As a boy, Elliot Tal­en­feld dreamed of becom­ing a Can­tor. He ful­filled that ambi­tion, but with some unex­pect­ed twists along the way. He has served on the fac­ul­ty of Loy­ola Law School (Los Ange­les), been part­ner at a major Phoenix law firm and today works as a judge and men­tal health coun­selor. But on the High Hol­i­days each year, he returns to his first call­ing … on the bima of a Con­ser­v­a­tive synagogue.