A Modern Cantorial Music Library

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Adonai, Adonai (13 attributes of mercy)

Adonai, Adonai (13 attributes of mercy) by Gideon Zelermyer cantor at Shaar Hashomayim Orthodox synagogue in Montreal. Sung during holidays, Rosh Hashana & Yom Kippur.

This prayer is repeated in many services on (high) holidays- usually occurs in the Amidah e.g. Birnbaum Mahzor p. 539 or Birnbaum Prayer book p. 363

A People’s Soundtrack trailer

A People’s Soundtrack explores the long and rich musical history of cantorial performance and its relationship to Jewish history.

Set in Montreal, the film features rare photos, intimate interviews, candid family moments and performance footage from some of the city’s greatest, Jewish tenors and sopranos. A People’s Soundtrack celebrates the unique ways the active voices of today are fighting to keep the ritual observances and emotional expressions of their communities alive.

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