The Cantor
From the Mishnah to Modernity
Published on 10. May 2019
Book
Hardback
302 pages
978-1-5326-5831-0 (ISBN)
Description
Wayne Allen traces the evolution of the office of synagogue cantor as reflected in the primary sources of Jewish law as well as in Jewish lore from the third century to the present day. Allen explores the ambivalence of both Jewish authorities and the Jewish public toward the cantor and speculates on the future of the position.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Eugene
United States
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
591 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5326-5831-0 (9781532658310)
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05/2019
Wipf and Stock Publishers
€33.99
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Persons
Wayne Allen worked in health care for more than forty-five years, holding leadership roles in both military and civilian hospitals. His experience includes leading and developing teams in consulting, operations improvement, performance and process improvement, comparative benchmarking, productivity management, finance and a system-wide implementation of Oracle. He's supported some of the largest health systems in the United States including faith-based health systems, academic medical centers, for-profit health systems and small rural hospitals. Regardless of the role or organization, Wayne's passion has been to develop those around him to become the best that they can be. He's a Multiplier, developing leaders and future leaders of organizations. Helping those who do the real work be better tomorrow than they are today!