Honouring Cantorial Soloist Lindi Rivers
20 Years of Sacred Service
Friday, March 27, 6:00 pm
Holy Blossom will host a special Kabbalat Shabbat service and celebratory dinner in honour of C.S Lindi River’s 20 years of devoted service. All are warmly invited to attend the service, and we encourage you to register for the dinner by clicking the link below.
Kabbalat Shabbat Service: 6:00 pm
Shabbat Dinner: 7:00 pm
$54/person, $36/child (12 Years and under)
Click here to register (Registration closes March 22nd)
During her 20 years at Holy Blossom, many of you have come to know Lindi, along with her wonderful daughters, Sophie and Talia. Whether she has stood beside you as you laid a loved one to rest or lifted the sanctuary with Siman Tov u’Mazal Tov at your child’s Bar/Bat/Perach Mitzvah, Lindi has become a sacred and trusted member of our clergy team. In recent years, she has also expanded her leadership within the wider Reform Jewish community, serving as President of the Guild of Temple Musicians.
As part of this celebratory weekend, we will also welcome Cantor Josh Breitzer, President of the American Conference of Cantors, who will serve as our scholar-in-residence.
A message from Cantor Rosen:
As I find myself in the midst of my sixth year at Holy Blossom, I am often reminded of whose shoulders I stand upon as Senior Cantor. For those who have wandered past the photographs of past and present clergy lining the third-floor hallway, these images evoke powerful stories and memories—many of which you have generously shared with me over the years.
Just outside my office hangs a display of black-and-white photographs of the cantors who have served our Holy Blossom community since the late 1800s. Among these esteemed figures are Jacob Barkan, Norman Summers, Stan Stolnitz, and the great Sheldon Merel. Further along the timeline, one encounters a handsome young Benjamin Maissner z”l, who began his tenure at Holy Blossom at the age of 35 and graced our bimah for an extraordinary 41 years. Beside his photograph is that of a young woman who, in 2005, joined Holy Blossom as the synagogue’s first female cantorial presence, our beloved Cantorial Soloist, Lindi Rivers. We look forward to honouring Lindi’s remarkable contributions and celebrating the sacred music that continues to shape our community.
If you are attending the dinner, you will be given an opportunity to honour Cantorial Soloist Lindi Rivers with a donation to Music@HBT during the registration process.
Those unable to attend, but are still interested in making a donation to honour her 20 years of service, are invited to click here to donate to Music@HBT. Donations may also be made by calling Joe Freedberg at 416-789-3291 ext. 260 for assistance.
