The 13th Global Siyum Hashas of Daf YomiAgudath Israel of America.

[EliJelly]

It was paid for. Most likely stage fright.

Paid for + stage fright, how does this add up? Why pay if you aren't up to it?

[yitzgar]

How can I watch Rabbi Schiff without the English translation? All the replays seem to have it, and i cant find a Yiddish version of the siyum

[ExGingi]

Interesting. I thought the Chazzan (whoever he was) actually davened very nicely. I know I would have davened much faster... He was very sincere.

Nicely - yes. Sincere - absolutely. Accurate in uttering the words - well, I wouldn't let my kids get away with that (and I'm not talking about מלעיל and מלרע, many people have a mesorah that for davening it doesn't matter that much).

[Jellybelly]

Interesting. I thought the Chazzan (whoever he was) actually davened very nicely. I know I would have davened much faster... He was very sincere.

I also thought he sounded good, then again I didn’t go looking to criticize  every little detail and I actually enjoyed myself, even though I was frozen

[ExGingi]

Paid for + stage fright, how does this add up? Why pay if you aren't up to it?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaim_Dovid_Zwiebel

I'm not sure I would attribute stage fright to a person with such a career, though it is possible in such a unique setting.

[yitzgar]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaim_Dovid_Zwiebel

I'm not sure I would attribute stage fright to a person with such a career, though it is possible in such a unique setting.

He was not the chazzan

[Jellybelly]

Paid for + stage fright, how does this add up? Why pay if you aren't up to it?

Nothing against the chazzan, but to answer your question, that’s an old issue goes way back to the times of the Bais hamikdash when people would buy the rights to be the Kohen Gadol and wouldn’t last thru Yom Kipper

[shaulyaakov]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaim_Dovid_Zwiebel

I'm not sure I would attribute stage fright to a person with such a career, though it is possible in such a unique setting.

Was it him davening? Looked like a younger guy.

[yitzgar]

Was it him davening? Looked like a younger guy.

It was not

[shaulyaakov]

Nicely - yes. Sincere - absolutely. Accurate in uttering the words - well, I wouldn't let my kids get away with that (and I'm not talking about מלעיל and מלרע, many people have a mesorah that for davening it doesn't matter that much).

I'm just curious how one can worry about being medakdek about pronunciation, when most of the Ashkenazi Jewish world in no way, shape, or form, speaks anything close to the pronunciation of a semetic language, which Hebrew is.

[EliJelly]

I'm just curious how one can worry about being medakdek about pronunciation, when most of the Ashkenazi Jewish world in no way, shape, or form, speaks anything close to the pronunciation of a semetic language, which Hebrew is.

Today's Hebrew not authentic either. The Yemenites probably have it the closest.

[shaulyaakov]

Today's Hebrew not authentic either. The Yemenites probably have it the closest.

Yes. The closer it sound to Arabic, the more accurate is probably is. Or ugariyic but I'm not aware of that language still being spoken.

[shaulyaakov]

Considering lots of people pronounce it "yisGOOdal vYisKOOdash shOO Maiy ROObU", I'm not really sure how nitpicky we can be.

[ExGingi]

He was not the chazzan

My mistake. I thought I saw it written in the video.

[Kobe Bryant]

Why didn't they pick a Chazzan for Mincha that can properly say עברי and doesn't swallow words?

He actually davened beautifully has he does daily.
He didnt swallow a single word, it was the mike.

[shaulyaakov]

He actually davened beautifully has he does daily.
He didnt swallow a single word, it was the mike.

The swallowing seemed to come when he bowed.

[ExGingi]

I'm just curious how one can worry about being medakdek about pronunciation, when most of the Ashkenazi Jewish world in no way, shape, or form, speaks anything close to the pronunciation of a semetic language, which Hebrew is.

I did not refer to pronunciation. I referred to uttering words with the wrong letters SHIN instead of SIN and cutting words short or totally not uttering them (during Ashrei and Aleinu).

I also thought he sounded good, then again I didn’t go looking to criticize  every little detail and I actually enjoyed myself, even though I was frozen

Had I been there Davening mincha at the same time (especially if in there cold weather) I would have likely not noticed. I heard it after the fact on YouTube and went back to verify that it wasn't just my ears failing me.

I am accustomed to Davening almost every Shabbos with the most unbelievable Chazzan (as in "no one would believe that you let this guy be Chazzan every Shabbos", and yes - that one too is paid for, just ask @MeirS) so it doesn't really bother me. I just think it's embarrassing for the Chazzan.

[shaulyaakov]

I did not refer to pronunciation. I referred to uttering words with the wrong letters SHIN instead of SIN and cutting words short or totally not uttering them (during Ashrei and Aleinu).
Had I been there Davening mincha at the same time (especially if in there cold weather) I would have likely not noticed. I heard it after the fact on YouTube and went back to verify that it wasn't just my ears failing me.

I am accustomed to Davening almost every Shabbos with the most unbelievable Chazzan (as in "no one would believe that you let this guy be Chazzan every Shabbos", and yes - that one too is paid for, just as @MeirS) so it doesn't really bother me. I just think it's embarrassing for the Chazzan.

I think it's hard to judge from a recording, especially since if he was bowing or shukling, the mic didn't pick it up.

[yelped]

The swallowing seemed to come when he bowed.

You mean the mic didn't pick it up at all. Yes I noticed that. Otherwise, I thought it was great. He's human after all.

[ExGingi]

I think it's hard to judge from a recording, especially since if he was bowing or shukling, the mic didn't pick it up.

A recording allows you to go back and check if you heard what you think you heard. It can be slowed down.

Again, I'm not talking about Chazoras HaShatz. I'm talking about Ashrei and Aleinu (which I think is wonderful to have said loud enough to be heard, and that is why I was so surprised at the mistakes).