2025
Washington, DC
Concert Narrator: Kolot Dorot
American Conference of Cantors Convention Concert
July 2, 2025
Washington Hebrew Congregation
New York, NY
Guest Torah Reader for Shabbat B’Midbar
May 30, 2025
Central Synagogue of the City of New York
Online
American Conference of Cantors Continuing Cantorial Development
Instructor: Catbird: A Book Club Style Gathering
May 20, 2025
Sylvania, OH
Scholar in Residence: Impurity and Decency
April 25–27, 2025
Temple Shomer Emunim
New York, NY
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion Founder’s Day
Guest Speaker: Enlightenment
Honoree: Celebrating 50 Years of Women in the Cantorate
March 5, 2025
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
New York, NY
Guest Instructor: History of Jewish Music: The Cantor in Context
March 3, 2025
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
Debbie Friedman School of Sacred Music
South Orange, NJ
Guest Scholar & Speaker: Female Cantors: From Suppression to Freedom in 3,000 Years
February 28, 2025
Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel
Houston, TX
Guest Speaker: Celebrating 50 Years of Women in the Cantorate
Special Guest: Cantor Jill Abramson, Director of the DFSSM
February 6–8, 2025
Congregation Beth Israel
Falls Church, VA
Guest Speaker: Unrequited Love
January 31–February 2, 2025
Temple Rodef Shalom
Milken Archive
Interview: Breaking Down the Barricades: An Interview with Barbara Ostfeld
Part of the Archive’s series “Voices of Change: 50 Years of Women in the American Cantorate.”
January 14, 2025
Milken Archive of Jewish Music
Milan, Italy (by Zoom)
Guest Speaker: D’var Torah
January 10, 2025, 6:30 PM
Beth Shalom
Jewish Women’s Archive
Biographic Profile: The Shelve/Hyman Encyclopedia of Jewish Women: Barbara Ostfeld
The Shelve/Hyman Encyclopedia of Jewish Women: Barbara Ostfeld
January 9, 2025
Jewish Women’s Archive
Newton, MA
2023
Northfield, IL | Weekend of Song & Book Signing
February 3–4, 2023
Shabbat Shirah with Cantor Barbara Ostfeld
Temple Jeremiah
2022
New York, NY | Book Discussion
March 3, 2022
Book talk and discussion (Zoom)
Debbie Friedman School of Sacred Music
2021
Newtown, PA | Guest Speaker
December 16, 2021 12 Tevet 5782
Book talk and discussion (Zoom)
Shir Ami
Scottsdale, AZ | Guest Speaker
December 9, 2021
Book talk and discussion
Congregation Beth Israel
Toronto, Canada | Guest Speaker
November 21, 2021
Book talk and discussion (Zoom)
LIMMUD Toronto 2021
Deerfield, IL | Guest Speaker
February 16, 2021
Book talk and discussion (Zoom)
Congregation B'nai Jehoshua Beth Elohim
Miami Beach, FL | Guest Speaker
February 11, 2021
Book talk and discussion (Zoom)
Temple Beth Sholom
Providence, RI | Guest Speaker
January 29, 2021
Book talk and discussion (Zoom)
Temple Beth-El
2020
Larchmont, NY | Guest Speaker
December 18, 2020
Book talk and discussion (Zoom)
Larchmont Temple
SpiritTalk Live! | Radio Interview
November 18, 2020
Live, one-hour interview with Rabbi Dr. Wayne Dosick
Albuquerque, NM | Guest Speaker
November 1, 2020
Book talk and discussion (Zoom)
Congregation Albert
New York, NY | Guest Speaker
August 7, 2020
Book talk and discussion (Zoom)
Temple Israel of the City of New York
Chicago, IL | A Conversation with Barbara J. Ostfeld
July 20, 2020
“A Midsummer Music Fest: Empowering Women’s Voices”
Book talk and discussion (Zoom)
Am Shalom
Toronto, ON | Guest Speaker
July 13, 2020
“Catbird Goes into Quarantine”
Book talk and discussion (Zoom)
Holy Blossom Temple
Dunkirk, NY | Book Club
June 30, 2020
Private book club event (Zoom)
Hamilton, ON | Guest Speaker
May 31, 2020
Book talk and discussion (Zoom)
Temple Anshe Sholom
Buffalo, NY | Buffalo Corner Reading Series
May 21, 2020
Reading (Zoom)
Congregation Shir Shalom
Amherst, NY | Guest Speaker
May 7, 2020
“How Summer Camp Prepared Me for Quarantine”
Book talk and discussion (Zoom)
Jewish Community Center of Buffalo
Norwalk, CT | Guest Speaker
April 19, 2020
Book talk and discussion (Zoom)
Temple Shalom
Washington, DC | Guest Speaker
February 29, 2020
Book talk, discussion, and book signing
Temple Sinai Women of Reform Judaism
Temple Sinai
Bloomfield, MI | Scholar in Residence Event
February 21–24, 2020
Multiple book talks, discussions, and book signings with book clubs
Temple Beth El
Naples, FL | Guest Speaker
February 14, 2020
Book talk, discussion, and book signing
Temple Shalom
Atlanta, GA | Concert Performance and Book Event
February 9, 2020
Concert performance, book talk, discussion, and book signing
Temple Beth Tikvah
Atlanta, GA | Guest Speaker
February 7, 2020
Book talk, discussion, and book signing
Temple Emanu-El of Atlanta
Allentown, PA | Guest Speaker
January 29, 2020
Book talk, discussion, and book signing
JCC of the Lehigh Valley
Philadelphia, PA | Guest Speaker
January 28, 2020
“Glasses, Glass Ceilings, and a Glass Half Full”
Book talk, discussion, and book signing
Congregation Rodeph Shalom
Reading, PA | Literatour Berks Presents Barbara J. Ostfeld
January 27, 2020
Book talk, discussion, and book signing
Exeter Community Library
New Brunswick, NJ | Guest Speaker
January 26, 2020
Book talk, discussion, and book signing
Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple
Syracuse, NY | Author Event
January 12, 2020
Featured speaker and book signing
Temple Concord
Syracuse, NY | Concert Performance and Book Event
January 11, 2020
Concert performance and book signing
Temple Concord
2019
Chicago, IL | Debbie Friedman Award Ceremony
December 11, 2019
Award presentation and acceptance speech
McCormick Place
Chicago, IL 60616
Chicago, IL | Union for Reformed Judaism Biennial
December 11–15, 2019
Keynote speaker and book signings
McCormick Place
Chicago, IL
Naples, FL | Guest Speaker
December 4, 2019
Presentation, discussion, and book signing
Naples Daily News
Naples, FL
Los Angeles, CA | Guest Speaker
November 22, 2019
Book talk, discussion, and book signing
Congregation B’nai Tzedek
Los Angeles, CA | Book Festival
November 21, 2019
Featured author, book talk, book signing
Jewish Federation of San Gabriel and Pomona Valleys
St. Louis, MO | Book Festival
November 15, 2019
Featured author and book signing
Staenberg Family Complex
San Francisco, CA | Guest Speaker
November 8, 2019
Book talk, discussion, and book signing
Temple Isaiah of Contra Costa County
Detroit, MI | Book Fair
November 5, 2019
Featured author and book signing
JCC of Metro Detroit
Buffalo, NY | Concert Performance and Book Signing
November 3, 2019
Concert performance and book signing
Temple Beth Zion
Upper Nyack, NY | Guest Speaker
October 18, 2019
Book talk, discussion, and book signing
The Reform Temple of Rockland
Rye, NY | Women’s Group Guest Speaker
October 17, 2019
Book talk, discussion, and book signing
Congregation Emanu-El of Weschester
Boston, MA | Guest Speaker
September 17, 2019
Book talk, discussion, and book signing
Hadassah-Brandeis Institute
Brandeis University
Bedford, MA | Guest Speaker
September 15, 2019
Book talk, discussion, and book signing
First Parish of Bedford Unitarian Universalist
Hingham, MA | Guest Speaker
September 13, 2019
Book talk and signing
Congregation Sha’aray Shalom
Charlotte, NC | Book Club
September 10, 2019
Private book club event (FaceTime)
Buffalo, NY | Guest Speaker
September 6, 2019
Book talk and signing
Temple Beth Zion
Williamsville, NY | Guest Speaker
July 26, 2019
Book talk and signing
Congregation Shir Shalom
Atlanta, GA | Catbird Workshop
June 26, 2019
Featured speaker
The Westin Buckhead Atlanta
Atlanta, GA | American Conference of Cantors Convention
June 22–26, 2019
Featured speaker, book signings
The Westin Buckhead Atlanta
Boca Raton, FL | Book Club
June 19, 2019
Private book club discussion (Skype)
Williamsville, NY | JCC Book Fair Featured Author
June 13, 2019
Book talk and signing
Congregation Shir Shalom
New York, NY | Book Club
May 23, 2019
Private book club discussion
Buffalo, NY | Guest Speaker
May 16, 2019
Book talk and signing
Jewish Community Center of Buffalo