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MADE FOR SHARING. HOWEVER,
PEOPLE AREN'T ALWAYS WILLING.

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein
draws from the report-
.
ing style and brash energy
of the late writer Hunter
S. Thompson and utilizes
the spirit of "gonzo" in an
attempt to reawaken a "slum-
bering, disenchanted genera-
tion." The founding rabbi of
the New Shul in Manhattan,
Goldstein argues that believers and
seekers must look beyond the conven-
tional synagogue setting and create a
more accessible, meaningful and cel-
ebratory Jewish life. He contemporizes
repetitive liturgy with rock climbing,
ditching pews for hiking boots, and
shows how nature and the arts can
play key roles in a renewed Judaism.

Inspiration through black-
and-white photographs and
text are at the core of Hallie
Lerman's A Second Chance:
God's Gift of Renewal
(Sinai Temple; $35; www.
nightvisionpress.com ). The
springboard for the book is
a thanksgiving offering from
Rabbi David Wolpe of Sinai
Temple in Los Angeles for his recovery
from a life-threatening illness and a
subsequent Torah commission. There
are stories and quotations from the
Bible to accentuate the images, which
provide a pathway to Torah, change,
renewal and the "second chance at
life." ❑

Sounds Of The Season

A roundup of
CDs for the High
Holidays.

George Robinson
Special to the Jewish News

1-7 7—,

erhaps it is
the intensity
of the emo-
tions raised by the
liturgy itself. Or the
power of worshipping
in a sanctuary filled
with people.
Or the sense that everything is
at stake.
I like to think it's the music.
But whatever the reason, the
High Holidays provide some of
the greatest frissons one can
experience in a synagogue. And
the music is, indeed, a big part of
those rising chills.
One need look no far-
ther than four new CDs
that include generous
helpings of music for
the Days of Awe to hear
evidence of the power
of these holidays to
inspire composers and performers.
Sometimes the simplest music
has the greatest impact. Consider
Shomeah Tefillah: Prayers of the
High Holy Days, a CD by Cantor
Lois Welber of Temple B'nai Israel
in Revere, Mass.
Cantor Welber, a Detroit-

area native who grew up in
Huntington Woods and attended
the University of Michigan, served
for many years as the cantor for
Harvard's Hillel community. In
addition to serving at Temple B'nai
Israel, she currently is a full-time
software engineer.
Almost all the music on her
recording is from
/
Israel Alter, one of the
great Conservative
cantors of the 20th
715r4-,
century. Hazzan Alter
didn't write classical
hazanut; his composi-
tions are devoid of
the coloratura pyrotechnics of the
Golden Age cantors.
Rather, his settings of the Rosh
Hashanah and Yom Kippur litur-
gies, published 35 years ago, are
straightforward, emotionally direct
and comparatively simple. And
that is the source of their power.
In her recording, Cantor
Welber opts for an
equally simple and
powerful approach.
Accompanied only
by organist Ernest
Rakhlin or pianist
David Sparr, she tack-
les Alter's music head
on, not with flash but great feel-
ing. Cantor Welber has a resonant
mezzo voice, not glitzy but pro-
foundly effective. The result is a
tribute to the power of simplicity.
The CD can be purchased at
www.loiswelber.com .

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