A Cantor's Head

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Saturday, February 15, 2020 at 8:00 PM

Regal Perimeter Pointe

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Cantor Lauren Adesnik

Temple Emanu-El
Erik Greenberg Anjou

Filmmaker
Cantor Jack Mendelson

Sunday, February 16, 2020 at 11:00 AM

UA Tara Cinemas

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Cantor Nancy Kassel

Temple Beth Tikvah
Erik Greenberg Anjou

Filmmaker
Cantor Jack Mendelson

Sunday, February 16, 2020 at 1:55 PM

Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center

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Cantor Beth Schafer

Temple Sinai
Erik Greenberg Anjou

Filmmaker
Cantor Jack Mendelson

Monday, February 17, 2020 at 11:00 AM

Regal Perimeter Pointe

General Audience Tickets on Sale January 27

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Cantor Nancy Kassel

Temple Beth Tikvah
Erik Greenberg Anjou

Filmmaker
Cantor Jack Mendelson

About The Film

One of the world’s leading cantorial masters departs the bema, prompting questions about the dwindling tradition of Jewish sacred music. With his outsized Brooklyn personality, Cantor Jack Mendelson has been dubbed the Michael Jordan of Hazzanut. As both a performing artist and teacher, he has inspired legions of admirers worldwide, combining spiritual exploration, communal bonding and dazzling showmanship. But after years of service, his operatic voice is no longer wanted, as his White Plains synagogue replaces him with a younger cantor. Running the gamut of emotions, Cantor Mendelson, his protégés, and other musical luminaries explain the magic of this centuries-long art form, and what its loss represents.