Welcome Letters

Dear Colleagues,

We are so excited about our upcoming convention here in Chicago!  The weather will be fabulous; there will be much to experience with each other and in the beautiful city of Broad Shoulders. 

The Convention Committee has been working extremely hard to make this convention rich with musical and educational opportunities!  We will not only learn from fantastic scholars such as Amichai Lau Lavie, Joyce Rosenzweig, Peggy Treadwell, and Rabbi Dan Freelander, but we will have the opportunity to learn and grow from one another!  Two fabulous choirs will be joining us Kol Zimrah and The Milwaukee Chorale as well as an exciting new Acapella group, Listen Up!

This year, our convention will open unlike any other!  Please join us at on Sunday at 4:00 PM as we join our voices together in song!  We will have the incredible opportunity to learn from and make music with Walt Whitman, the world renowned musical director of The Soul Children of Chicago.  We will invigorate our souls and foster connections through spirited harmonies and compositions arranged especially for the ACC/GTM. What better way to begin this year’s convention than by making a joyful noise!  Don’t miss this unique one time opportunity to learn with this innovative conductor! 

We look forward to seeing you in Chicago!

Cantor Jennifer Frost, Cantor Ellen Dreskin, Leslie Newcorn and Andrea Jill Higgins, ACC and GTM co-chairs