by admin | Jul 29, 2019 | Blog
The room is tiny and clinical, the beautiful view of living trees seen from the window belie the end of life that is occurring in this room. My voice rises with the plaintive sound of Kol Nidre, sung only for the 99-year-old woman in this hospital room who has asked...
by admin | May 19, 2019 | Blog
Picture this: We are in the final moments of Yom Kippur. I am standing in front of the open ark, which is brightly lit, and the Torahs are dressed in white, as is the congregation. The sun is almost setting. I am singing about the Gates of Heaven closing, imploring...
by admin | Aug 6, 2016 | Blog
I stood at the lectern facing the ark, right under the skylight with the sun shining down on me. The congregation sat behind me. I had not come here expecting to sing aloud. I was at the beginning of a leave of absence from my pulpit, grateful for my courage in taking...
