Beth Ballinger

Hey, Temple: Loosen Up

By Beth Ballinger July 8, 2005

Recently, I attended Shabbat services at my Conservative synagogue in Norfolk, Virginia. During the service, a young girl in our congregation sang a beautiful rendition of “Sim Shalom,” the prayer for peace, to the accompaniment of a piano-playing rabbi. Many of our members had never heard the tune and were quite moved by her performance….

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