Cantor Evan Kent, direct from Israel, will join our rabbis and cantors to lead us in a meaningful and musical service exploring our personal Jewish stories and how we tell them. This evening is made possible by the Procacci Family Artist in Residence Endowment.

You can watch on Facebook Live, our Livestream, or on YouTube.

You can also call in to listen to services at 561-286-5151.

See more of our Artist-in-Residence Series here.

Evan received his ordination as a cantor and his Master’s in Sacred Music from Hebrew Union College in New York and served Temple Isaiah in Los Angeles as its cantor for 25 years. Evan also received his Bachelor’s Degree from the Manhattan School of Music and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from the City University of New York.

In 2014, Evan Kent earned his doctorate in music education from Boston University. His doctoral research examined how music at Jewish summer camps in North America assists in the development of Jewish identity

He is currently on the faculty of Hebrew Union College in Jerusalem where he teaches liturgy and sacred music.  He has starred in Jerusalem productions of “Guys and Dolls”, the musical drama “Next to Normal,” “Avenue Q”, “Singin’ in the Rain,” Sondheim’s “Assassins,” “Cabaret,” and “She Loves Me.” Evan also portrayed Yitzchak Rabin in a new musical drama (“November”) that dramatized the last week of Rabin’s life.

Evan’s one-man show “Shards-Putting the Pieces Together” has been presented in Jerusalem, Prague, and throughout the United States.