New! Thanks to the generosity of Shelley M. Zeiger,  the piece the Hazzan sang at Yom Kippur Services prior to the Yizkor Service, "My Zeide" is now available for download through Oysongs.com!

Hazzan Alisa Pomerantz-Boro grew up on Mercer Island, Washington, in a rabbinic home, instilled with a love of Judaism and music. From an early age, she knew she would continue the long family line of rabbis and cantors.

Hazzan Alisa Pomerantz-Boro holds a BA in Near Eastern Studies and Music from the University of Washington and a degree in sacred Jewish music from the Cantors Institute of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. At her investiture as a Hazzan, she was awarded the Jacobson Memorial Prize in Hazzanut.

As a cantorial student, Hazzan Pomerantz-Boro held the position of assistant cantor at New Yorks prestigious Park Avenue Synagogue. Upon investiture, she served as the Hazzan at Tifereth Israel Synagogue in San Diego for 13 years and came to Congregation Beth El in 2004.

Hazzan Pomerantz-Boro was among the first 12 women to be inducted into the Cantors Assembly, the professional organization of Conservative cantors, where she has served as the co-chair of the Western Region and on the National Executive Council of the Cantors Assembly. She is the co-chair of the International Convention in 2006.

Hazzan Pomerantz-Boro lives in Voorhees with her husband Stephen and their children, Rebecca and Joshua. 

                                       Contact: hazzanapb@bethelsnj.org

For further information go to Hazzan's web site at alisapomerantz-boro.com