Cantor Janet Leuchter

Janet Leuchter earned her Masters in Sacred Music from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in 1999 and previously served Congregation Beth Elohim in Brooklyn and Temple Avodah in Oceanside, NY. She is currently the cantor of Greenburgh Hebrew Center, in Dobbs Ferry, NY.

Individuals dressed in all black costumes acting out the Purim story on a small stage
Purim

The Fascinating Evolution of the Purim-Spiel

Cantor Janet Leuchter
The humble yet beloved Purim-spiel ("play" in Yiddish) is the only genuine folk theater that has survived a thousand years of European culture, and in our day has morphed and flourished. Let's take a quick look at this amazing story.