At the same time he became the music director of Temple Emanuel of New York's religious school where he began to compose and arrange Reform liturgical music that would be incorporated into the Reform Hymnals which he was appointed to edit. In 1921 Rabbi Wise met Binder after a performance at the 92Y and invited him to become an instructor of Jewish Music at the New York Jewish Institute of Religion. The next year Rabbi Wise invited him to become choirmaster of the Free Synagogue.
At the same time, he became the music director of Temple Emanuel of New York's religious school where he began to compose and arrange Reform liturgical music that would be included in the Reform Hymnals which he was appointed to edit. In 1921, Rabbi Wise met Binder after a performance at the 92Y and invited him to become an instructor of Jewish Music at the New York Jewish Institute of Religion. The following year, Rabbi Wise invited him to serve as choirmaster for the Free Synagogue.