I was born and raised on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in a vibrant and bustling Jewish community. I was always deeply connected not only to my Jewish identity but to the experience of connecting with my community through music and prayer. I always knew I wanted to be a cantor and in 2012 I began my pursuit of that life-long dream. Since then I have had the privilege to receive the Tisch-Star Cantorial fellowship for the class of 2017 and have been honored to serve many wonderful communities. These include Congregation Rodeph Sholom, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Central Synagogue and Temple B'nai Jeshurun where I served as Cantorial Intern for 3 years until being named Assistant Cantor in 2017. I proudly continue to serve there as Senior Cantor today.  

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I received my BA in Religious/Jewish Studies from Trinity College in Hartford, CT in 2009. My undergraduate thesis addressed the intersection of Sufi and Jewish mystical practices in the Middle Ages. I was also the musical Director of my college a capella group, The Trinitones!

​After spending a summer at URJ Camp Eisner, I was inspired to begin my studies as a Religious Educator as well. I received a certificate in Israel Education from the iCenter and my Masters in Religious Education in the spring of 2017 from Hebrew Union College (HUC).

My passion for Israel and Israeli music would become the focus of my masters thesis & senior recital; "HaTishma Koli: Voices of Biblical Women in Israeli Popular Music." I was ordained as Cantor that same spring, also from HUC-JIR.

 

In addition to my work at TBJ, I proudly serve on the faculty of HUC in New York City teaching Music Education and am a member of the Board of the American Conference of Cantors.

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I currently live in New Jersey with my husband, Eli and our two children, Willa & Beau. I would love to connect with you!