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Yaakov "Yanky" Lemmer

Kabbalah · Traditional Hebrew Liturgy

American chazzan who sings the traditional Hebrew liturgy in the classical cantorial style.

KabbalahUnited States
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Yaakov "Yanky" Lemmer

Yaakov Lemmer, known as Yanky, is a chazzan — a cantor — who sings the traditional Hebrew liturgy. The repertoire is the fixed text of Jewish prayer, and the art is in how a voice carries it.

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Sefiras Ha'omer by Pierre Pinchik

The Pierre Pinchik setting of the counting of the Omer, sung at Beth E-l of Boro Park.

5 min
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Sh'ma Yisrael by Cantor Leib Glantz, sung in Kraków

Yaakov Lemmer sings Leib Glantz's setting of the Sh'ma, recorded in Kraków.

63 min
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Cantor Yaakov Lemmer and the N.Y. Klezmer Allstars

A full Millennium Stage concert at the Kennedy Center, with cantorial settings and klezmer side by side.

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Concealment & the hidden light

Kabbalah

The Jewish mystical tradition centred on hidden dimensions of scripture and the nature of the divine, often explored through symbolic systems such as the Tree of Life.

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