Kesher Talk

Them miles keep stoning along . . . . Gosh - thanks Bruce! Now you all know what to give a blogger for her half-century mark - her very own Instalanch. (Well, once removed. Glenn has never linked to Kesher Talk that I know of.)

My actual secular 50th birthday is Feb 7th (and my Hebrew birthday falls in parshat Yitro - which is tomorrow), but I sent Bruce an invite to a Shabbat service next week, here in New York, where I will be marking my birthday by leading musaf, giving the d'var, and sponsoring the kiddush lunch. (This lay-led minyan only meets twice a month, so I couldn't do it on either of my actual birthdays. But I am getting an aliyah tomorrow at another minyan.)

I was also going to chant the haftarah, but next week musaf includes an additional prayer for the upcoming Rosh Chodesh as well as the regular Shabbat stuff, and I will be singing and talking continuously for over an hour as it is. (I have a decent voice, but not cantorial quality - or stamina - by any means). I do enough Torah and haftarah chanting anyway. (If you would like a sneak preview of what I will actually be singing, this is a great online primer for aspiring shaliach tzibburs.)

I haven't yet decided what to do on my actual birthday. I'm thinking about going back to Austin for a visit.

UPDATE: Meryl's doing it too. And so is Naomi. Could it be a trend? By the next blog party we'll have a minyan of liturgically-literate Jews, and we can daven ma'ariv.

posted by Judith @ 1/24/2003 04:09:30 PM