Welcoming Shabbat with Adon Olam as Sung by Cantor Marcus Feldman of Temple Sinai in LA

Recognized as one of “The Top Five Best New Voices in Jewish Music” by The Forward, Marcus Feldman is the Senior Cantor of Sinai Temple in West Los Angeles.

His voice has been heard at Dodger Stadium, The Getty Center, and all over the world via his YouTube channel. Training in opera as a tenor, Cantor Feldman graduated from the University of Southern California’s Thorton School of Music and the Marshall School of Business as a Renaissance Scholar in 2007.

Ordained as a cantor in 2011 at the Academy for Jewish Religion, California, Cantor Feldman holds a Master’s of Jewish Sacred Music degree from the same institution, where he now serves as a Professor of Cantorial & Liturgical Studies. During his Cantorial studies, Cantor Feldman spent half a year in Jerusalem, Israel, studying Hazzanut with Cantor Naftali Herstik, formerly of the Great Synagogue of Jerusalem, and taking courses at Hebrew University and the Conservative Yeshiva.

This rousing version of Adon Olam by Aminadav Aloni brings a vibrant rhythmic energy to the traditional closing prayer.  

Welcoming Shabbat with Lecha Dodi at the New Orleans Jazz Festival Shabbat

Tonight we welcome Shabbat with a version of Lecha Dodi sung by two cantors from two Reform synagogues in New Orleans. 

This Lecha Dodi was recorded earlier this month at a Jazz Festival Shabbat at New Orleans' Touro Synagogue. The singers are Touro's Cantor Kevin Margolius and Cantor Rebecca Garfein from nearby Temple Sinai.

Shabbat Shalom!

Welcoming Shabbat with Adon Olam by the Temple Sinai Toronto Blue Jays Choir

Tonight we welcome Shabbat with the Cantors, Rabbis, and Cantorial Soloists of Toronto's Temple Sinai who join their voices in this virtual choir. They sing Adon Olam to the lively tune of "Ok Blue Jays," the beloved anthem of the Toronto Blue Jays, who are playing against the Los Angeles Dodgers in this year's World Series.

This creative musical mashup celebrates Jewish tradition with a playful twist, uniting voices from near and far to uplift and inspire. Whether you’re a fan of Jewish music, baseball, or simply love seeing communities come together through song—this performance will make you smile.  

Enjoy, and Shabbat shalom! 

   

(A tip of the kippah to Mannie Young in Canada for bringing this video to our attention)

Welcoming Shabbat with Adon Olam by Cantor Orly Campbell at Temple Sinai in Los Angeles

Orly Campbell graduated with a B.A., emphasis in Vocal Arts at California State University of Northridge in 2006. Prior to Orly beginning her journey at the Academy for Jewish Religion California (AJRCA) she was already a year into her most prideful job, being a new mom. She had no clue how she could attend a master’s seminary and raise a baby, let alone 4 children. 

Orly spent the last 6 years raising her kids and discovering her true love for hazzanut. She has worked in many different temples including Temple Ramat Zion, Stephen Wise,  Beth Shir Shalom, Desert Outreach Synagogue, Temple Judea, Temple Akiba and Temple Beth David, where Orly served as the Cantor for the past 3 years. 

Cantor Orly was ordained and received her Master’s Degree from the Academy for Jewish Religion in May 2019. She will continue sharing her love, passion and voice in hopes of elevating a congregant’s experience for services.

On April 17 at Temple Sinai in Los Angeles, Cantor Orly Campbell led the congregation in singing Adon Olam on a Sisterhood Shabbat.

Enjoy, and Shabbat shalom!

Welcoming Shabbat with a Ukrainian Version of Shalom Aleichem by Cantors Sergei and Elena Schwartz

Tonight we welcome Shabbat with a version of Shalom Aleichem that's set to a famous Ukrainian song Nich Yaka Misyachna - "Нiчь яка мiсячна" (What a Moonlit Night)..

It's sung by Cantors Sergei and Elena Schwartz of Temple Sinai of Roslyn, New York, Long Island's largest Reform synagogue as a symbol of support for Ukraine.  

Enjoy, and Shabbat Shalom! 

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Welcoming Shabbat with V'Shamru by Cantors Danny Maseng and Renata Braun

Danny Maseng is a playwright, actor, singer, and composer. He recently retired as cantor and spiritual leader of Makom LA, a newish, Jewish, dynamic, post-denominational community, in Los Angeles.

This week we welcome Shabbat with Danny singing V'Shamru together with Cantor Renata Braun of Temple Sinai in Rochester, New York where Danny Maseng was a scholar and Artist-in-Residence earlier this year.

Enjoy, and Shabbat shalom!

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Welcoming Shabbat with Shalom Aleichem in Toronto's Temple Sinai

Today we welcome Shabbat with a choir from Temple Sinai in Toronto, Ontario. Their version of Shalom Aleichem is the 36th that we've posted in our welcoming Shabbat series.

It was recorded last November at the installation of Rabbi Jordan Shaner and Cantor Sharon Brown-Levy.

Enjoy, and Shabbat shalom!

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