New York mourns The Chaz

New York mourns The Chaz

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norman lebrecht

April 05, 2019

Cantor Sherwood Goffin of Lincoln Square Synagogue has died at 77.

Commonly known as The Chaz, he taught thousands of New Yorkers their barmitzvah portion.

 

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  • Boruch dayan emess. Along with Rabbi Shlomo Riskin, he was a very important figure in excellent Jewish tradition for New York’s Upper West Sider’s. He will be greatly missed, but his name will live on.

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