Songleading Major info
Session 1 – Dates: June 27-July 9
Ages: Current 6th-11th graders (Shoreshim, Olim, Gesher units)
Cantor Rosalie Will
Cantor Rosalie Will brings more than 25 years of experience in training songleaders, leading worship, and creating singing communities. After 16 years with Temple Emanuel in Kensington, MD, she now consults congregations on issues of worship, music, and synagogue transition, and she mentors clergy in the field. She is founder and director of Sing Unto God, Inc., a non-profit dedicated to elevating the practice and promotion of meaningful worship and of singing together. She literally wrote the book on this – Songleading: A Work of Art. Rosalie also supports the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) on issues of worship and music. Rosalie was ordained by the Debbie Friedman School of Sacred Music of HUC-JIR in New York, and served as Vice-President for Member Relations of the American Conference of Cantors (ACC). She is a product of URJ Camps and NFTY, and received her undergraduate degree in Jewish Studies from the University of Pennsylvania. www.RosalieWill.com
Alan Goodis
Alan Goodis has been a leading voice in contemporary Jewish music for more than a decade. Noted for his dedication to building community through music, Alan travels throughout North America as a performer, worship leader and informal Jewish educator. Alan’s music is sung at camps and congregations from coast to coast. He lives in Chicago with his wife Codi and their daughters Noa and Maya. To learn more about Alan and to hear his music visit www.alangoodis.com.