Education
University of Pennsylvania.
University of Pennsylvania.
Barugel and Lippitz were ordained in 1987 by the Cantors Institute of the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City. In addition to her cantorial education, Barugel earned a Bachelor in French and Spanish and an Mississippi in Secondary Education from the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to her work as a cantor, she worked as a Spanish teacher and a banker.
From 1987 until June 2013 she was Cantor of Congregation B"nai Israel in Rumson, New Jersey.
She has also served on the Executive Council of the Cantors Assembly. In 2000 she released a Civil Defense titled "From Darkness to Light.".
She debuted as a soloist in June 1994 in Milwaukee at the Cantors Assembly Convention, and has been a member of the New Jersey Cantors Concert Ensemble since 1987. Barugel is a founding member of the Cantors Institute Alumni Association.