Emily H. Short

Cantor Emily H. Short (she/her) is the sixth cantor of Congregation Beth Emeth. She was ordained by Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion in 2023, receiving dual Master’s Degrees at Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR): one in Sacred Music in New York and the other in Jewish Non Profit Management from the Zelikow School in Los Angeles.

Cantor Short attended Muhlenberg College in Allentown, PA for her Bachelor of Arts in Theatre, minoring in Music and Jewish Studies. She grew up in San Diego, California where her family attended Temple Solel. Her love for Judaism and music was cultivated there. 

After her undergraduate studies, she spent a little over a year working for the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene as their Development Manager before spending five years studying to be a cantor. Her favorite memory from her time there was playing the role of “Chava” in the original stage reading of Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish before it became a smashing success Off-Broadway. 

Cantor Short is a member of the American Conference of Cantors, Women Cantor’s Network, and the Capital District Board of Rabbis and Cantors. She is also a trained mikveh guide by Mayyim Hayyim.

Cantor Short lives with her wife Frankie in Loudonville, with their two dogs, Brisket and Kugel, and their two cats, Hugo and Finn.