Chazzonus - Cantors and Cantorial Singing

Published: Sept. 24, 2023, 6:12 p.m.

One of the central roles of the High Holidays Service is the Chazzan, the cantor who leads the prayers singing melodies\xa0and tunes to the words of the prayers.\xa0Chazzanim (cantors) have been part of Jewish liturgy from the earliest times and many of the tunes have been used for hundreds of years or longer.

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A fascinating discussion about Chazanim and Chazzanut - Cantors and the history of Cantorial music.\n\n

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