Although many lacked formal training in musical notation, these chazanim were accomplished cantors and composers, producing a wealth of melodies. Unlike professionally trained composers who ...

(Orach Chaim 581) The Mishnah Berurah elaborates: "It is best that the chazanim should be heads of the community acquainted with the suffering of the generation. That is, they must be steadfast ...

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That’s true even among the Orthodox, perhaps particularly among the Orthodox, whose synagogues are increasingly disinclined to hire professionally trained cantors — chazanim, or baalei ...

Titled "Forty South African Rabbanim and Chazzanim join to sing Avinu Malkenu," the project included creating a video that showed 40 of South Africa's rabbis and chazanim come together to sing the ...

The magnificent building that now houses the combined congregations of Young Israel of Borough Park and Congregation Beth El was designed to display the voices of the chazanim. A symphony hall ...

My grandmother’s brothers were part of an illustrious choir that traveled throughout their local area, accompanying chazanim during prayer services. They sang along with Moyshe Oysher (N.B ...

And the Cantors Assembly, the organization of Conservative chazanim, will have a presentation on Dylan’s songs at its annual convention, this year held in Toronto, May 22-26. The Cantors Assembly?