Behind the Scenes: Congregation Emanu-El

For High Holy day services one year in the 1860s, Temple Emanu-El sidelined its regular cantor and brought in the best female opera singer in town. Here, the current cantor of the synagogue, Roslyn Barak, and members of the choir, reenact a Rosh Hashanah service.

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