Chazzan Yitzchak Rafael Lerman

Yizchak Rafael Lerman was born on 23rd Menachem Av 5682, (1922 – 2005) in the old city of Jerusalem into a Chassidic family of rabbis, Chazanim and  bakers. He was a 5th generation Sabra and was descended 22 generations from the famous Rabbi Samuel Eidels, known as the Maharsha (1555-1631).

As a child he sang as a boy soloist in the Shirat Yisrael choir of Chazan Shlomo Zalman Rivlin with whom he frequently appeared at concerts, and he sang in many Synagogues around Israel.He studied voice production with Chazan Mann who was well-known as Cantor of the main synagogue in Haifa.

As well as serving as a Chazan, Yitzchak Lerman was a baker and worked in the ‘Lerman’s Bakery’ in the Old City.

In 1964 he moved to South Africa where he conducted services in the Germiston Synagogue. He was at the Doornfontein shul [the Lion shul ] for 3 years, and from 1969 he officiated at the Glenhazel Hebrew Congregation, which he served for some 22 years. He became known as a fine Bar Mitzvah teacher and trained more than 1000 boys! He married Miriam Sack in 1966 and they had four children. He died on 17th Kislev 5766. Source

B.H.

I am the son of Chazan Yizchak Rafael Lerman . My Abba [my father ] was born in the old city of yerushalayim Hakdosha and was a 5th generation sabra yerushalmi . As my Abba was from a chassidic family and rabbinical and cantorial family as well .

As i,m chaim shevach lerman ,and i have made a very big family tree .

    Chaim