A cantor in a Jewish synagogue who leads the musical parts of religious services and helps guide congregational prayer.
From Hebrew 'ḥazzan' (cantor, leader of prayer), a term used in Judaism for centuries, referring to someone who makes melody or leads liturgical singing in the synagogue.
The hazzan's role requires mastery of incredibly complex musical traditions—they must know hundreds of different melodies and their variations across different Jewish traditions (Ashkenazi, Sephardic, etc.), making them living repositories of musical-spiritual heritage.
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