This was Chazan Frankel’s signature kiddush (composed by Cantor Abraham Katz of Amsterdam). On one of my other channels I have this as sung by a young budding Chazan in Erets. I took the performance and had the organ added by my friend Yehoshua Solomon (who is available for simchas…) and voila. Enjoy before the […]

For our community this piece tops anything ever written by anyone named “Handel”. And while this piece can be found many places online, we will always prefer it “our way”.

From the Choir of KAJ concert 1955. Recording provided to my father by Mr. Joseph Katzenstien a’H. Featuring the Chazan “Siggi” Selig a’H Gmar Tov.

A Shabbos Staple. Chazan Shulman of Greatneck Synagogue I hope to post many more from our beloved Shul Choir to keep a balance between social, historical, musical and minhag-related posts. The Breuer’s Choir in the Eighties was not “artsy-smartsy”, but it was the most authentically “shul” in nature. 1) It sang (and still does) EVERY […]

From one of Rabbi Chazan Lieber’s beloved records. This Maoz Tzur has a Chazan’s solo in the second and fourth stanza. I am informed by a viewer that a famous chazan named Israel Alter performed it this way too.  

Singing with KAJ Choir some 8 months before his passing. Yehi Zichro Baruch.