His job description—“Talking to God on a daily basis”—is not one commonly found on Monster.com. But world-famous cantor Joseph Malovany of New York’s Fifth Avenue Synagogue, has been engaging his Maker in a musical dialogue since he was 7 years old. With his dramatic, soulful prayers, the podium shakes and the synagogue’s walls literally vibrate. However, Malovany is hardly talking to the walls. The lyrical quality and emotive power of his voice pierces hearts and brings congregants to tears and audiences to their feet. Dubbed by Canada’s Globe and Mail as the “Pavarotti of the synagogues,” he could have easily commanded the stage at the world’s most prestigious opera houses, from La Scala to New York’s Metropolitan Opera. But Malovany has, on numerous occasions, turned down invitations to sing major operatic roles. “God gave me the gift of a voice and I will use that voice to serve Him,” the cantor insists. “I want to show the beauty of Judaism, through its music, to the entire world.”