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WELCOME TO HOLY BLOSSOM Temple Organization Cantor Benjamin Maissner, Cantor
Cantor Benjamin Maissner, Cantor
 | Benjamin Z. Maissner is Cantor and Music Director of Holy Blossom Temple. With degrees from the Hebrew Union College of Sacred Music and Temple University, he is renowned for his knowledge of both secular and liturgical music. Cantor Maissner has mastered a variety of musical styles ranging from Jewish Renaissance and early Hebrew Art Music to contemporary Canadian, American and Israeli compositions. He is also Conductor and Music Director of Lachan, Toronto’s Jewish Chamber Choir. A versatile performer himself, Cantor Maissner has been a featured soloist in such theatres as the Mann Auditorium in Jerusalem and New York’s Carnegie | | Hall. He has also served as musical consultant for documentaries including To Mend the World and The Man Who Hid Anne Frank. He currently serves on the executive board of the Cantors’ Assembly (Conservative) and as Vice President of the American Conference of Cantors (Reform). He teaches vocal and cantorial skills and is National Chair of the Certification Program of the American Conference of Cantors. Cantor Maissner teaches and lectures extensively. He has been Cantor-in-Residence at the Hebrew Union Colleges in New York, Cincinnati and Jerusalem. In March 2001, he was recognized with an honorary doctorate in music from the Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion. |
Contact Cantor Maissner Cantor Maissner's CD Recordings
If you would like to purchase a CD, please contact, Mari Lynn Rusak, Cantor Maissner's Secretary,
at
mlrusak@holyblossom.org or (416) 789-3291 ext. 224. Click on any title with a to listen to a clip of the music. | | | Rosh Hashanah |  | |
| | Days of Awe |  | |
| | The Song of my Life Cantorial Treasures |  | |
| | New Rhythms In The Jewish Calendar For those who love to sing, each festival is represented by the most familiar songs especially for the younger generation |  | |
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An extensive collection of Cantor Maissner's recordings are catalogued
in:
 
Go directly to Cantor Maissner's page at F.A.U and click on any album to
listen to his music.
Letters from Cantor Maissner's Travels
(PDF) The Sound of Music in the Month of Jewish Music Letter from Cantor Maissner while in Germany. Letter from Cantor Maissner while in China with Lachan. Letters from Cantor Maissner while on his sabbatical - February 24, 2006
- February 21-2, 2006
- February 21-1, 2006
- February 17, 2006
- February 12, 2006
- February 9, 2006
- February 7, 2006
- February 6, 2006
- February 5, 2006
- January 30, 2006J
- January 29, 2006
Rabbi Moscowitz •
Cantorial Soloist Rivers •
Rabbi Splansky •
Rabbi Thomashow •
Rabbi Marmur •
Rabbi Plaut •
Rabbi Goldfarb •
Director of Education •
Executive Director •
Director of Development 
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