The bond between the new year and the old was sealed in song. Last Wednesday, Rabbi Meredith Cahn led a congregation of more than 40 in a lilting melody—“lye lye lye…”—while a pair of guitarists gently strummed under a blue stained-glass Star of David.
Afterwards, a blow into a shofar, a traditional instrument made from a ram’s horn, triggered light laughter. “Do we feel peaceful now?” Rabbi Cahn asked, seizing upon the humorous moment.
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