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Join Us for A Musical Journey of Heritage and Healing to GERMANY and ISRAEL June 27 - July 11, 2012 For Mission details, to Register, or to hear a sampling from Prof. Stephen Berk Click here If you joined us on the last Mission to Poland and Israel, you MUST continue the tradition with this Mission which promises to surpass even that last wonderful trip. If you missed Poland and Israel, you can't pass up this opportunity to connect with our history in a new and meaningful way and follow it with a journey to the Holy Land as you've never seen it! |
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Note to Cantors Assembly members:
Since our mission to Germany will take the place of a domestic convention this year, our Annual Meeting will take place in New York City on Monday, April 30, 2012, tentatively planned from 10 am - 1 pm. An Executive Council meeting will take place in the afternoon.
On Tuesday, May 1, 2012, an exciting Yom Iyun is planned for our members, in cooperation with JTS. The Yom Iyun is tentatively scheduled for 9:30 am - 2:30 pm. More information will be forthcoming.
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CA Book Corner Check out the CA Book Corner and find out what we're reading. CA Book Corner >> |
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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.