from school and just did music, I real-
ized I missed the academic stimulation.
"I looked at my talents working as
a teacher, musician and writer and
realized that the rabbinate was an
opportunity for me to combine the
talents God had given me and make a
difference in the world."
Before joining Albuquerque's
Congregation Albert in 1996, Black
served as assistant and then associate
rabbi at Temple Israel in Minneapolis,
where he met Bloom. The rabbi had
heard him lead a youth chorus and
asked that he work at the temple.
"We wrote a lot of music and
toured a lot," says Rabbi Black, who
hosted the Emmy-winning television
program "The Magic Door" while liv-
ing in Chicago during his year devot-
ed to performing. "Through the music
I've written, I've opened new dimen-
sions of myself. I've looked deeper
into myself and found the confidence
to experiment and grow."
Leave a Little Bit Undone works
around the concept that the world is
in the process of being created in part-
nership with God and it's the job of
people to help finish it. The rabbi ties
that in with a prayer from morning
liturgy as an expression that God
renews the work of creation every day.
The instrumentation has a more cohe-
sive sound than his earlier recordings.
Aleph Bet Boogie is younger and
more diverse and includes the
"Afikoman Mambo," a rocking "Build
a Sukkah" and a countrified
"Downhome Dayenu."
"I get e-mail all the time from peo-
ple who have listened to my CDs and
tell me what they meant," says Rabbi
Black, who combines Hebrew and
English lyrics. "I got an e-mail from
someone in Alaska telling me I was
that person's lifeline to Judaism. I have
a lot of people telling me that my
music made a difference in their lives,
and that's one reason I do it.
"My wife and two children are the
inspiration behind everything that I
write. Learning to be a husband and
becoming a parent are opportunities
for spiritual growth." 0
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