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My Sister Sabba Research Paper

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My mother’s father’s name is Ari, but I call him Sabba which means grandfather in Hebrew. He was born in 1939, and is a descendent from generations of cantors. Ever since he was a young boy, he sang in many different synagogue choirs. As a child prodigy, he appeared in numerous concerts throughout Israel, especially for the Israeli armed forces and radio programs. Sabba received acclaim as a soloist in the Shirat-Israel School of Cantors choir, under Zalman Rivlin, Dean of Israeli cantors and music educator. At the age of 16, he became the youngest cantor in Israel at Beth Hamedrash Hagadol. From 1974 to 1975, he became president of the council of Hazzanim of greater Montreal. During his presidency, he published a book called “Hazzanut in

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