by Cantor Sally L. Neff | Oct 6, 2010 | Music, Rome
Hey folks! I am really starting to get psyched about this trip to Rome! I’ve finished fund raising (thanks to ALL who contributed). I’ve purchased my tickets. I’ve received the music in the mail (time to get to work on that). I started...
by Cantor Sally L. Neff | Sep 29, 2010 | Judaism
It’s been a rough couple of weeks for me. I made it through the holidays fine, but came down with a nasty case of laryngitis, which progressed into fever, infection, and a week of misery shortly after Yom Kippur. The doctor put me on a Z-pack and a heavy dose of...
by Cantor Sally L. Neff | Sep 8, 2010 | Nature, The Things I Learn from My Students
Hi all! I wanted to share two things with you to put you in a Rosh Hashanah mood for tonight. The first is in the catagory, “Wisdom of My Students.” I assign my students thirteen mitzvot to do in preparation for their Bar or Bat Mitzvah. One of these is to...
by Cantor Sally L. Neff | Aug 3, 2010 | Judaism, Music
From the ACC website (http://www.accantors.org) It is our pleasure to announce those Cantors who will proudly represent the ACC in Rome this November in a concert promoting Catholic-Jewish dialogue. The concert will be held at the Basilica di Santa Maria degli Angeli...
by Cantor Sally L. Neff | Jul 31, 2010 | D'var Torah, Deuteronomy
“And now, O Israel, what does the Eternal One your G-d demand of you? Only this: to revere/ fear (yirah) the Eternal One, your G-d, to walk only in G-d’s paths, to love G-d, and to serve the Eternal One, your G-d, with all your heart and soul.”...