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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
One of the first, as a 15-year-old in 1954, was Born to Cry, inspired by Yossele Rosenblatt’s Jewish cantor recordings from the 1920s.
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Jeff Metcalfe,
AZCentral.com,
3 Dec. 2025
Tears well in the eyes of those who dare to look at her as the cantor’s acapella vibrato fills the sanctuary.
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Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Los Angeles Times,
7 Jan. 2026
At a Jewish wedding, the procession starts with the rabbi or cantor.
—
Shelby Wax,
Vogue,
1 Jan. 2026
One of the first, as a 15-year-old in 1954, was Born to Cry, inspired by Yossele Rosenblatt’s Jewish cantor recordings from the 1920s.
—
Jeff Metcalfe,
AZCentral.com,
3 Dec. 2025
Tears well in the eyes of those who dare to look at her as the cantor’s acapella vibrato fills the sanctuary.
—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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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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The 26-year-old country singer was scheduled to perform at the resort May 27 and 30 but abruptly canceled the show the day of the performance.
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Instead, the singer explained that success should never be the primary motivation.
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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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Musicians including psych rocker Damon Krukowski and power pop songster Ted Leo have taken to X to blast out their support.
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“Cantor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cantor. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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