Learning to Say Thank You in a Jewish Way

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I never learned a prayer of gratitude until recently. I grew up largely disconnected from my own faith. Judaism, like most religions, of course has a prayer for saying thank you.

Modim anachnu lach, I learned only a few years ago, means we give thanks to you. My teacher was Cantor Robbie Solomon, who has put the prayer to music in various ways. His simpler, folk-style composition particularly moves me. Perhaps it’s partly because Robbie once asked me to accompany him on my flute on that composition. I learned to … Continue reading