The Jewish choir from the Whitefield Shul choir in Manchester, UK was on a Jet2 flight to Geneva, Switzerland and accepted an offer to perform!
Led by Chazan Yossi Muller, the choir was enroute to Saint Louis, France, to perform in concert along with a reception to raise funds in aid of their local community and their Shul which requires a major renovation.
Saint Louis is located close to the borders of Basel, Switzerland and Weil am Rhein, Germany, all in walking distance.
Home to one of the largest Jewish communities in Alsace at the dawn of the Second World War, the synagogue of St. Louis today requires major restoration work.
In the twentieth century, Jews frequented the Huningue synagogue. A community was however organized in St. Louis in 1906. The following year the synagogue was built and the rabbinical headquarters transferred from Hégenheim to St. Louis.
At the dawn of the second world war, the Jewish Community of Saint-Louis had become one of the most important Jewish communities in Alsace.
Designed in July 1904 by Alexandre Louvat, architect of Mulhouse, the synagogue of Saint-Louis was built in 1907 in a neo-Byzantine style, and enlarged in the 1930s following the influx of German Jewish refugees.
Made of sandstone and brick, it is the exact replica of that of Soultz-sous-Forêts, only differentiate the central oculus missing, the design of the Lombard bands and the materials used.
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smashing!
Very nice!
A kiddush H-shem when you think how some other large groups of passengers behave on a plane! Had the zechus of hearing this chazan’s brother who is also a chazan daven musaf on shabbos at Holy Law Shul in Manchester.
Love it!
I seems I’m in a minority round here but when I’m on a plane I prefer minimal intrusion into my personal space.
How would you feel if, say, a group of evangelical Christians struck up a rousing rendition of Onward Christian Soldiers?
RichardM – if the goyim all understand Hebrew, then yes, they may be offended. The crew invited the choir to sing.
There is always at least one naysayer to spoil what is a harmless, pleasant report, isn’t there. I think in future you should charter your own plane in case G-d forbid, you sit near a child, or an elderly person who is fidgety… or a nice Jewish choir.
Richard M. That’s funny because as a matter of fact there are multiple videos online of church choirs singing on airplanes .So why don’t you leave the same comment over there except in reverse .”How would you like it if a Jewish choir sang Adon olam?”.