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MONDAY 27th FEBRUARY 2012 - 12:30 - 1:30PM

NOSH & DROSH WITH CHAZAN DAVID LIPP of Congregation Adath Jeshurun, Louisville, Kentucky

  • The Drawing Room at The Sternberg Centre, 80 East End Road, Finchley, London, N3 2SY UK
  • £6.00 including lunch (soup, filled baguette, fruit & tea/coffee)
  • Apply to Chazan Jaclyn Chernett here

    • CHAZAN DAVID LIPP was born in Madison, Wisconsin, USA, and lived in Israel as a child. He received a degree in music from the University of Minnesota in vocal performance, summa cum laude.

    'The music that seems to connect with people now,' Chazan David says, 'is eclectic: country, rock and even Ugandan expression. Jewish music must react with its surroundings and provide more ways for people to find Jewish values and aesthetics.' He has established a reputation as an inspiring leader of worship and a transmitter of the Jewish musical tradition – from ancient to contemporary.

    '[Chazan David Lipp] has consistently taken me beyond the Shul, bringing Torah study into my life. Successfully galvanizing the community around his service to it has been one of his greatest strengths.'

SUNDAY 18th MARCH 2012

THE ART OF SHULMANSHIP 5!

A seminar for leaders of prayer, service organisers and shul-goers who want to know more at the New London Synagogue, 33 Abbey Road, London NW8 0AT between 1:30pm and 5:30pm

Commissioned by the Assembly of Masorti Synagogues

  • The Art of Shulmanship seminar will offer 4 tracks for you to choose from, led by Chazan Jaclyn Chernett, Chazan Stephen Cotsen, Chazan Jeremy Burko and voice coach Robert Davis.
  • Details about the topics will be available soon.
  • The seminar is designed to enhance awareness and understanding and to whet the appetite for more learning. You can come into the programme at any level and find something to learn.
  • Please join us!

This popular EAJL seminar programme, commissioned by the Assembly of Masorti Synagogues

Cost: £15 / £7.50 Concessions - Apply Soon - Places are limited!

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THURSDAY 7th JUNE TO SUNDAY 10th JUNE 2012

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EAJL is working with TEFILLAH IN EUROPE (Learning for Leaders of Davenen – Lishmo’a, Lilmod Ul’lamed) on a residential seminar entitled Nigun, Nusach, Neshamah at Skeet Hill House, Kent, UK, from June 7th to 10th 2012. The residential experience is the brainchild of Chazan Jalda Rebling of Berlin and Chazan Jaclyn Chernett of London who met at the Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem last year. Another one of EAJL’s mentors, Chazan Jack Kessler who heads the Aleph Cantorial programme, will be teaching the course. “We want to bring our davenen leaders together to experience possibilities they haven’t even thought of through their tefillah so they can bring their neshama to their congregations” says Chazan Chernett. “We insist on high standards of nusach together with a deep spiritual engagement. We have found a beautiful, kosher venue in Skeet Hill House to house our learning”.

Enquiries to info@eajl.org.

The phenomenon of the birth of Jewish communities all over Europe, like a phoenix after the flames of the Shoah, has given rise to the need for these congregations to sustain themselves by accessing their often lost heritage. Chazanim (Cantors) and Rabbis are not affordable for most of these groups and unless they have lay people who are able to lead prayer services and life-cycle events, the cultural and religious necessities that bind community, they will find it difficult to sustain themselves and grow.

EAJL nurtures and inspires able individuals who seek to lead their groups in tefillah (prayer), by matching each of them with a professional cantor according to the tradition and language in which they wish to learn, who becomes their mentor.

Jewish prayerbook texts of the siddur and mahzor are embedded in their specific music. The teachers guide students along their spiritual journey and train them in the skills of traditional nusach (prayer chant) and melodies appropriate for each synagogue prayer service. Students can also learn biblical cantillations of different traditions. Each student chooses what he/she wishes to learn.

Individual coaching is supported by seminars with well-chosen scholars. Resources are reviewed constantly. Chazan Jaclyn Chernett, EAJL’s founder, together with the team of directors, works with the Cantors Assembly, the largest body of professional chazanim in the world, to ensure the best network of professional teachers.


 

Why Nusach?

Click on the picture to hear Chazan Jaclyn Chernett explain.

Chazan, Hazzan, Cantor, Sh’liach Tsibbur (Messenger of the Congregation), Ba’al Tefillah (Master of Prayer), are all words that mean leader of Jewish prayer.

A Chazan / Hazzan / Cantor is the title of a person who is qualified to do so.