It was an afternoon of music at Temple Or Elohim, a community reform congregation in Jericho, on June 12. Cantor David Katz was joined by a group of three women cantors, the Shul Sisters in what was ...

Temple Adat Shalom’s new cantor, Ben Rosner, has a big task ahead — incorporating his own ideas to the Poway synagogue while maintaining the traditions its former cantor established. As a successor to ...

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! In the Jewish tradition, the cantor leads the congregation in song and prayer. For ...

Tami Cherdack Sherman, a professional vocalist, pianist and guitarist who has dedicated her life to the power of music to connect and inspire, was installed recently as the cantor of Congregation Dor ...

When preparing for a performance, it’s very important to know how to choose a piece. It’s not enough for the cantor just to like the music. It has to be a piece that matches his voice.

From London to Los Angeles, Meir Finkelstein's cantorial career has spanned more than five decades and thousands of miles. The new cantor at Temple Emanu-El of Palm Beach, Finkelstein has served ...

Creating music that has lasted 400 years is notable enough. Yet Salamone Rossi stands out for something more. He was a professional musician in Renaissance Italy - despite being Jewish in an era when ...

Cantor Bernard “Buzzy” Walters was given his nickname at birth — named for his grandmother Bella — but his brimful career path has shown that the nickname is an apt one. Walters, turning 80 next month ...

Melodrama abounds in "The Jazz Singer," the 1927 cinematic tale of a Jewish youth who turns his back on his family's desire that he become a cantor, revels in a career as a pop singer, then - as his ...

In front of the open Torah Ark, Temple Beth Sholom Cantor Lisa Segal, center, sings a blessing to Rachel Edelstein, 13, of Miami Beach, during her bat mitzvah on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014. MARSHA HALPER ...