Cantor
Comprehensive Sites
Hartford Institute for Religious ResearchQuick information about U.S. religious life, the latest studies about congregations, and several other links make this a comprehensive start to researching careers in religious fields. You can find information on religious life, along with leadership resources and other useful tools, such as an online religious encyclopedia.
Jewish Music MegasiteThis collection of scholarly resources, music, online groups, reviews, and a Jewish song lyric database make a comprehensive site for people choosing cantorial studies.
Jewish Music Web CenterThe Jewish Music Web Center is an online forum for academic and organizational activities in Jewish musical education and performance. Of particular to interest to those desiring to study Jewish music, the site offers features scores and reviews, book reviews, choral, radio, and online publishers of Jewish music, cantorial organization links, academic information on starting research in Jewish music, and song lyrics and databases for cantors.
Occupational Titles
Cantor
Cantorial Leader
Accredited Academic Programs
Hebrew College: The Jewish Music InstituteThe Jewish Music Institute of Hebrew College describes its Jewish education programs here, including the intensive curriculum of its Cantor Education Program.
Jewish Music Web Center: Places to Study Jewish MusicA list of schools offering cantorial studies can be connected to from this site, which includes academies and universities, as well as courses outside Israel.
Jewish Theological Seminary of America: H.L Miller Cantorial SchoolOffering Jewish studies education, this site is the cantorial school division and offers information on admissions, courses of study, the College of Jewish Music, placement, and its family music library.
Professional Organizations
American Society for Jewish MusicThis society is a non-profit organization for all interested in Jewish music and cantorial studies.. The Society organizes a series of musical programs covering a wide range of Jewish music and also arranges and presents lectures on Jewish music by experts in their field. The website includes a calendar of musical events, a table of contents of the journal, and other links of Jewish interest.
Guild of Temple Musicians/American Conference of CantorsThe Guild of Temple Musicians is an educational organization for synagogue musicians, affiliated with the American Conference of Cantors. A newsletter is provided, as well as workshop events.
Hava NashiraInformation for leaders of youth group singing and other events is provided here. This is a song leader or cantor’s resource, and offers a national event and music workshop. Songbooks, performer resources, useful recordings, song sheets, and more are available to musicians and music educators.
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion: Cantoral StudiesCantoral studies, Jewish education, communal service, graduate and undergraduate programs, and continuing education are all available through the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. The organization is an international learning institute with global outreach to the reform Jewish community. Separate links to learning centers in Cincinnati, New York, Los Angeles, and Jerusalem are found, along with links to the Jewish Archives journal.
Reconstructionist Rabbinical CollegeThis is a rabbinical organization and school for innovation in Jewish leadership and will provide you with information on the Reconstructionist approach in religious civilization, as well as the teaching style of this contemporary Jewish leadership. Resources at the site include distance learning, publications, an online library catalogue, student essays, and selected Judaica resources.
Job Opportunity Sources
Jewish Theological Seminary: Career ServicesThe career services page of the Jewish Theological Seminary provides a variety of resources, including senior forums, career workshops, development workshops, and internships that you can read about at this site.
Licensing & Certification
JewishJobs.comThis page is a clearinghouse for jobs in the Jewish chaplaincy, including cantor, Rabbi, director, and other positions of Jewish spiritual leadership.
Publications
American Jewish ArchivesThis journal is dedicated to the study of the American Jewish experience and includes online exhibits, genealogy information, details on fellowships, and manuscripts, categorized and archived as family papers, rabbis, synagogues, and the Holocaust.
Hebrew College TodayMany aspects of Hebrew education have been explored at this online newsletter, including the Renaissance Cantors and education programs in training and leadership.
Or-Tav Music PublicationsThis organization is a publisher of music from over 100 Israeli composers. The site of the Israel Brass Woodwind includes original compositions, arrangements of classical works, ethnic and educational music, collections of Israeli songs, and books on musical topics.
Tara PublicationsTara Publications is a publisher and distributor of Jewish music of all genres. This website includes access and descriptions of scores, books, and sound recordings. An extensive list of excerpts from recordings is available to you, and the site includes a collection of brief biographical sketches of artists and composers of materials they are selling.
The ChronicleThe Chronicle is available online, with issues in PDF format and is devoted to reporting activities of the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, a reform Jewish community.
TraditionTradition online allows access to article archives where you can browse rabbinical and ethical discussions in the Jewish tradition.
Online Forums & Blogs
Belief.Net: JudaismYou can meet other members of this site in your selected religious field. Here, access video wisdom, blogs on Jewish living, recent Judaism features, and connect with other Jews. The site also includes links to people, groups, journals, feeds, photos, audio, video, and prayer circles.
Jewish Music List ServeYou can join this music list and participate in messaging about Klezmer and Yiddush music. A shortcut at the site allows you to immediately subscribe.
Jewish Music Web Center AnnouncementsThis blog site has many departments, including lyrics, news, music, and video, as well as forums for different types of Jewish music.
Jewish Shul MusicThis web group includes tools such as message archiving, polls, files, and photo sharing.
Career Videos
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion: VideosStreaming video at this page includes presentations on Judaism and health, experiments in congregational education, and presentations on professionalism, human relations and counseling, American Judaism, and Jewish tradition.
Israeli and Jewish MusicThe videos at this page provide a diverse collection of Israeli and Jewish music, which you can listen to immediately after clicking on your selection of new release or best seller. Browse by artist or style.
Religion and Ethics: Jewish Cantor PerformanceThe video at this site offers a concert performance at Carnegie Hall featuring a well-known cantor with a commemoration of 350 years of Jewish music.
YouTube: Clergy Job DescriptionDescriptions of clergy members across counseling activities, comforting a congregation, and leaders of a faith are presented at this video. Qualities of clergy, administrative positions, and other positions in religious fields are presented as more of a way of life than an occupation.
