We had a wonderful time at Friday night’s Kabbalat Shabbat service.  Songs by The Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel, and Cat Stevens (to name a few) helped us consider key elements of our service from a fresh perspective.  One of our congregation’s children led us in a Woody Guthrie song that inspired a whole new take on Aleynu, and the rabbi’s lovely rendition of “Tears in Heaven” made for an especially moving Mourner’s Kaddish.

At the very end of the evening, the sudden appearance of a kazoo led to a spontaneous call from the congregation for kazoo at every service.  Despite the reservations of the kazoo player (who was concerned with the inevitable stress of meeting kazoo quotas at all future services), we are nevertheless quite certain that henceforth we will be Temple Or Olam . . . with more kazoo!