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Great cantors never stop learning. There are always more skills to master, more questions to ask, more scholarship to digest, more melodies to sing! The ACC seeks to engage our members in the continual process of improving ourselves and our craft through a comprehensive program of professional development – and that program is centered here.

CLASSES AND SEMINARS

October 19, 2021: 1:00pm - 2:30pm - 2:30pm

Are you looking for a way to bring more spirituality to your community? The Mussar Facilitation Series for Rabbis, Cantors & Educators is an opportunity to experience the nuances of Mussar facilitation and prepare to lead TMI courses and programs in your congregation.

You'll receive a practical introduction to the transformati...

December 16, 2021: 12:00pm

Joint program with the editors of the CCAR Publication B'chol L'vavcha. Cantor Sarah Grabiner will be among the presenters. Details and registration information coming soon! 

January 3, 2022 - January 6, 2022

ACC-CA-GTM Midwinter Retreat

Palm Springs, CA

Details coming soon! 

Convention Programming

Wrapping up the day of programming and preview of the next day. Convention Co-Chair, Cantor Jen Roher will wrap up the day’s events and highlight the next day's sessions.

Convention Programming

Convention Opening Program and KavanahConvention Co-Chairs: Cantors Jen Roher and Billy Tiep, Bob Remstein and David ShukiarWelcome from ACC President, Cantor Claire FrancoOpening Kavanah with Cantors Lizzie Weiss and Sara Hass

Convention Programming

Lekha Dodi is the most famous example of Kabbalistic influence, but the Zohar has provided several passages to the Sephardic and Ashkenazic liturgy. We will explore sone of these, including Raza de-Shabbat, Berikh shemeih, and Petah Eliyahu, as well as the Zohar’s mystical interpretations of the Shema and Kaddish Yatom.

Convention Programming

A conversation with Cantor Kerith Spencer-Shapiro and Marra B. Gad addressing racial equality and racial justice in North America as a Jewish issue. Marra’s personal journey is reflected in her memoire, The Color of Love, which they will also discuss.

Convention Programming

CCAR & ACC Gender and Justice panel with Rabbi Hara Person, Chief Executive of the CCAR, and Cantor Cheryl Wunch, Chair of the ACC Women in the Cantorate Taskforce: Gender Equity in Jewish professional life.

Technology

forScore 102 for Cantors with Cantor Deborrah Cannizzaro