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the official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical part of the service and sings or chants the prayers intended to be performed as solos

Certainly the image of the hazan wailing on Yom Kippur, bringing the entire congregation to an ecstasy of tears, is one of the central inspirations for Sway.
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In some Orthodox communities, girls will have a ceremony that shows their learning or piety in a different way from boy. bimah The pulpit or platform at the front of the sanctuary in a synagogue. hazan, the cantor is a professional service leader. — InterfaithFamily.com
Below the preceding one Either the author of the treaty, or the hazan of the land of Zunire 7. — Babylonian and Assyrian Literature
After the sermon the _hazan_ again intoned the prayers, assisted by the fervent responses of the congregation. — Rabbi and Priest A Story