Barbara Ostfeld
Barbara Ostfeld-Horowitz | |
|---|---|
| Personal life | |
| Born | Barbara Ostfeld 1952 (age 72–73) |
| Nationality | American |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Jewish |
| School | Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion |
| Sect | Reform |
| Profession | Cantor |
| Ordination | 1975 |
Barbara Jean Ostfeld (born 1952)[1] is the first woman to be ordained as a cantor in Reform Judaism.[2] She was ordained in 1975 by the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion.[3] That school later established the Temple Beth-El of Great Neck, New York Prize in her honor.[4] From 1976 through 1988, she served Temple Beth-El of Great Neck as cantor.[3] From 1990 through 2002 she was a cantor at Temple Beth Am of Buffalo, NY.[3]
From 1996 to 1998, she chaired the Joint Cantorial Placement Commission of the American Conference of Cantors; she has also served it as a Secretary, Vice President, Northeast Regional Representative, and member of its Board of Directors.[3] In September 2002, she was appointed its Placement Director.[3]
In March 2000, as she marked 25 years of congregational service, she received an honorary doctorate in Sacred Music from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion.[3] She retired from her position with the American Conference of Cantors in 2012.[5][6]
References
- ^ a b "Ostfeld, Barbara Jean", Jewish Virtual Library (accessed May 14, 2015).
- ^ "Cantors: American Jewish Women", Jewish Women's Archive (accessed May 14, 2015).
- ^ a b c d e f "Barbara Ostfeld" biography at American Conference of Cantors website, archived by the Wayback Machine on March 16, 2012.
- ^ http://huc.edu/academics/catalog/prize.shtml [dead link]
- ^ Jay Tokasz, "Trailblazing cantor Barbara Ostfeld to be honored: Music tribute to Ostfeld tonight marks historic role in Judaism", The Buffalo News, November 9, 2012.
- ^ "First Invested Woman Cantor to Retire as Placement Director for Reform Cantorate", American Conference of Cantors website (accessed May 14, 2015).
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