Commissioned by Temple Peninsula Sholom (Burlingame, CA), this piece is part of an ongoing collaboration with a congregation that has truly become my home away from home. As is often the case — and under the watchful eye of Cantor Yonah Kliger — rather than offering a direct English translation, I wrote an adaptation. Here is an excerpt from the bridge: “Inside of every heart, a song we long to share, and when we sing together, we become a symphony of prayer.” At that very moment, we invited the entire congregation to share their personal prayers out loud. It was messy. It was difficult for me to hear every voice (though they were heard). And it was beautiful — as all of our voices together became like the instruments of a living symphony.