Karen Webber Gilat Email and Phone Number
I am a dynamic, innovative cantor with 25 years of professional experience accompanying people on their Jewish journeys. In times of grief or joy, I create ceremonies of comfort, celebration.and rites of passage. I develop and present workshops that allow learners to access spirituality through text study, movement, music, visual arts, and creative writing. Mentor: preparing special needs teens for Bar/Bat mitzvah experience Teaching Artist: utilizing art in all forms to engage and draw out personal responses to text Officiant:designing life cycle events including weddings-gay/interfaith, baby namings, funerals
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Teaching ArtistAfta-Arts For The Aging May 2014 - PresentI have joined an amazing cadre of teaching artists who employ a plethora of artistic mediums to engage older adults in self-expression thus improving their quality of life.
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CantorJewish Social Service Agency (Jssa) Nov 2012 - PresentRockville MdI bring Shabbat through study, story and song to Elder-care facilities in the DC metro area. -
Guest Clergy/Workshop LeaderWashington Society Of Jewish Deaf 2012 - PresentI have led a Shabbat experience, been a consultant for High Holiday liturgy and a guest on the bimahfor Neilah closing services. I have officiate a funeral with an interpreter, and trained twin boys-one deaf and one coda-for their B'nai Mitzvah
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Cantor/TeacherWing And A Prayer 2008 - PresentDamascus, MdThrough 'Wing and a Prayer', I prepare students non-traditional learners, many with special needs for Bar/Bat Mitzvah experiences.Some of these students have special needs including deafness and Autism Spectrum Disordersuch as Asperger's Syndrome. Many of my students do not decode Hebrew, so I work with families to pinpoint the student's interests and strengths and focus on these. Together we explore Jewish liturgy, history,culture, and spirituality. Through our sessions, I create a meaningful ceremony highlighting that student's particular gifts.
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Guest, Interim, And Holy Day CantorTemple Ohev Sholom 1995 - PresentHarrisburg PaI first filled in for a colleague on her maternity leave , and have been visiting periodically since. (when living in the NorthEast)I will be there for Holy Days and 2x a month to lead Shabbat Bar/Bat Mitzvah's 2015-2016 -
CantorOnly Kehilla/Karen Finkel 2014 - 2015
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Cantor-Workshop PresenterTemple Beth Ami Oct 2013 - 2013Rockville MdAuthored and presented 3 workshops:'Bimah to Broadway and Back':Broadway composers whose fathers were cantors'Coming Downstairs': the music of three women who became cantors, and teachers of cantors'Laugh till you cry': six Jewish women comics
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Special Needs CoordinatorTemple Rodef Shalom 2012 - 2013Falls Chuch, ViginiaI proposed creative solutions to issues/challenges faced by families of teens with special needs preparing for Bar/Bat Mitzvah. I served as an advocate, translating their needs to the clergy team, Religious School staff and B'nei Mitzvah tutors.(one year grant position)
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Cantor/ChaplainClarks Summit State Hospital 2006 - 2008Clarks Summit, PennsylvaniaI brought spiritual sustenance to patients in a mental health setting through movement, guided mediation, music and collage. I collaborated with other clergy in planning hospital-wide interfaith events.
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Cantor In ResidenceHebrew Union College-Jewish Institute Of Religion 2002 - 2003Cincinnati OhioAs a cantor in residence, I led Holiday celebrations for the college community and workshops for rabbinic students on oratory, and creative ways to look at prayer. I also met with students one on one and accessed their individual challenges and determined how best to meet those needs.
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Cantor/ChaplainFmc Ft Worth-Prison And Medical Center 1995 - 1997Ft Worth, TexasI served as a prison chaplain for Jewish inmates. My duties included; teaching once a week group class, one on one pastoral counseling, and collaborating with other clergy in Interfaith events.
Karen Webber Gilat Skills
Karen Webber Gilat Education Details
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Liturgical Song -
Trinity College-HartfordEnglish And Theatre/Dance
Frequently Asked Questions about Karen Webber Gilat
What company does Karen Webber Gilat work for?
Karen Webber Gilat works for Jewish Social Service Agency (Jssa)
What is Karen Webber Gilat's role at the current company?
Karen Webber Gilat's current role is Intrepid CANTOR.
What schools did Karen Webber Gilat attend?
Karen Webber Gilat attended The University Of Texas At Arlington, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute Of Religion-New York, Trinity College-Hartford.
What are some of Karen Webber Gilat's interests?
Karen Webber Gilat has interest in Civil Rights And Social Action, Social Services, Education, Arts And Culture.
What skills is Karen Webber Gilat known for?
Karen Webber Gilat has skills like Teaching, Community Outreach, Nonprofits, Religion, Art, Pastoral Counseling, Liturgy, Hebrew, Social Justice, Pastoral Care, Public Speaking, Creative Writing.
Who are Karen Webber Gilat's colleagues?
Karen Webber Gilat's colleagues are Aungelica Downing, Kristin Swartz, Stanley Fagen, Melvin Casipong, Carol Parker-Perez, Carol Parker-Perez, Daniel Wadler.
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