Bio Baruch Morris
Hazzan Baruch Morris is excited to be providing the musical interludes for the 2022 Jewish Storytelling Festival. I mean, really, how many stories can one listen to without singing in between? Baruch received his cantorial smicha from the Aleph Ordination Program. He recently resigned as Hazzan at P’nai Or of Portland where he served for over 20 years in many capacities, including interim spiritual leader between rabbis. He has officiated weddings, bar/bat mitzvahs, and other life cycle events in addition to leading services for High Holy Days, additional chagim (holidays), musical shabbatons, and providing incidental music for congregations up and down the West Coast, in Hawaii, New York, and Florida.
Baruch is a professionally trained vocalist, has been a conductor and occasional arranger for several choirs, and plays both the guitar and upright bass. Baruch is married to Cassandra Sagan, a professional maggidah, artist, writer, and educator who is also presenting at this year’s festival. Between them they have five children and seven grandchildren.