An topical blog tracking trends and fads in American Jewish foodways
1/19/16
Help Wanted: Cantor (Rabbis need not apply)
I was very surprised by the passage in the Marcus article that rabbis were not employed within synagogues until the early-1800's. It was in fact cantors who were most commonly found in colonial America. What trends of the colonial Jewish community may have led to this, and what do you think caused the sudden communal desire for rabbis to play a larger role?
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