A Cantor's Seder

Name: A Cantor's Seder
Rating: 3.7 (3 reviews)
Author: John Kiehl

Books

Free · Designed for iPad

3 Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
Category

Books
Developer

John Kiehl
Language

EN
English
Size

243.9
MB

iPad

Why is this app different from all other apps? A CANTOR'S SEDER instantly teaches the rich musical tradition that is essential to creating a Passover filled with both joy and true meaning. Afraid that you don’t even know where to start? Are the relatives who remember every word and song sadly missing this year? This vibrant new app brings a complete experience of the Pesach evening meal, the retelling the Passover Story. The basic elements of the Haggadah are available here in both Hebrew and English. The text can be read aloud by the family, or hosted by Cantor Emanuel C. Perlman's recorded reading — and singing — of the traditional texts and melodies. Some of the features of A CANTOR’S SEDER: •Traditional Hebrew text is seamlessly translated into English at the touch of a button. •The ability to customize the length of the Seder if young children are present. •In contrast to other Passover apps, a traditional book format that replicates the experience of leafing through a Haggadah. •The Four Questions, typically recited by the youngest family member, can now be recorded directly into the app and saved for posterity in an audio scrapbook in the app or transferred to iTunes. •State-of-the-art professional sound quality from Soundtrack Recording Studios, a world renowned New York City recording studio A CANTOR’S SEDER captures the great musical tradition that has forever given this holiday such enduring meaning. Cantor Emanuel Perlman, lyric tenor, has just retired after 20 years as the Hazzan of Chizuk Amuno Congregation in Baltimore, Maryland. Dubbed by talk show legend Larry King as “a combination Caruso and Mel Torme”, Hazzan Perlman has performed both the classics and his own original compositions throughout the world.

Ratings & Reviews

3.7

out of 5

3 Ratings

Good but not 100% missing some songs at the end
04/07/2012

irwing
Everything worked great but it is missing the songs after the 4th cup. Missing are: Nirtzah, Ki Lo Naeh, Echad Mi Yodeah, Adir Hu, and the famous song Chad Gadya is also missing.
Good but not 100% missing some songs at the end
04/07/2012

irwing

Everything worked great but it is missing the songs after the 4th cup. Missing are: Nirtzah, Ki Lo Naeh, Echad Mi Yodeah, Adir Hu, and the famous song Chad Gadya is also missing.
A Cantor's Seder - A perfect blending of Tradition & Technology
04/01/2012

YotDoc
Virtually a perfect mix of text, audio and Hebrew/English. The reading of the text is so well done that it might encourage some to listen to the reading of this Haggadah and not recite it personally. The choice of Cantoral Rendition or Traditional Rendition gives depth to the service. Another feature is the easy switch between English and Hebrew. The developers are willing to answer questions and are very helpful.This App is so wonderful that it our plan to gift this to all participants so that for the first time in our family's history we will all be reading from the same page - literally if not figuratively,It is our hope that this edition of the Haggadah will be enhanced and upgraded over the years and will become part of our Passover tradition.
A Cantor's Seder - A perfect blending of Tradition & Technology
04/01/2012

YotDoc

Virtually a perfect mix of text, audio and Hebrew/English. The reading of the text is so well done that it might encourage some to listen to the reading of this Haggadah and not recite it personally. The choice of Cantoral Rendition or Traditional Rendition gives depth to the service. Another feature is the easy switch between English and Hebrew. The developers are willing to answer questions and are very helpful.This App is so wonderful that it our plan to gift this to all participants so that for the first time in our family's history we will all be reading from the same page - literally if not figuratively,It is our hope that this edition of the Haggadah will be enhanced and upgraded over the years and will become part of our Passover tradition.
THE FUTURE IS HERE. THE PAST IS PRESENT. THE PRESENT IS ETERNAL.
03/30/2012

Ben Mordchai
Astonishing. The sound. The Cantorial tradition. The commentary. The execution. I am a high fidelity, Golden Ear Audiophile. The quality of the singing on all accounts is simply stunning. John Kiel, a multi Academy Award Laureate, rendition of this APP garners highest praise. Its full assessment and value will only be rendered in the future. We are not as of now able to fully assess its full impact and value. The quality of Cantor Perlman's voice and the authentic Cantorial musical tradition he channels is staggering. At last, ordinary families can experience a transcendent, thrilling Seder at home. To hear this APP, even by those who have spent a lifetime in the field, is to be deeply thrilled. For all others who care about their Seder, this will change your life.Most importantly, the presence of this APP is a paradigm shift in the convergence of the technical scientific and the religious ritual polarities that once seemed unbridgeable.Matzah is not only the Bread of Affliction. Most who observe the Passover Seder are afflicted by a poverty of musical tradition and scholarly insight. I am not judgemental, just relating facts. I am also taking poetic and mystical license. Over the past 2000 years of Exile, Diaspora, and persecution, Jews were relegated to four cubits of spiritual poverty. Thus the Passover Seder that is observed at home by caring and well meaning families were simply denied a Spiritual Presence that shines with Splendor of Seven Suns. The repeated and critical hearing and reading this APP, still in progress, simply reaffirms the conviction and awareness of the majesty, nobility, and divinity of this APP.
THE FUTURE IS HERE. THE PAST IS PRESENT. THE PRESENT IS ETERNAL.
03/30/2012

Ben Mordchai

Astonishing. The sound. The Cantorial tradition. The commentary. The execution. I am a high fidelity, Golden Ear Audiophile. The quality of the singing on all accounts is simply stunning. John Kiel, a multi Academy Award Laureate, rendition of this APP garners highest praise. Its full assessment and value will only be rendered in the future. We are not as of now able to fully assess its full impact and value. The quality of Cantor Perlman's voice and the authentic Cantorial musical tradition he channels is staggering. At last, ordinary families can experience a transcendent, thrilling Seder at home. To hear this APP, even by those who have spent a lifetime in the field, is to be deeply thrilled. For all others who care about their Seder, this will change your life.Most importantly, the presence of this APP is a paradigm shift in the convergence of the technical scientific and the religious ritual polarities that once seemed unbridgeable.Matzah is not only the Bread of Affliction. Most who observe the Passover Seder are afflicted by a poverty of musical tradition and scholarly insight. I am not judgemental, just relating facts. I am also taking poetic and mystical license. Over the past 2000 years of Exile, Diaspora, and persecution, Jews were relegated to four cubits of spiritual poverty. Thus the Passover Seder that is observed at home by caring and well meaning families were simply denied a Spiritual Presence that shines with Splendor of Seven Suns. The repeated and critical hearing and reading this APP, still in progress, simply reaffirms the conviction and awareness of the majesty, nobility, and divinity of this APP.
A Cantor
03/30/2012

E P's Voice
What a wonderful and enjoyable learning tool! This app adds a deeper understanding of the preparation for Seder and a "voice" to our Seder.
A Cantor
03/30/2012

E P's Voice

What a wonderful and enjoyable learning tool! This app adds a deeper understanding of the preparation for Seder and a "voice" to our Seder.