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Hamra wanders through the open spaces of the synagogue, stepping up onto an elevated marble platform where cantors have stood over the centuries.
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Jane Arraf,
NPR,
3 Feb. 2026
Born in Chicago and raised in Philadelphia, Leberman moved to Israel at 20 and served for three years in the IDF’s undercover counterterrorism unit, often as its cantor.
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Grace Gilson,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Jan. 2026
Laurence Harris, a longtime member and wife of the temple’s cantor, Ruth, who together with her saved multiple Torahs from burning last year, said that the community has grown in the year since.
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Los Angeles Times,
7 Jan. 2026
At a Jewish wedding, the procession starts with the rabbi or cantor.
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Shelby Wax,
Vogue,
1 Jan. 2026
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Jane Arraf,
NPR,
3 Feb. 2026
Born in Chicago and raised in Philadelphia, Leberman moved to Israel at 20 and served for three years in the IDF’s undercover counterterrorism unit, often as its cantor.
—
Grace Gilson,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Jan. 2026
Laurence Harris, a longtime member and wife of the temple’s cantor, Ruth, who together with her saved multiple Torahs from burning last year, said that the community has grown in the year since.
—
Los Angeles Times,
7 Jan. 2026
At a Jewish wedding, the procession starts with the rabbi or cantor.
—
Shelby Wax,
Vogue,
1 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cantor
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Founded in 1987, Ragazzi Boys Chorus provides musical education and performance opportunities for boys and young men ages 5-18, serving more than 230 choristers from over 100 schools in more than 30 Bay Area communities.
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While many people have been introduced to English choral services through the angelic voices of the choristers in flowing robes and Elizabethan ruffs who sing at royal weddings and carol services, choirs perform every day in much more humble settings.
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Travis Kelce's brother, Jason Kelce, and his wife, Kylie Kelce, are expected to attend, as are fellow NFL star George Kittle and actor-singer Suki Waterhouse.
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Drones and water choreography, acrobats, and a floating pianist paired with over-the-top performances by Leona Lewis and opera singer Joseph Calleja transformed the night into a spectacle.
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The main chanter was Obsidian Tiburon, a Taino representative of the American Indian Movement who came down from Orlando to attend the protest.
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On a separate platform to the right of the action, three male chanters sit in a neat row, next to men playing the shamisen, a stringed instrument with a raw and piercing tone which is often used in vocal accompaniment.
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Bleyle, guitarist/vocalist Kaia Wilson, and guitarist/bassist Donna Dresch formed Team Dresch in Portland, Oregon in 1993.
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Fleetwood Mac originated as a British blues band seven years before Nicks and her boyfriend, guitarist Lindsey Buckingham, joined the group, which already had a phenomenal female vocalist — the sublime Christine Perfect McVie.
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How absurd, indeed, to imagine wild birds giving time like the mechanical songsters on an ornamental clock.
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“Cantor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cantor. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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