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Volume XXII

Issue I

Sing, Love, Pray:

Rabbi Cantor
Didi Does it All
Didi Thomas didnt set out to be a
cantor. Or a rabbi. But fate has a habit
of having its way, and today Rabbi Cantor
Didi is both.
Raised in California by a Puerto
Rican Catholic father and a RussianRomanian Jewish mother, Didi grew up
celebrating a mixture of traditions: a
Menorah next to the Christmas tree in
December, Easter baskets alongside the
Passover table in the spring.
But religion didnt play a big part in
Didis life as a child. From a young age,
Didis heart was set on performing on the
stage. Her melodic, powerful voice and
bubbly personality were a perfect fit for
theater, and she sang and danced in 37

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musicals, more than a dozen on tour, and

also performed in films and on television.
Her years of performing led her to
become a member of the Screen Actors
Guild, the American Federation of Radio
and Television Artists, and the Actors
Equity Association.
But during one particularly traumatic
year when her mother-in-law was killed,
her infant son almost died, and fire,
floods and earthquakes erupted around
her, Didi felt inexplicably drawn to a
higher calling. It was then that she
decided to merge her Jewish faith with
her love of singing to become a cantor.
Also known as a hazzan, a cantor is a
vocally-trained musician who helps
enhance the prayer services in a

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synagogue and leads

the congregation in
songful prayer.
Cantors serve as
clergy, leading
services, chanting
from the Torah,
officiating lifecycle
events, and
preparing children
and adults for their
Bar or Bat Mitzvah.
Though the role was
traditionally only
represented by men,
as of the 20th
century female cantors have been
trained alongside rabbis at the Reform,
Conservative, and Reconstructionist
movement's theological seminaries.
Cantor Didi served at synagogues in Los
Angeles and Texas, including Temple
Menorah in Redondo Beach.
After 12 years as a cantor, Jewish
music professional and educator, Didi
felt called to the Rabbinate and was
ordained in 2008 in New York from the
Rabbinical Seminary International. She
is schooled in the mystical teachings of
Kabbalah, and is one of only a handful of
clergy serving as both a rabbi and
cantor. Shes also a volunteer clergy for
the Los Angeles County Sheriffs
Department.
Didi has brought many couples
together in marriage throughout the
country in interfaith, same sex and
traditional Judaic settings. She is
passionate about creating harmony
within families and promoting peace in
times of need, caring for the sick, and
helping souls transition from this
dimension into the next.
In 2010, Didi along with an inspired
group of individuals formed a new
Reform Congregation in the South Bay,
Temple Emet. The congregation initially
met at the Pacific Unitarian Church in
Rancho Palos Verdes, but will open the

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doors to its own synagogue on January 16

(located in Torrance at 2051 West 236th
Street).
Didis daughter is following in her
mothers spiritual footsteps, and is
studying to be an Orthodox Spiritual
Leader. Her son works at a local
restaurant.
Didi and her husband, Mark, love living
in the Hollywood Riviera, near their work,
the beach and their many friends.
I didnt pick my course in life, it picked
me, says Didi. Temple Emet means
temple of truth, and
that seems to be
my lifes motto: be
good to people and
live in truth. My
goal is to foster a
greater a sense of
unity and
connection among
people regardless
of their faith or level
of observance.
Thats my truth.

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