Chosen Voices Allan R. Keiler Rather than focussing on the

Rather than focussing on the differences between learners

scholars of cultural studies and gender studies as well as the news media

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Contributions from experts in the field discuss issues such as community 'punishment'

Chosen Voices Allan R. Keiler Rather than focussing on theChosen Voices is the definitive survey of an often overlooked aspect of American Jewish history and ethnomusicology, and an insider's look at a profession that is also a vocation. Week after week, year after year, Jews turn to sacred singers for spiritual and emotional support. The job of the hazzan much more than the traditional ''messenger to God'' is deeply embedded in cultural, social, and religious symbolism, negotiated between the congregation