Hazzan Asa Fradkin

Two Songs, One Message and the power of children singing

October 12, 2018

So I was sitting in my office one day with a teen who is involved in our High School A Capella group, Marak Hayom ( Soup of the Day). We …

Everyone is buzzing

September 14, 2018

Congregational Singing It’s the “it phrase” for Hazzanim looking to get a good job out of school and the trend that veteran Cantors have needed to embrace in order to …

And now for something completely different.

August 10, 2018

And now for something completely different…. A reflection on the High Holidays and a new RH 2nd night Mindfulness Service. The High Holidays. The pinnacle of our yearly davening experience. …

Davening in Sicily

July 20, 2018

You know those postcards with impossibly beautiful scenery, meant to inspire awe and jealousy in your friends and family? Well, living in Sicily for two weeks is like waking up …

When does it matter?

June 22, 2018

There are so many pictures and now there’s even audio to go with it, thanks to Pro Publica’s recent release this week. Kids in cages, kids screaming for their parents, …

This is also Judaism

May 31, 2018

Do you think you know what prayer is? It’s a tough question, and one we try to answer during our Jewish meditation sessions. Maybe it’s time spent in quiet thought, …

Thoughts and Prayers?

May 11, 2018

The Prayer for the State of Israel was instituted right from the beginning of it’s formation. Credit is given to Rabbis Ben Zion Meir Hai Uziel and Yitzchak HaLevi Herzog …

Reflections on Yom HaShoa at the Capitol

April 13, 2018

It’s a mix of awe and awesome. The setting of the US Capitol emancipation hall; and eclectic range of statues from Frederick Douglas to the gold draped Hawaiian King Kamehameha, …

We Need Healing

March 16, 2018

Thoughts and Prayers aren’t enough, but we do need healing and we do need hope. We are extraordinarily proud to support the March For Our Lives that will come to …

The Power of Communal Singing and God

February 21, 2018

Have you ever davened in Israel ( at Shira Hadasha, Yakar…etc) Have you ever sung in a High School Choir? Have you ever attended a Jewish camp? If so, you …