Weddings are back Cantor Heller, August 2, 2021June 14, 2022 Yesterday 1st of Aug 2021, finally Lisa and Gary had their chuppah planned before the pandemic and postponed twice, it was a memorable occasion, they hired our Sanctuary, beautifully designed for this type of ceremony, professional quartet, and organ in the loft, music as in our repertoire, this a little taste of the seventh blessing of Sheva Brachot: Related Hazzanut Belsize Square SynagogueCantorialHazzanut
Hazzanut Summer Weddings and the Sacred Harmony of Hans Bloemendal’s Sheva Brachot June 19, 2025July 21, 2025 There’s something uniquely magical about summer weddings. The golden light, the scent of blooming flowers, and the warmth of long days create a perfect backdrop for love and celebration. In Jewish tradition, this joy is elevated by the Sheva Brachot—the Seven Blessings—recited under the chuppah and during the week of festivities… Read More
Cantorial The Professional Choir of Belsize Square Synagogue June 7, 2021June 8, 2021 TO THE PROFESSIONAL CHOIR OF BSS AT THE HENRY KUTTNER SHABBAT–OCTOBER 2014 When I learned that I had been chosen to work in this Synagogue There were so many feelings at once: joy, fear … I did not know what fate was in for me. Many questions and many doubts… Read More
Hazzanut Louis Lewandowski’s 200th anniversary May 19, 2021October 21, 2022 Louis Lewandowski 1821-2021 Keeping the legacy of Louis LewandowskiFrom a lecture at the European Cantors Association, Prague 2016 Cantor Dr. Paul Heller Tina Frühauf has given us a book that is as much about Jewish identity as it is about music. She presents the organ as a marker of Jewish… Read More