Jack Kessler

Jack A. Kessler (1944–2024) was an American hazzan, musician, and educator. After working as a cantor for synagogues for 20 years, he organized several musical ensembles including Atzilut, a group of Jewish and Arab musicians, which toured venues around the world including the United Nations.^[1] He also adopted the practice of chanting trop for haftarah and other biblical texts in both Hebrew and English to make the text more vivid and alive for synagogue worshippers.^[2]

^ Saffren, Jarrad (March 22, 2023). "Cantor Jack Kessler Honored for Pursuing 'Peace Through Song'". The Jewish Exponent.
^ Summit, Jeffrey A. (July 1, 2016). "Music and the Interpretation of Meaning". Singing God's Words: The Performance of Biblical Chant in Contemporary Judaism. Oxford University Press. pp. 186–212. doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199844081.003.0009. ISBN 978-0-19-984408-1.

[Saffren2023-1] Saffren, Jarrad (March 22, 2023). "Cantor Jack Kessler Honored for Pursuing 'Peace Through Song'". The Jewish Exponent.

[Summit2016-2] Summit, Jeffrey A. (July 1, 2016). "Music and the Interpretation of Meaning". Singing God's Words: The Performance of Biblical Chant in Contemporary Judaism. Oxford University Press. pp. 186–212. doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199844081.003.0009. ISBN 978-0-19-984408-1.

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