Regions

"It’s important to surround yourself with people that can support you in a positive way. Once you begin to be seen and heard, you need to do the same to someone else. When someone looks up to you and holds your words as true, then you are being seen and heard." ~ Dr. Gregory Ellison

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Active Regions (States in Red with Purple Dot marking the location of Meetings)

Living and working in an active Region is a major plus for all the cantors having the opportunity to connect with each other, especially when distance is not a major barrier. We strongly believe that meeting regularly with each other, as a group, can only benefit all of you, and because of the diversity amongst cantors, will ultimately prove to be a strong professional development tool. We encourage you to start or increase your participation so you can share, help and learn from your colleagues. If you are located in an active region, and where travel is a non-issue, utilize Regional meetings to strengthen and grow your own style, while benefiting from learning how your "neighboring colleagues" approach their challenges. List your upcoming meetings on this page - you never know when someone from outside of your immediate area might benefit from making a trip into your town.

 

California

  • San Francisco Bay
  • Southern California

 

Florida

  • Bay Area Cantors Association (Tampa)
  • Florida Association of Cantors and Soloists/FOCUS (South Florida)

 

Georgia

  • Greater Atlanta Reform Clergy/GARC

 

Illinois

  • Reform Cantors of Chicago/RCC
    • Next meetings:
      • Feb. 21 – RCC Community Service Project (Details TBA)
      • March 21- RCC meeting
      • April 18- RCC meeting
      • May 16- RCC Community Service Project (Details TBA)

 

Michigan

  • Michigan Board of Cantors

 

Missouri

  • Circle of Jewish Music (St. Louis)

 

New Jersey

  • New Jersey Cantors Concert Ensemble/NJCCE

 

New York

  • Kol Chazzanim (Westchester)

 

Washington DC

  • DC Metro Reform Area Cantors

 

Wisonsin

  • Cantors of Wisconsin/COW

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Non-Active Regions (States in White)

There are multiple active cantors in this region, but we are not aware of any organized regional activities. For those of you wanting to be more directly involved with moving the Regions Initiative forward in your area please reach out to ACC Professional Development. Offering your talents as a facilitator will definitely demand a regular time committment of sorts, but once each Region is able to take the first steps, we are confident the exchange of information and knowledge will be exciting, motivating, educational and result in professional growth.

Remember, all things find rhythm once they hit a clear path - The Right Derech will help do just that!
 

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Isolated Regions (States in Yellow) 

Professional collaboration and conversation with colleagues can be extraordinarily helpful on multiple levels, and connecting cantors with other cantors can result in experiencing and learning from different perspectives and styles. Geography should not be the primary reason for a disconnection with like-minded peers. The goal is to develop a cohesive and professional development tool that enables sequestered cantors to provide and receive helpful input on any number of issues. Technology makes this more than possible, and you will be updated as the pieces fall into place.

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No Active Cantors (States in Black)

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We realize there are cantors outside of the Continental U.S. As the numbers are small, with the exception of Toronto, we are currently considering those folks part of our "isolated cantors" region. 

Please email us with your updates.

ACC Cantors Connections Meetings

It is truly a b'racha to have a job that you love, that is meaningful and fulfilling. Being able to have frequent discussions with, or turning to readily available peers who fully understand the wonders and challenges that come with our position, is an essential component for success in our role as a cantor. Sharing different perspectives is often the key to arriving at decisions and answers.

However, geography can make this extremely difficult, and as a result there are cantors who feel isolated, disconnected and frustrated.

The ACC is sensitive to this situation and is excited and proud to present an initiative that will help connect cantors in isolated regions by having regularly scheduled on-line gatherings.

There is no reason for anyone to ever feel isolated.

We encourage you to join us for our next meeting offered at two different times. Visit the Upcoming Classes page for the dates and times.

We hope that collectively, you and your peers, working in conjunction with our ACC Professional Development Team, can foster meetings that will not only be socially enjoyable, but will prove to be a beneficial professional development tool.