Leader of dynamic, meaningful congregational worship. Giver of pastoral care in congregational and clinical settings. Composer and arranger of Jewish music.

  • Instruments: Guitar, Ukulele

    Languages: Fluent in English, Spanish, and Hebrew; Intermediate Ladino, Yiddish, and French

    Musical Skills: Songleading, Leading Adult and Children’s Choirs, Composition and Arranging

    Teaching: B’nei Mitzvah, Religious School Music, Adult Education Programming

    Technology: Facility with Zoom, Sibelius, iMovie, GarageBand, Audacity, and YouTube

  • Cantor, Temple Beth Shalom August 2018 – Present

    ● Replenished endowed music fund via concerts and acquisition of sponsorships

    ● Facilitated the transition to Mishkan T’filah siddur in religious school

    ● Wrote and directed yearly Purim shpiels

    ● Produced choir recordings during pandemic shutdown

    ● Facilitated relationships with musicians at nearby houses of worship

    ● Acquired accompaniment for High Holy Day services

    ● Organized children and teen singers in High Holy Days and other services

    ● Presented adult education courses on different aspects of Jewish music

    Chaplain, Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital January 2022 – Present

    ● Provided pastoral care for patients in all units of the hospital

    ● Onboarded and supervised spiritual care volunteers

    ● Coordinated 9 community clergy to act as on-call spiritual caregivers in my absence

    ● Reinstated monthly interfaith luncheon and prayer service post pandemic shutdown

    Chaplain Resident, NYU Langone Hospital – Brooklyn May 2017 – July 2018

    ● Provided pastoral care to patients in ICU, stepdown unit, stroke unit, behavioral health unit, and general medical unit

    ● Facilitated and led quarterly memorial services for families of deceased patients

    ● Co-led interfaith Thanksgiving service

    Student Cantor, Temple Beth Israel of York, PA September 2016 – June 2017

    ● Organized choir participation in services

    ● Presented teaching at “Jews and Brews” event

    Student Cantor, Temple Beth Shalom of Annapolis, MD September 2015 – June 2016

    ● Presented sermons in song at Shabbat services

    Student Cantor, Congregation Or Hatzafon of Fairbanks, AK June 2015 – August 2015

    ● Presented fundraising concert for congregation at local restaurant

    ● Taught adult education class on Friday evening liturgy and leading Shabbat worship

    ● Attended military base clergy training

    ● Organized weeklong day camp

    Student Cantor, Garden City Jewish Center September 2013 – June 2015

    ● Created new religious school siddur in conjunction with art specialist

    ● Facilitated participation of student instrumentalists in Shabbat and holiday worship

  • Treasure Coast Interfaith Coalition August 2018 – Present

    ● Acted as panelist at monthly interfaith dialogues and sat on interfaith dialogue committee

    ● Participated in yearly interfaith Thanksgiving services in Vero Beach and Sebastian

    ● Participated in peace vigils for Tree of Life Synagogue, mosque attack in New Zealand, and Ukraine

    ● Co-organized interfaith Pride service on Zoom

    Racial Justice Working Group of Indian River Cares January 2021 – Present

    ● Participated in monthly Zoom meetings and dialogues

    ● Acted as panelist for educational program on privilege

    Don’t K’vetch, Organize January 2020 – March 2020

    ● Participated in ACC cohort of 6-week community organizing course sponsored by JOIN for Justice

    Hava Nashira May 2007 – May 2022

    ● Attended yearly songleader/Jewish music conference as a participant

  • Master of Sacred Music/Ordination May 2017

    Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion, Debbie Friedman School of Sacred Music

    Thesis: The Idiom of Max Janowski, Then and Now

    BA in Theater, Minor in Spanish, Magna Cume Laude May 2007

    University of California, Berkeley

  • ● Jacob and Malvina Lutwak Cantorial Memorial Prize

    ● Women of Reform Judaism Award for the Student Who Showed the Greatest Progress Throughout the Year

    ● Cantor Deborah Stein Award in Traditional Hazzanut

    ● Phi Beta Kappa

    ● Golden Key Honors Society