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...Many Orthodox synagogues allow only the cantor's singing. But Conservative and Reformed synagogues often add choirs as well as organ music...
...centuries, Jews the world over have experienced the joys and sorrows of their faith through the voice of the cantor. For centuries, cantors have sung such sacred songs as the mournful El Molay Rachamim ("O, God, full of compassion . . . grant perfect rest unto the souls of our dear ones"), or the joyful Kiddush ("We praise Thee, O God, and thank Thee . . ."). Unlike the choirmaster or organist in a Christian church, the cantor (although not ordained) holds a semisacred office; the prayers he sings are an integral part of the service, and he must be trained in Jewish ritual...
Every year, the 210 families of Temple Avodah. a Reformed Jewish congregation in Oceanside, L.I., had managed to hire a professional cantor for Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year (in 1955 it falls on Sept. 16-18), even if they had to be content with their temple choir on other holy days. This year, because they could not afford both a cantor and a badly needed new organ.* they decided to buy the organ. But during choir practice recently, temple trustees were struck by a soloist who had not only a rich mezzo-soprano, but a sound knowledge of Hebrew...
...anyone knows, Mrs. Robbins, the wife of a New York City health inspector and the mother of four children, is the first woman cantor in Jewish his tory. An intensive search into Jewish law turned up nothing that could bar her appointment, but the whole weight of Jewish custom was against it. Although women are movingly praised in Jewish scripture, they have always occupied an inferior position in the Jewish religious structure as ";a nation unto themselves." Born in Cavalla, Greece, of Russian parents, Mrs. Robbins moved with her family to Danzig in 1928 when she was only five, soon...
...Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater, a syndicated film series shown locally across the nation, should be perfect for all ardent Cantor fans. Eddie sings his old songs, pats his hands, rolls his banjo eyes, bounces on tiptoe and mixes large doses of sentimentality with a succession of harmless jokes. On the opening show, Brian Aherne labored through a too-cute skit dealing with a talking dog and an equally gabby child...