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Jewish Soul

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With a pure and emotionally compelling voice, Cantor Barak remains true to her operatic roots and delivers awe inspiring renditions on her liturgical collection. Surely her voice has been touched by the hand of G-d. You too will be moved by her amazing musical and spiritual talent.

The Jewish Soul, sung by Roslyn Barak, is really a masterpiece of spiritual music. We usually think of spiritual music as Christian. But our Christian heritage comes from a Jewish tradition, and fine singing has always been an important part of that. Barak was trained as a professional opera singer before she felt a calling to give her musical gift to the Lord. And she is now probably the #1 female Cantor (Jewish religious singer) in the world, and one of the best, period. When you hear this music, you will really know that spiritual depth, and just wonderful music can be found in more than one place. Shalom means "peace".

I was introduced to the CD by our music director, Dr. Michael Messina (Trinity Episcopal Church, Indianapolis). We are blessed by an extraordinary music program and have actually performed some of the music on the CD. Our hope would be to have Ms.Barak join us someday. She has a voice that touches the soul, regardless of spiritual tradition and once again demonstrates the ecumenical power of music. Shalom.