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.