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Jodi
M. Schechtman, M.S.M.
Welcome to Temple Beth Am
As the proud Cantor of Temple Beth Am, I would like to welcome you
to our website. I'm going to take this opportunity to introduce
myself to you via the marvels of the internet, but I would be delighted
to meet you in person either on Shabbat, or in my study at your
convenience.
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I am now in
my ninteenth year at Temple Beth Am. I attended the Hebrew Union
College-Jewish Institute of Religion School of Sacred Music and
was invested in 1988. As the first full-time invested cantor at
Temple Beth Am, I have had the privilege of working on all aspects
of temple life, including worship services, officiating at weddings,
funerals, b'nai mitzvah ceremonies and baby namings, and visiting
our congregants in the hospital. I also conduct the
Adult, High
School and Junior Choirs, teach in the Religious
School, the High
School and the Adult Education
programs, and prepare all of our B'nai
Mitzvah students for their special day.
It's hard to
limit my job to just a list of responsibilities because it is so
much more than that. It is about celebrating with congregants at
their simchas and grieving with them at their time of sorrow. It
is about watching Jewish children grow into "mensches"
and the joy of officiating throughout the life cycle events of families.
In addition
to my responsibilities here at Temple Beth Am, I am a member of
the Executive Board of the American Conference of Cantors where
I am the Membership Chair, and I am the liaison for the New England
Region of the American Conference of Cantors to the Union for Reform
Judaism. I am also actively involved with the New England Board
of Cantors.
When I am not
with our congregants and their families, I am spending time with
my husband, Gene, and our (very adorable) daughter, Madison. Please
stop by my study and say hello, or look for me at the Oneg Shabbat.
I look forward to meeting you in person in the near future, or you
can e-mail me.
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