[HANASHIR:15095] aha! found some resources for ya...

[erik contzius <contzius...>]

let's hear it for the uahc!

i found (and i don't think it was mentioned) the
Sh'liakh K'hilah - Synagogue Associate program online!
(it's not an online program, but the info is there!):

An Opportunity for Synagogue Leaders
to Serve Their Congregations by:
• Leading worship services
• Teaching Judaica and Torah study
• Assisting with bikur cholim and services at a
house of mourning
• Developing a religious school curriculum
• Representing the congregation to the broader
community

Some Highlights of the Program Include:
• Studying basic Jewish texts
• Reading and comprehending Hebrew
• Learning the rubrics of Jewish prayer
• Understanding the role of Israel in our lives
• Developing leadership skills
• Comprehending the role and structure of the
synagogue

check it out at:

http://uahc.org/growth/shliach/

there are many more programs on leadership & jewish
music at: http://uahc.org/programs/

Last thing, fyi:
from the Reform Judaism Website--
"In Support of the Cantorate"
At its June [2003] board meeting, the CCAR adopted a
resolution that addresses the issue of how the title
cantor is used. Noting that many UAHC congregations
bestow the title of "Cantor" on lay soloists who have
not been invested as cantors, or jointly certified as
cantors by the American Conference of Cantors and the
School of Sacred Music, the resolution urges CCAR
members [i.e. Rabbis] to refrain from using this title
those who are not invested or certified, "however well
versed in music and Judaica they might be." The full
text of the resolution can be found online [at the
ccar website].

erik

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