by Helen Leneman
I attended my first Cantors Assembly convention in the Cat-skills this May with some trepidation. 1 knew that the group would be primarily composed of men; I also knew that the Assembly (composed mainly of Conservative cantors) does not admit women as members, though women are free to attend meetings. Aware that a vote was to be taken on the issue during the convention, I wanted to know more about the reasoning behind this exclusion.