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Cantor Lisa Levine was born and raised in Bakersfield, California, where she began singing and playing the guitar at the age of 8. She was a UAHC camp song leader and active in the Reform Jewish youth movement. After earning her Bachelors Degree in Music from University California Irvine, she went on to Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in New York, where she completed her Masters Degree in Sacred Music. She was invested Cantor in 1989 and served as Cantor/Music Director of Temple Shalom in Dallas, TX until 1996.

From 1996 until July 2000, Lisa served as the Cantor/Music Director of Temple B'nai Jeshurun in Des Moines, Iowa. She was a co-founder and guest conductor of the "Des Moines Diversity Chorus," an interfaith community choir dedicated to promoting diversity and understanding. Her solo CD "Gems of the High Holy Days" was recorded live for Iowa Public Radio at the Cathedral of St. Paul in Des Moines. From 2000 to 2003 Lisa served as Cantor of Temple B'nai Jehudah in Kansas City.

Lisa has recorded two albums of original music entitled "Keep The Spirit" and "In The Light" with her duo group "Lisa & Lynn." Her self titled songbook contains 22 original songs for healing, prayer and unity. Her original musical compositions are published and distributed by Transcontinental Music and appear in "The Complete Shireinu", "The Complete Chanukah Songbook," Synagogue 2000's "Songs of Healing" the CCAR's "Open Door Haggadah," "American Conference of Cantors Lifecycle Manual, Sounds Writes' "Sounds of Torah" as well as Complete Jewish Songbook for Children Volume II, Shabbat Anthology II and Torah Alive!. Lisa's songs were featured and performed at the URJ Biennial in Boston, Minneapolis and Houston. Her long anticipated solo album titled "Reaching For Peace" was released and received rave reviews. Her Friday Evening Service for outreach called "Soulful Shabbat" has just been published. Her newest CD release "Mis Canciones Para Los Judios de Cuba" is a selection of songs Lisa performed on her recent concert in Havana.

Lisa is an artist-in-residence around the country and is currently the Cantor of Temple Sinai in Stamford, CT. She shares her life with her husband Andy and their two children, Emily & Louis and a very feisty West Highland Terrier named Duncan.

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