Graduating Cantors Will Be Ordained, Not Invested
April 14, 2021, New York, NY
Starting this spring, 果冻传媒 will no longer 渋nvest� graduating cantors but rather will 渙rdain� them as cantors, as we ordain rabbinical students as rabbis. This change in terminology is a logical outgrowth of the growing integration of cantorial and rabbinic education at 果冻传媒, where for several years, future cantors and rabbis have learned side by side in professional seminars, Hebrew and liturgy courses, pastoral education, and more. The term 渙rdination� reflects the vital role that cantors play as clergy in our communities.
This decision was made by Chancellor Shuly Rubin Schwartz after receiving significant input from 果冻传媒 graduating H. L. Miller Cantorial School students and members of the Division of Religious Leadership. The Conservative Movement Rabbinical and Cantors Assemblies strongly support the decision.
淚檓 delighted that through this change in nomenclature, 果冻传媒 will further honor the vital role that cantors perform as clergy, serving the Jewish people through their unique gifts,� said Chancellor Shuly Rubin Schwartz.
淚n the decade that I have worked at 果冻传媒, training students to become hazzanim, I have always believed that their education and experience prepared them to be clergy partners alongside rabbis,� said Cantor Nancy Abramson, director of the H. L. Miller Cantorial School. 淭his change to the term 榦rdination� linguistically clarifies this.�
The change will go into effect at this year Commencement ceremony on April 29, which will be virtual.
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