Reb Yossele Rosenblatt - כה סיון

Yahrtzeit Yomi #1093!! כה סיון Reb Yossele Rosenblatt The King of Cantors ר׳ יוסף ב״ר רפאל שלום רוזנבלט מלך החזנים (1882 - 1933) ---------------------------------------------------- Yahrtzeit Yomi for the final week of Sivan is dedicated לעילוי נשמת רב יעקב בן ר׳ אברהם ז״ל ת.נ.צ.ב.ה. ---------------------------------------------------- Friends, as any seasoned follower of Yahrtzeit Yomi knows, NOBODY can do it as well as Reb Yaakov Brown, Curator of Klal Yisrael!! On the occasion of the 91st yahrtzeit of Reb Yossele Rosenblatt zl (כה סיון), YY is honored to present the following stunning tribute to “The King of Cantors”. Our utmost gratitude is extended to Reb Yaakov Shlita for his gracious and selfless dedication to the cause of spreading inspiration to the Jewish people!! זייט מצליח!! By a show of hands, how many of you are fans of chazzanus? (......Insert crickets here......) That’s what I thought. However, in spite of this, it behooves us to step outside of our normal comfort zones, and very briefly (- emphasis on neither very nor briefly -) cover the life and career of The King of Cantors - The Golden Voice of Jewish Music, Yossele Rosenblatt. I think you’ll find it’s worth the read. Standing at not much more than five feet tall, Rosenblatt was still an impressive figure with his heavy, dark beard and fastidious appearance. Until the early post–World War I years, Rosenblatt pretty much dominated the world of chazzanus in America. Reviewers sometimes described him as a ma