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He played the cantor's role in the film Norman, featuring Richard Gere. [9] His videos are popular on Youtube, with over 20 million views. [10] During the 2020 pandemic, he led services for Park Avenue Synagogue livestream online, transforming Jewish practice by growing the online community of worshippers to hundreds of thousands of viewers. [11]
The Park Avenue Synagogue (Hebrew: אגודת ישרים, romanized: Agudat Yesharim, lit. 'The Association of the Righteous') is a Conservative Jewish congregation at 50 East 87th Street on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City, New York. Founded in 1882, the congregation is one of the largest congregations in the United States. [1]
Hashkiveinu is the result of a commissioning project from 1943 to 1976 by Cantor Dr. David Putterman for a series of contemporary music at Park Avenue Synagogue in New York City. Putterman believed strongly that the synagogue music—particularly American synagogue music—would only endure through adaptation and creativity.
Angela Buchdahl (née Warnick; Korean: 앤절라 워닉 북달; [2] born July 8, 1972) is an American reform rabbi.She was the first East Asian-American to be ordained as a rabbi, and the first East Asian-American to be ordained as a hazzan (cantor).
[1] [2] She served as cantor for fourteen years at Park Avenue Synagogue, for twelve years at West End Synagogue in Manhattan, and for five years at Congregation Sons of Israel in Briarcliff Manor, New York. [3] [4] She is a member of the Women Cantors Network. [4]
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Groundbreaking on the new synagogue in Pikesville began on June 7, 1959. [3] Rabbi Jacob B. Agus and Cantor Saul Z. Hammerman were present. [3] Built on 23 acres (93,000 m 2) of land with a construction budget of $1,500,000, the synagogue was designed by architect Sigmund Braverman and built by Cogswell Construction Company. [2]