Not long before the COVID-19 pandemic, Cantor Jamie Marx of Temple Sholom in Broomall came to a couple of local music professionals with what he identified as a problem that needed solving.

Cantor Jen Benrey of Kol Ami Synagogue has started a teen band, the “Shul of Rock,” for students in grades 7-12, and a junior ...

Growing up, Hillel Friedman was afraid to sing. Now he leads the Woodbury Jewish Center as cantor. Friedman said his family has always listened to and appreciated Jewish music. He recalled attending ...

There’s nothing like good music to bring a community together and lift its spirits. Cantor Jacqueline Rafii of Valley Beth Shalom (VBS), who joined the Encino temple in 2022, had that in mind when she ...

Cantor Charles Stuart Davidson, a long-consequential figure in the world of Jewish music both nationally and in Pennsylvania, died on Nov. 24. He was 94. Davidson was a cantor, composer, professor and ...

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 ...

Asher will be one of only two Black cantors in the country. (J. Jewish News of Northern California via JTA) — As a student at London’s Royal Academy of Music in the late 2000s, Jenni Asher lived ...

Jewish cantors in Wisconsin are celebrating Hanukkah in a new way during the pandemic: They will gather virtually and broadcast a concert of... Jewish Cantors Celebrate Hanukkah With Virtual Concerts ...

(New York Jewish Week) A collection of documents described as a treasure trove of Jewish music has been acquired by the New York Public Library, after being hidden in a cantor’s basement in Yonkers ...

Along with turning the page on a new year, the following clergy are taking on brand new roles at congregations in the Windy City and suburbs. Most are newcomers to Chicago, and all are thrilled to ...

(J. Jewish News of Northern California via JTA) — As a student at London’s Royal Academy of Music in the late 2000s, Jenni Asher lived across the street from the city’s Central Synagogue. She was not ...