{"id":916,"date":"2022-12-13T09:31:03","date_gmt":"2022-12-13T09:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cantorheller.com\/?p=916"},"modified":"2023-01-16T16:56:21","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T16:56:21","slug":"at-west-london-synagogue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cantorheller.com\/?p=916","title":{"rendered":"At West London Synagogue"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a guest of the Zemel Choir in support of World Jewish Relief in their aid to the crisis in Ukraine, I sung and prayed asking for peace and for the souls of the departed in this cruel war. Here is a little slide show of this beautiful Synagogue and of a memorable evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cdn.shortpixel.ai\/stsp\/to_webp%2Cq_lossy%2Cret_img\/https%3A\/\/cantorheller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/325479312_727321175400581_9101834837280305617_n-1024x683.jpg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-938\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cantorheller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/325479312_727321175400581_9101834837280305617_n.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cantorheller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/325479312_727321175400581_9101834837280305617_n.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cantorheller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/325479312_727321175400581_9101834837280305617_n.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cantorheller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/325479312_727321175400581_9101834837280305617_n.jpg?resize=1536%2C1025&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cantorheller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/325479312_727321175400581_9101834837280305617_n.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cantorheller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/325479312_727321175400581_9101834837280305617_n.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cantorheller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/325479312_727321175400581_9101834837280305617_n.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cantor Heller sings at West London Synagogue\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vDN45v7XYFc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a guest of the Zemel Choir in support of World Jewish Relief in their aid to the crisis in Ukraine, I sung and prayed asking for peace and for the souls of the departed in this cruel war. 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