Can a Ba’al Teshuvah Serve as Chazzan?

by R. Gil Student I. Undistinguished Fathers A chazzan who leads the synagogue services represents the community before God, so halakhah asks more of him than a good voice. Ideally he should be righteous, humble, acceptable to the congregation, well versed in Torah, in addition to having a good voice (Shulchan Arukh, Orach Chaim 53:4). …