A MULTIFACETED SPIRITUAL LEADER, CREATING BONDS AND MAKING PERSONAL CONNECTIONS Cantor Kerith Spencer-Shapiro brings a deep commitment to Jewish mindfulness and spirituality and strives to establish personal connections while honoring the past through music and prayer. She serves as the Cantor and Rosh T’filah (Head of Worship) of the synagogue on the Jack H. Skirball campus of Hebrew Union College, Los Angeles where she is also an instructor in the Rabbinic school. Kerith served as a congregational cantor, most notably at University Synagogue and Wilshire Boulevard Temple in Los Angeles from 2014-2025. Kerith served on the board of the American Conference of Cantors from 2006-2018, as a trustee and as Vice President of member relations and external partnerships. Between 2018-2021, she was the cantorial liaison to the Central Conference of American Rabbis’ Task Force on Women in the Rabbinate. She received training as a Jewish Meditation and Mindfulness Teacher through the Institute for Jewish Spirituality, where she also served as adjunct faculty, and now leads a monthly sit. She has gained national recognition for her work in Jewish mindfulness practices and is a sought-after scholar in residence.
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