Hazan

Hazan
(pl. Hazanim)
   Cantor of Jewish liturgies. Originally a sexton, the office dates from about 650, coinciding with the rise of piyyutim for congregational singing with a soloist. A professional appointed by the community, the hazan acted as liturgical leader as well as poet and teacher in the community. Until siddur were printed in 1486, the hazan possessed the single manuscript copy for a synagogue, and the congregation followed his singing by rote. Because rabbis often considered popular piyyutim liturgically superfluous, hazanim were often at odds with them, particularly from the 16th century on, when the hazan’s improvisations (hazanut) came under fierce attack.

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