Cantor Joanna P. Lind
- Independent
- Multi-Denominational
- Traditional Melodies
- Modern Ceremonies
- Life Cycle Events
Services
- Weddings
- Baby Namings
- B'nai Mitzvot
- Funerals
- Religious Services
- Concerts & Special Events
Location
- Chicagoland
- Willing to Travel
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Bio
Cantor Joanna P. Lind is the sixth generation Lind family cantor following her grandfather, Cantor Dale Lind, and his father, Hazan Joshua Lind, both also renowned teachers and liturgical composers. At the age of seven, Joanna became the nation's youngest Cantorial Soloist, singing at her family's Conservative-style, egalitarian, independent congregation, Sons of Joshua, which provided a place for unaffiliated Chicago-area Jews to attend high holiday services.
Having earned a B.S. from Northwestern University (Theatre), Cantor Lind was later ordained through JSLI in a multi-denominational program. Currently, she performs life cycle events independently and is the cantor part-time for two wonderful communities without walls in the Chicago suburbs, Congregation Ahavat Olam, led by Rabbi-Cantor Nancy Landsman, and Congregation Hakafa, alongside Rabbi Bruce Elder and Rabbi Anna Calamaro.
Outside of her religious calling, Cantor Lind is also a singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, performer, poet, and Mommy. Her secular indie rock band, The All Hail Hereafter, is releasing their first studio LP in 2026!
Congregation Ahavat Olam
Congregation Ahavat Olam began in August of 2012 with Founding Rabbi-Cantor Nancy Landsman. We are a welcoming Reform Jewish congregation in Glenview, IL, providing an intimate and spiritual community environment of belonging and connectedness. Individuals and families gather together at our Glenview “Synagogue” for unique worship experiences, social, educational, and interfaith programs. All are invited to participate in the welcoming, nurturing, and vibrant Jewish community that is committed to Torah, Avodah, and G’milut Chasadim.
To receive current information about our services and programs, please request to be added to our email list using our Contact Us page.
Congregation Hakafa
Hakafa means "encirclement." We are a Reform Jewish congregation that, for over 40 years, has met at various locations on Chicago's North Shore. We are a congregation of people: no building (and no plans for one), no board of directors, and no fund-raising. Congregation Hakafa began as a small chavurah, or self-led assembly, in the autumn of 1983 by gathering in living rooms on Friday evenings, just an informal group celebrating Shabbat, honoring Torah, and embracing social issues.
We are a member of the URJ (the Union for Reform Judaism) that enjoys an informal warmth in prayer and song. We pray in Hebrew and English in several different locations: usually at the Winnetka Community House, but also in members' homes or even at the beach. We value study, providing Religious and Hebrew School for our children, weekly Torah study, Midrash class, Musar class, and Sunday morning study sessions for adults. Our goal is to create learning opportunities according to members' interests and needs.
We also commit to social justice, protesting with people who are oppressed and feeding those who are hungry. We assist abused women and children, help build affordable housing, and care for the environment. We provide religious services to residents in assisted living facilities and connect to Jewish communities around the world. We comfort our own members who are ill or in mourning. We teach our children to care for themselves and for others.
Please visit and get to know us...
... at Friday night services, held year-round. See the website calendar for details.
... at Religious and/or Hebrew School.
... at any of our congregational events listed on our website.