Cantor Abrams grew up in Rochester, N.Y., and earned a bachelor’s in Music Therapy from Michigan State University before coming to the Twin Cities in 1984 to work as a Music Therapist.  Cantor Abrams served as Regional Youth Director for EMTZA Region USY from 1985-1987, and then earned a master’s degree in Music Education and Therapy from the University of Minnesota in 1989. Cantor Abrams became the part-time program director at Beth El, moving  into a full-time position in 1997. She received her official cantorial certification from HUC in 2001 and was hired as Beth El’s Associate Cantor in 2002. She has been serving as Beth El’s Cantor since 2007.