Cantor Abbe Lyons (she/her) is an IC alum (voice performance, 1987), and has been involved with IC Hillel since 2006, first as a board member, then as Interim Executive Director (2010 & 2016), and since 2017 as Jewish Chaplain. When she's not at IC Hillel, she directs the ALEPH Cantorial Program and is on the faculty of the Davennen Leadership Training Institute. She has also worked in the healing arts and nonprofit sectors. Cantor Abbe is a poet, liturgist and singer/songwriter, and the author of Jewish Liturgy: A Guide for Everyone. Fun fact: #1 1983 was a milestone year for Cantor Abbe. She composed and performed the song "Jewish Lesbian" at the first ever Jewish Lesbian Cultural Event in Washington, DC, and also became certified as an auto mechanic in brakes and front end while working at Wrenchwoman Auto Repair.
