page_title: Hazzan
hierarchical_section_title: Hazzan
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Kantorenkonzert in the Stadttempel in Vienna, with a visiting group from Jerusalem.
context_page_description: A hazzan or chazzan is a Jewish musician or precentor trained in the vocal arts who helps lead the congregation in songful prayer. In English, this prayer leader is often referred to as a cantor, a term also used in Christianity.
context_section_description: A hazzan (/ˈhɑːzən/; Hebrew: [χaˈzan]) or chazzan (Hebrew: חַזָּן ḥazzān, plural ḥazzānim; Yiddish khazn; Ladino hassan) is a Jewish musician or precentor trained in the vocal arts who helps lead the congregation in songful prayer. In English, this prayer leader is often referred to as a cantor, a term also used in Christianity.
caption: Cantor-concert in the Vienna Stadttempel synagogue
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