Local people, places, travels and simchas
By Sharon Klein, Special to the AJP
Cantorial cruise -- For a week in January, it was smooth sailing for Marianne and Stuart Taus¬sig aboard Norwegian Cruise Lines. The couple celebrated their 17th anniversary on Jan. 16 on board their Western Caribbean-bound ship. Their itinerary was billed as “Kosherica: Glatt Kosher Jewish Music Festival At Sea.” Their group, 400 of the 2,500 total passengers, enjoyed up to three concerts per day along with lectures, minyanim (Shachrit, mincha and maariv services), fun programming and gourmet cuisine.
Some of the world-renowned cantors and singers included Chaim Adler, Dudu Fisher, Avraham Fried, Daniel Gildar, Lipa Schmeltzer and Yaakov Stark. Other up-and-coming cantors were Tsodik Greenwald, Netanel Hershtik, Yaakov Lemmer and Aaron Shifman.
The concerts, performed in the main theater, were scheduled around the ship’s regular programming, so that cruisers could partake in all of the activities offered. Passengers embarked and disembarked in Miami and the ports of call included Honduras, Belize, Mexico, and Key West. On Shabbat, the cantors and singers became a choir; one cantor led the service while the others sang in unison.
For the Taussigs, the “Ask the Chazzan” lecture was a highlight, as the cantors were very approachable, with many of the younger cantors traveling with their families. Stuart commented, “There was a lovely camaraderie amongst the cantors on this international, intergenerational voyage.”
This trip was the Taussigs’ second cantorial cruise, following one they took a few years ago with the Miami Chabad. Would they travel on another one? “Absolutely!”
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