Cantors Assembly Explained

Cantors Assembly
Headquarters:Fairlawn, Ohio, United States[1]
Coordinates:41.1261°N -81.6092°W
Tax Id:13-1959506
Status:501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
Employees:6
Employees Year:2023
Volunteers:75
Volunteers Year:2023
Revenue:$720,558
Revenue Year:2013
Expenses:$863,193
Expenses Year:2013
Founded:1947
Leader Title:President
Leader Title2:Executive Director
Endowment:$81,829

Cantors Assembly is the international association of hazzanim (cantors) affiliated with Conservative Judaism. It was founded in 1947 to develop the profession of the hazzan, to foster the fellowship and welfare of hazzanim, and to establish a conservatory for hazzanim.[2] The latter goal was realized in 1952 with the establishment of the Cantors Institute at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. This Institute later developed into the H. L. Miller Cantorial School of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America.

Cantors Assembly first allowed women to join in 1990; women have been ordained as hazzanim in Conservative Judaism since 1987.[3]

In 2013, Nancy Abramson became the first female president of Cantors Assembly.[4] In 2017, Alisa Pomerantz-Boro became the second female president.[5]

Cantors Assembly is the largest body of hazzanim in the world.[6] Cantors Assembly's mission statement says that it serves its members and congregations while also helping "preserve and enhance the traditions of our people".[6]

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Notes and References

  1. "Form 990: Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax". Cantors Assembly Inc. Guidestar. December 31, 2013.
  2. Web site: Cantors Assembly . 2011-02-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110718045020/http://www.cantors.org/ca_history1947-1972.php . 2011-07-18 .
  3. News: A Bar to Women as Cantors is Lifted. The New York Times. 1990-09-19. Goldman. Ari L..
  4. Web site: The Cantors Assembly . 2013-06-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130711191545/http://www.cantors.org/message_from_our_president/# . 2013-07-11 . dead .
  5. Web site: Our New President, Hazzan Alisa Pomerantz-Boro. 2017-05-12.
  6. Web site: Cantors Assembly . 2010-11-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110326010108/http://www.cantors.org/ca_aboutus.php . 2011-03-26 .