Cantor Kate Judd joined B’nai Torah MetroWest at its inception in July 2023 after serving as Cantor at Congregation B’nai Torah’s 2022 High Holy day services and several B’nai Mitzvah services throughout the 2022-2023 year. Her warmth, genuineness, deep knowledge of Judaism and prayer, and beautiful, uplifting voice make her a wonderful match for our newly formed congregation.
She received a Masters of Jewish Education in 2015 and her Ordination as a Cantor in 2016 from Hebrew College in Newton, Massachusetts. There she studied voice and chazzanut with several cantors including Charles Osborne and Louise Treitman and Jewish song leading and education with Cantor Jeff Klepper. She also holds a graduate performance degree in classical voice from the Longy School of Music, in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Cantor Kate served as the Spiritual Leader of the Brattleboro Area Jewish Community (BAJC or Congregation Shir HeHarim – Song of the Mountains) from 2012-2021, with a one-year sabbatical in 2019-2020 when she attended the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem, Israel, to deepen her study of Talmud.
During her time with BAJC Cantor Kate performed all the regular duties of a spiritual leader. She also taught the B’nai Mitzvah students, in a class and in private lessons, and served as the Director of the Hebrew School, as well as teaching Kita Dalet (ages 10-11). Cantor Kate particularly enjoys teaching adults. She has taught numerous classes and workshops for adults and for families. Topics have included new approaches to Jewish prayer, the structure of the prayer service, weekly Torah study, and introduction to Judaism, as well as a variety of creative approaches to the Jewish holidays.