“His compositions are adored by cantors, choirs and congregants. “Cantor Finkelstein’s music is currently performed all over the world in Conservative, Reform and Orthodox congregations,” Glass said. Stephen Glass directed the concert, while Rhona and Bruce Caress were executive producers, and Lori Herzog, Cary Hoffman and Julie Kaplan served as chairs.
“It was really special to see their excitement and smiles,” Cantor Goldman said. The Beth Yeshurun Day School choir also took part, singing with Cantor Finkelstein, who accompanied them on piano. Julie Sacks served as the accompanist, while the band included David Goldstein (bass), David Lerner (drums) and Michael Wheeler (guitar).Ī new, stunning Yamaha C7 piano featured in the program was underwritten by Michael and Julie Kaplan, in memory of Myra Kaplan, who loved music and Jewish life. While the cantors’ voices soared, they were backed up by several talented musicians. We could have easily had a night 2, 3 and 4. “It was 35 years of music, and there was a lot of music that wasn’t included because there wasn’t enough time.
“And, it took them on a journey from when I was a child singing with my dad to this current moment. “It was an all-encompassing, emotional experience for the audience,” Cantor Finkelstein said. The program ran through nearly a dozen original compositions by Cantor Finkelstein, as well as remarks from Beth Yeshurun Rabbi Brian Strauss and synagogue president, David Stein.Ĭantor Finkelstein has composed more than 100 settings of the liturgy, many of which now are part of the regular musical repertoire of synagogues around the world. There will be love sticking around that sanctuary for a while. “It was such an enormous feeling of emotion. “To share the stage with such incredible talent and friends was such a joy,” Cantor Goldman told the JHV after the concert. “The outpouring of love was overwhelming.”Ĭantor Finkelstein, who will be leaving Beth Yeshurun on May 1, was joined on the bimah by future Beth Yeshurun Cantor Rachel Goldman, who will begin her tenure in Houston on July 1.Īlso featured were Cantor Azi Schwartz from Park Avenue Synagogue in New York, Cantor Netanel Hershtik from The Hampton Synagogue in New York and Cantor Gideon Zelermyer from Congregation Shaar Hashomayim in Montreal, Canada. “It was a very special evening and very emotional,” Cantor Finkelstein told the JHV after the concert.
“The Musical Legacy of Cantor Meir Finkelstein” took center stage at Beth Yeshurun on March 31, hitting all the high notes along the way. Nearly 60 years later, more than a thousand people filled the largest Conservative synagogue in the country to celebrate those exact words – that not only came to fruition, but left a lasting impact on Jews all around the world. An old audio recording of a 13-year-old Meir Finkelstein from his 1964 Bar Mitzvah was played on the loudspeaker inside Beth Yeshurun’s Barg Sanctuary.ĭelivering his Bar Mitzvah speech from the bimah, a young Meir said when he grows up, he wishes to be a cantor just like his father.
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