by Cantor Sally L. Neff | Jan 2, 2011 | Judaism
Happy New Year to my wonderful readers! I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the concept of New Year’s resolutions. I’ve never thought much of them because I have rarely seen them work! It always seemed strange to me that everyone at once would pick an arbitrary,...
by Cantor Sally L. Neff | Dec 13, 2010 | Judaism
I’d like to do a series of posts on this blog about prayer. But, before I discuss specific prayers, I think we need to first discuss the concept of prayer itself. Prayer is about relationship – a three way relationship between self, community, and G-d. Every prayer...
by Cantor Sally L. Neff | Dec 2, 2010 | Judaism
Happy Chanukah! I wanted to take this occasion to share some facts and guidelines about celebrating Chanukah. Here’s 8 facts – one for each of those 8 CRAZY nights! 1. You place the candles in the menorah from right to left. 2. You...
by Cantor Sally L. Neff | Nov 24, 2010 | Judaism
Al Tifrosh Min Hatzibbur – Do Not Separate Yourself From the Community Rabbi Hillel, a great teacher who lived from approximately 30 BCE until 10 CE, taught us one of the most important precepts of our faith, “Al Tifrosh Min Hatzibbur – Do Not Separate...
by Cantor Sally L. Neff | Nov 21, 2010 | Rome
This is the piece that is partially in Latin and partially in Hebrew. It’s an amateur recording caught on a phone or something, but it gives a good basic idea. Congratulations to Cantor Contzius on the composition of such a beautiful, ground breaking piece!...