Guide
Ḥazzan
1st–6th Centuries
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Liturgical Role of the Ḥazzan
t. Ta‘anit 1:13
The ḥazzan of the synagogue says to them, “Blow a long blast, priests, blow a long blast,” and then he again says to them, “He who answered Abraham on Mount Moriah, He will answer you and hear the…
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Aramaic Inscription on Stone from Ḥorvat ha-‘Amudim, Lower Galilee
Yo‘ezer the ḥazzan and Simeon his brother made this gate of the Lord of Heaven.
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Greek Inscription on Mosaic from Apamea, Syria
In the time of Nehemiah [Nemias] the hazzan (who was) also the deacon, the entrance(?) of the shrine was paved with mosaic. Year 703, Dystros 9 [March 9, 392—Ed.]. [ . . . ] on, having made a vow…
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Honoring the Ḥazzan
y. Berakhot 3:1, 6a
It is stated: one drinks ten cups [of wine] in the house of a mourner—two before the meal, five during the meal, and three after the meal. These are the three after the meal: one for Grace, one for…
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The Babylonian Talmud on the Ḥazzan
b. Shabbat 35b|b. Eruvin 55b
R. Yosi bar Ḥanina said: I heard that [a person who was pressed for time and] comes to light [Shabbat lights] after six blasts may light [without concern, as…
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Leadership of the Early Synagogue
1st–7th Centuries