Rabbi Cantor Alison Wissot is best known for her joyful spirit, her soulful singing, and her passion for Jewish learning. As one of the first people in the nation who have been jointly ordained as Rabbi and invested as Cantor, she is dedicated to revitalizing worship and integrating the ancient sounds of Jewish tradition with contemporary music.  A passionate supporter of Israel and a founding member of StandWithUs, Alison serves as a board member of RabbisUnited, the Zionist Rabbinic Coalition. and AKLA, an organization promoting pride in Jewish identity among teens.  Hers is a voice of clarity and moral courage in the realm of Israel advocacy. She also brings her wisdom as an officer of the Cantors Assembly. With a rich and varied background in both Judaism and theatre, she brings life and a unique energy to all of her work on the pulpit and off.  Alison's deepest mission is as a teacher, and as such she strives to make the beauty and joy of Jewish text and liturgy accessible to all.

Rabbi Cantor Wissot received a Masters of Sacred Music and a Masters of Hebrew letters, as well as her double ordination, from the Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion. She received a BA from Wesleyan University and a Certificate in Theatre Arts from the British American Drama Academy, and trained in theatre at the William Esper Studios in NYC. 

She is an active member of the Cantors Assembly, currently serving on the officers team as treasurer, along with the American Conference of Cantors and the Central Conference of American Rabbis, having chaired and planned countless conventions in the past 25 years. Prior to joining the Temple Judea clergy team, Rabbi Cantor Wissot was cantor at Stephen S. Wise Temple in Los Angeles and the Brooklyn Heights Synagogue in New York, was the rabbinic intern at Kehillat Israel in the Pacific Palisades, and led High Holy Day services as cantor in Singapore. Prior to her cantorial career, she worked as an actress in New York and London, and was awarded a Spielberg Fellowship to teach Jewish theatre at the Reform Movement's flagship camp, Camp Kutz.