A combination of cantorial, Middle Eastern motifs and dynamic drones, counterpoints and rhythmic syncopation makes this 1997 a wonderful complement to poet/ translator/ Judaic scholar Marcia Falk's 1996 publication The Book of Blessings: New Jewish Prayer for Daily Life, The Sabbath, and the New Moon Festival. Marcia's innovative work restructures Jewish liturgy in Hebrew and English from a non-hierarchical, gender-inclusive perspective. At a time when people are searching for more spiritual connection in their lives, this recording offers listeners chants and melodies to many of Marcia's prayers, for immediate incorporation into their own and their community's ritual observances and practices. 21 selections; 52 min; highly recommended!