2-593: Cantors Assembly is the international association of hazzanim (cantors) affiliated with Conservative Judaism . It was founded in 1947 to develop the profession of the hazzan, to foster the fellowship and welfare of hazzanim, and to establish a conservatory for hazzanim. The latter goal was realized in 1952 with the establishment of the Cantors Institute at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America . This Institute later developed into
4-488: The H. L. Miller Cantorial School of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America . Cantors Assembly first allowed women to join in 1990; women have been ordained as hazzanim in Conservative Judaism since 1987. In 2013, Nancy Abramson became the first female president of Cantors Assembly. In 2017, Alisa Pomerantz-Boro became the second female president. Cantors Assembly is the largest body of hazzanim in
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