On the Yamim Noraim we listen to the chazzan, as for hours on end he beseeches Hashem on our behalf. Four chazzanim share their experiences,Davening from the Heart,On the Yamim Noraim we listen to the chazzan, as for hours on end he beseeches Hashem on our behalf. Four chazzanim share their experiences
Meet the Chazzanim
Name: Chazzan Yissaschar Helman
Shul: IGB (Israelitische Gemeinde Basel) Basel Switzerland
Years as chazzan: 31
Name: Mr. Richard Hagler
Shul: The White Shul Far Rockaway New York
Years as chazzan: over 30
Name: Rabbi G.
Shul: Chernobyl Beis Medrash Bnei Brak Israel
Years as chazzan: 35
Name: Chazzan Chaim David Berson
Shul: The Jewish Center Upper West Side New York
Years as chazzan: 11
“You Need to Have Hartz”
The first criterion for any chazzan or baal tefillah is regesh feeling explains Chazzan Yissachar Helman long-time chazzan in Basel Switzerland. “You need to connect to the tefillah to understand the words so that it can come straight from the heart out.”
“You need to have ‘hartz ’ ” agrees Rabbi G. baal tefillah at the Chernobyl Beis Medrash in Bnei Brak. “A nice voice is the least that you need; the main thing is to put your heart into your davening.”
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