Cantor Jordan Franzel

Cantor Jordan Franzel has been serving Congregation Or Ami in Lafayette Hill, PA, since July 2002. He received his Master of Sacred Music from Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion - School of Sacred Music and was invested as a Cantor in 1996. Prior to his pulpit in Pennsylvania, Cantor Franzel served Central Synagogue in New York City (1998-2002) and the Touro Synagogue in New Orleans, LA (1996-1998).

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Purim

This Purim, May We Each Take the Mask Off Our God

Cantor Jordan Franzel
This somewhat famous passage from the Talmud has often been interpreted as a Rabbinic injunction, that a person’s obligation on Purim is to get so drunk on wine that they lose regular consciousness. In an age where more of us are enlightened about drinking responsibly the advice of Rabba does not necessarily fit our current culture.