Opening September 21st at a Theater Near You
http://www.100voicesmovie.com
In the summer of 2009 The Cantors Assembly lead over 300 congregants on a mission to Poland. The cantors conducted a series of concerts and services to commemorate the 1000 years of Jewish Music and Culture that had existed there. 100 Voices: A Journey Home is a feature length documentary about this life changing experience. The film highlights the current resurgence of Jewish culture through the personal reflections and musical voices of our group of cantors and congregants who made an important historical mission to the birthplace of Cantorial music.
100 Voices will present Polish/Jewish history in a fresh new manner and will help future generations learn about and re-embrace the Jewish culture that produced one of the most artistic and educated societies in Europe. Above all, it will celebrate the resilience and the power of Jewish life, while telling the story of two peoples who share intertwined cultures.
Send a Message of Support to Gilad
Gilad Shalit has been held captive by Hamas for four long years. For more than 1,500 days, he has been denied visits by the Red Cross and cut off from all contact with his family. Tell Gilad he is not alone as he marks his 24th birthday on August 28th and his fifth Rosh Hashanah in captivity. Click here to send him a card for his birthday and/or the Jewish New Year.
Thank you for your support. Have a healthy and peaceful New Year. Shanah Tovah!
CA members and non-members alike may access commissioned compositions and Scott Stein arrangements for the new Mahzor Lev Shalem texts. There are PDFs of the music and recordings of many of the compositions. Click here to see the list of available documents and music files. ENJOY!
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A variety of cantorial schools offer degrees for people preparing for a career in the cantorate. Professional cantors are ordained clergy.
These cantors work together with synagogue rabbis to lead and educate members of the congregation. The primary role of these cantors is to lead prayer services. If the synagogue has a choir, the cantor will work with them. In addition, professional cantors are generally charged with teaching members of the congregation how to participate in prayer services and read from the Torah. In this role, they often prepare children for their bar and bat mitzvah ceremonies and teach adult education classes. Furthermore, professional cantors will often perform pastoral duties such as conducting weddings, baby namings, funerals and unveilings.
cantor
can-tor [kan-ter, -tawr] —noun
Definition: In Judaism a cantor, also known as a chazzan or hazzan, is the person who leads the congregation in prayer.
Cantors play an important role in Jewish religious life because music is an important part of Jewish prayer services.