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recent kaddishim: on connection and music

Posted on 10 February 201123 March 2011 by erin

Something unexpected happened a few weekends ago. I asked Mira to record the text of the Mourner’s Kaddish for me, and she did, and then everything changed. We are nearing the end of the first three months. We have almost ten months to go on this daily musical exchange, according to the Julian calendar, because this is a leap year in the Hebrew calendar, which adds not just a leap day but a whole leap month. And after what felt like a lifetime of awful recordings to both of us, we’re both starting to enjoy the music.

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the problem with music: a preamble in expectation of a response

Posted on 10 February 201127 March 2011 by mira

I’ve got to put my cards on the table here.  Finally.  I’ve let my collaborator-extraordinaire do all the music-talking, and I’ve sat in the shadows and nodded (frequently without comprehension) and watched — and mostly listened.  Sometimes I’ve even heard.  The fact is, I can’t believe I agreed to this contract we have at all….

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daily kaddish: 4, 3, 2, 1

Posted on 9 February 201123 March 2011 by erin

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daily kaddish: horn, shofar, didgeridoo

Posted on 8 February 201123 March 2011 by erin

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daily kaddish: peppy

Posted on 7 February 201123 March 2011 by erin

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daily kaddish: ziggy

Posted on 6 February 201123 March 2011 by erin

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daily kaddish: shofar amein

Posted on 5 February 201123 March 2011 by erin

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daily kaddish: shofar for “that THING”

Posted on 4 February 201123 March 2011 by erin

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daily kaddish: the text—well, yikes!

Posted on 3 February 201123 March 2011 by erin

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daily kaddish: cancer

Posted on 2 February 201123 March 2011 by erin
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