative, Reform and unaffiliated. His students include the gifted as well as children with mild to severe exceptionalities.

He currently lives in Teaneck, New Jersey.