Voice of the Cantor - Episode 7a : Who Needs Nusach? Part I
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What do we mean by Nusach and wherein lies its importance? Is this centuries-old tradition, the immutable structure for the music of prayer?
Or is the melody of the synagogue more changeable and less constant than we think? Is it OK to use modern Israeli or Yeshivah tunes instead?
Or even secular songs ?
In Nusach Part I, we join a panel of Cantors and Rabbis from around the world inured in the British Commonwealth tradition (Minhag Anglia) to discuss this.
With
Cantor Asher Hainovitz, Yeshurun Synagogue, Jerusalem
Rabbi Cantor Geoffrey Shisler, Teacher and Rabbi/Cantor(retired)
Charles Heller, Writer and retired choirmaster Toronto
Rabbi Benjy Rickman, Holy Law Synagogue, Manchester UK
Moderator Hirsh Cashdan
Recorded Live on 26th May 2021; Sivvan 15th 5781
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