We are grateful for the lovely profile on our immensely talented chazzan, Hillel Tigay (“The Rock Cantor,” Sept. 21). But we want to set the record straight on one matter. Here’s what went down mere ...

It's a cherished tradition in many synagogues on the eve of Yom Kippur, the holiest of Jewish holidays. Synagogue leaders take turns holding the Torah scrolls as a cantor chants Kol Nidre, a ...

For cellist Robert Deutsch, the pleading and mournful melody of the Kol Nidre prayer has resonated throughout his life. As part of the High Holy Day services in the synagogue he attended as he ...

A decision to eliminate the recital of the Kol Nidre formula from the Yom Kippur night service was taken by the trustees of the Society for the Advancement of Judaism, 15 West 86 Street, a ...