On the bimah
Clergy
Reb Cantor Lisa Levine
Rabbi & Cantor
A nationally known cantor, composer, chaplain, yoga teacher, author, and recording artist. After earning her BA in Music from UC Irvine, she studied at HUC-JIR's Debbie Friedman School of Sacred Music in New York, where she was ordained in 1989, and in 2018 was ordained by ALEPH as a Rabbinic Chaplain, expanding her calling to the Jewish Renewal movement. Her library of twelve original CDs and songbooks is widely acclaimed. Lisa is the creator of "YogaShalom," a yoga embodiment book/CD/DVD, and "Heart of Light," her first volume of original poetry. She is known for her healing music, chaplaincy work, and building bridges of peace between people of all faiths and backgrounds.
Cantor Caron Dale
Cantor
Cantor Caron is an award-winning songwriter, singer, and spiritual leader. She founded Lox & Vodka, the renowned klezmer Jewish band, and is a solo artist and Cantorial Troubadour who brings her joie de vivre to everything she does. She is honored to be the Cantor for Hevrat Shalom since 2009. Her services are spiritually uplifting, participatory, and filled with familiar nusakh (traditional motifs) and new music. As a Cantorial Troubadour, she shares services and officiates life-cycle events with congregations and individuals in and beyond the DC area, and her Jewish-themed musical workshops are fun, informative, and participatory. Caron is a Washington Performing Arts Artist and Program Performer with the Polish Embassy.
Rabbi David Abramson
Adjunct Rabbi
Adjunct Rabbi, leading our 5787 High Holy Day services. He also serves as Adjunct Rabbi to Congregation Beth El on Old Georgetown Road in Bethesda, and as a rabbi, teacher, and pastoral caregiver for the Jewish Social Service Agency (JSSA) of Montgomery County.