Johnny Mathis!!yes, yes folks. Johnny Mathis (whose hits include Wonderful, Wonderful and Misty and who, according to his webiste, created the 'best-of' genre of albums) recorded a version of Kol Nidre.
For our non-jewy friends, Kol Nidre is the prayer that is sung on the night before Yom Kippur. It's sad. It's long. Did I mention that it's sad? Yom Kippur is also not complete without it. It's like a passover dinner without the gefilte fish. it's just not done.
So when Josh and I were planning our trip back to his house for Yom Kippur and I realized we'd be missing Kol Nidre I knew something had to be done.
That something was to purchase Johnny Mathis' version of Kol Nidre on iTunes.
I was also tempted to buy one of his many christmas and jewish-holiday-themed albums... but restrained myself. somehow.
it will be a wonderful, wonderful train ride.
1 comment:
I am overwhelmed with joy and a little confusion!
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