Brownstein: Montreal cantor up for Grammy — for best rock performance

Most of Montreal cantor Gideon Zelermyer’s weeks follow a similar pattern. He sings with the Shaar Hashomayim Synagogue choir. He teaches students preparing for bar mitzvahs. He presides over weddings and funerals. 
But this week will end on a different note. He heads to New York on Sunday to attend the 60th annual Grammy Awards. Zelermyer will be sitting with his fingers crossed. He is in the running for a Grammy along with the late Leonard Cohen and the Shaar choir for their work on