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Yitzchak Meir Helfgot is an Israeli-born Hasidic Orthodox Jewish cantor.

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Report us. Related Topics. Cantorial music. I catch up with Nissim Saal, the new star of the cantorial world, at his home in Staten Island, New York, just a few hours before he boards a flight to Israel with his family. He is going to assume a new and challenging role for the New Year: the hazan, or cantor, of the Yeshurun Synagogue in Jerusalem.

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More stories:. Divided we fall: Lessons from the ancient schism between Israel and Judah. Uncovered Vatican letter confirms pope was aware of the Holocaust. The Yeshurun Synagogue, which has already celebrated its th birthday, is considered one of the prestigious synagogues for cantors.