Cantor Anna May
(She/Her/Hers)
Conservative
Conversion requirements
Brit milah/Hatafat dam brit:
Required (Approved certification of the procedure is also acceptable.)
Mikvah:
Required (Mikvah at the Temple Israel Center, White Plains, N.Y.)
Beit din:
Required (Conservative rabbis and/or cantors)
Conversion location:
Westchester, N.Y., or surrounding areas
Mentoring sessions available in:
English
Conversion requirements during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
Brit milah/Hatafat dam brit:
Required (No change)
Mikvah:
Required (No change)
Beit din:
Required (Virtual beit din via video conferencing is also acceptable.)
I am happy to work with
Families with children, People who identify as LGBTQ+, People in interfaith or dual-faith relationships
Personal statement
I’m Cantor Anna May, and I’m excited to be working with Darshan Yeshiva to mentor people on their journey to becoming Jewish. I am originally from Brooklyn, N.Y., and currently live and work in Westchester. I graduated from the Jewish Theological Seminary in 2019, and after graduating, I spent a year working as a hospital chaplain.
I grew up the daughter of a classical pianist in an Interfaith household. As a kid, I attended a Reform synagogue, but in college, I learned more about other denominations and eventually felt more comfortable in the Conservative movement. Music has always been what connected me to Judaism the most, and I am particularly drawn to the liturgy, the psalms, Hebrew language and poetry, and chanting of sacred texts. I spent two years living in Jerusalem which also strongly shaped my relationship with Judaism.
Education
Jewish Theological Seminary – H.L. Miller Cantorial School
Smicha (Cantorial Ordination)
Master of Sacred Music
