Cantorial Ordination and Master of Sacred Music
At the Debbie Friedman School of Sacred Music, cantorial students develop as musicians, spiritual leaders, educators, program specialists, and pastoral counselors. As they work toward becoming clergy alongside their rabbinic colleagues, students develop their unique cantorial voices. Our program begins with a year of study in Jerusalem, followed by four years in NYC, during which students coach with cantorial mentors, explore courses across the spectrum of cantorial learning, and serve as student cantors in synagogues of diverse demographics and congregational cultures.