with David Childs and harpist Laurie Rasmussen
music and arrangement: Judith Sanger

This poem, by Rabbi Chaim Stern, was published as part of the Shabbat evening service in the Reform Movement’s siddur, “Gates of Prayer”. It is our song that gives voice to the Divine. Let us not be afraid to sing out!

Our journey into illness, healing and eventually passage to the World to Come is often circuitous and multi-layered. The songs on this album were assembled according to their messages of hope, strength, recovery, resolution, and oneness with our Creator. Many of these songs are original commissions by Congregation B’nai B’rith of Santa Barbara, CA, which I am proud to spotlight. Collaborating with my son, David, has been an intergenerational joy that would have made my mother Myrna Childs, to whom I dedicate this album, overflow with love
If these songs provide you or your loved ones with even a moment of respite and comfort as you travel your layered path, then I’ve achieved my goal.
Cantor Mark Childs
Spring, 2021