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Kol Nidre Cantor Yossele Rosenblatt

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Kol Nidre Cantor Yossele Rosenblatt Rosenblatt, born on May 9, 1882, in  Bila Tserkva ,  Russian Empire followed in a long line of cantors.  Quickly lauded as a "wunderkind", or  child prodigy , Rosenblatt's solo career began a seven years of age. When he was 17 years old, Rosenblatt went to Vienna for several months, during which he officiated in the largest synagogues of the city. He informally studied with Jacob Maerz, an accomplished singer and musician as well as a wealthy merchant. Rosenblatt's stay in Vienna was followed by an extensive tour of the communities of the Austro-Hungarian empire including Budapest. After stints in   Munkacs, Hungary ,  Bratislava and Hamburg, Germany ,  In 1912, he moved to New York to become the Cantor at  Ohab Zedek  orthodox congregation.. From 1927, he appeared Chicago , Detroit , Minneapolis, Seattle, Indianapolis, Columbus, Milwaukee, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. Rosenblatt's fame

Downtown 2

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Broad Street 1900 Broad Street  1910 Armory Battle Monument Old City Hall State and Broad until 1931

1955 was 64 years ago

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1955 was 64 years ago http :// safeshare . tv / w / FEDEwZHZXu      

Rosh Hashanah Source Sheet

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Rosh Hashanah Source Sheet Historically Rosh Hashanah is the time of the Creation of Adam and Eve (according to Rabbi Eliezer – see source 9). It was also on this date, while Moshe was on Mount Sinai praying for forgiveness for the sin of the Golden Calf, that G-d’s Mercy was shown and He heard and answered Moshe’s prayers. The days from Rosh Hashanah until Yom Kippur have been set aside as days for forgiveness ever since. The Torah, in describing Rosh Hashanah, mentions only the sacrifices and the festival nature of the day, and the blowing of the Shofar. The concept of judgment and ‘New Year’ does not appear in the Torah, but is first explained in the Mishna. This section of Nechemiah describes the return to Israel from Babylonian slavery. This was a new beginning for Israel and the Jews. The refugees who returned from exile were mainly poor, uneducated and many of them were intermarried. In this section Ezra inspires and educates the people to observe the mitzv