http://www.shaarezedek.org/hazzan Writings and Music Sun, 28 Dec 2008 00:02:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en HazzaNotes January 2009 HazzaNotes December 2008 HazzaNotes November 2008 HazzaNotes October 2008 HazzaNotes July & August 2008 HazzaNotes March 2008 HazzaNotes February 2008 HazzaNotes December 2007 HazzaNotes November 2007 HazzaNotes October 2007 HazzaNotes September 2007 HazzaNotes August 2007 HazzaNotes June 2007 HazzaNotes May 2007 HazzaNotes April 2007 HazzaNotes March 2007 HazzaNotes February 2007 HazzaNotes January 2007 HazzaNotes December 2006 HazzaNotes November 2006 HazzaNotes October 2006 HazzaNotes September 2006 HazzaNotes August 2006 Welcome May ... http://www.shaarezedek.org/hazzan/2008/12/27/hazzanotes/ Share This http://www.shaarezedek.org/hazzan/2008/01/07/kol-isha-a-womens-voice-sheheheyanu/ In August of 1955, the front page of the New York Times reported the story of Betty Robbins, the world’s first female cantor. “Mrs. Sheldon Robbins,” as the story refers to her, was unanimously elected by her Reform temple in Oceanside, NY, to lead the Rosh Hashana evening Service in ... http://www.shaarezedek.org/hazzan/2007/12/04/hazzan-note-december-2007/ Spirituality: the word itself elicits either enthusiasm or eye-rolling. You may associate spirituality with an ecstatic, emotionally charged prayer experience, or perhaps with a particular practice, such as meditation, fasting, or chanting. It can also be a more gradual, evolving process: I define spirituality as a search for a personal, ... http://www.shaarezedek.org/hazzan/2007/03/01/hazzan-note-march-2007/ The Shabbat of Parshat Beshallach (which we read on Feb. 3) has a special name: it is also known as Shabbat Shira, or the Shabbat of song. It is called this because both the Torah and haftarah contain songs, sung by Moses, Miriam and Devorah. Moses and Miriam, upon the ... http://www.shaarezedek.org/hazzan/2007/02/01/february-07/ Another year, another Chanukah on its way – and the December dilemma begins yet again. My father always likes to note that Chanukah is a minor holiday in the Jewish calendar, and he believes, as many do, that the fuss over it is undeserved. But we live in a country ... http://www.shaarezedek.org/hazzan/2006/11/21/hazzan-notes-december-2006/ In a particular home renovation show on television, neighbors are asked to fix up a room in one another’s house. Two days and a thousand dollars later, each room is transformed, from beige walls to red. Old furniture is covered with new fabric, a mirror or plant is strategically placed ... http://www.shaarezedek.org/hazzan/2006/09/22/september-bulletin-hazzan-notes/ There was once a little girl who had a daily routine. Each morning, she would slip out the back door, run into the forest behind her house, and find the same clearing next to the same tall trees. In the shade of the trees she would open her siddur and ... http://www.shaarezedek.org/hazzan/2006/09/07/september-bulletin-hazzanotes/ Shalom! I want to begin by expressing how excited and privileged I feel to be serving the Shaare Zedek community. In my search for a position and your search for a cantor, I think we have found a great match! I look forward to celebrating holidays together, marking s’machot, learning ... http://www.shaarezedek.org/hazzan/2006/08/01/hazzan-notes-august-2006/