Every Jew Alive Is a Miracle | Cantor Deborah Katchko-Gray on Jewish Survival, Music, and Identity

(00:00:00) Why “Every Jew Alive Is a Miracle” | Introduction

(00:02:00) What she loves about being Jewish

(00:05:00) Growing up in a family of cantors and Jewish music

(00:09:43) Becoming one of the first women cantors

(00:12:59) Family legacy, Holocaust memory, and Jewish continuity

(00:16:12) Finding a congregation that truly valued Jewish music

(00:18:25) What a cantor really gives to a community

(00:21:16) Tradition, new music, and serving a congregation well

(00:25:03) Being a pioneer in the Conservative movement

(00:27:20) Founding the Women Cantors’ Network

(00:35:14) Sacred Sounds Reborn: bringing nusach to new music

(00:41:27) “Rewirement,” not retirement