Cantor Moshe Haschel - Umipnei Chatoeinu

Moshe Haschel Cantor Moshe Haschel was born in Buenos Aires , Argentina and in 1969 emigrated with his family to Israel ... He graduated from the Israeli Institute for Cantorial Art in Jerusalem where he studied with Cantor Naftali Herstik, Cantor Moshe Stern, Eli Jaffe, Daniel liff and Dan Hendrikson. In 1985, he accepted his first post as chazzan of the Great Synagogue "Ein Ya'akov' in Giv'ataim, Israel . Soon after he conducted services at the Green & Sea Point Hebrew Congregation in Cape Town , South Africa . In 1988 Cantor Haschel accepted a call from the Finchley Synagogue and since 1997 he has occupied the bimah of the St. John's Wood Synagogue, London . As an exemplary exponent of the cantorial art, his faithful interpretations of some of the most intricate compositions demonstrate a profound understanding of the various styles of this music, an accomplishment that links him with the great cantors of the past. Along with his synagogal responsibilities, Cantor Haschel is renowned as a concert performer, singing to great acclaim in many parts of the world including England , Israel , Europe , South Africa , The United States and Canada in addition to having made several recordings. Among his many appearances on radio and television one can perhaps single out the BBC live broadcast of the first National Holocaust Memorial Day ceremony at Westminster Hall in January 2001 In the presence of HRH Charles Prince of Wales, the Prime Minister Mr. Tony Blair and many other dignitaries, Cantor Haschel chanted the El Male Rachamim prayer for the holocaust martyrs.