Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

"When Do We Eat?" isn't just about Jews - it's about Judaism. And if we're gonna talk about Judaism, we're gonna have to sing first. So play track 21, and sing that wordless song or "nigun" along with The Three Cantors. Go on, no one will laugh. It's tribal, isn't it? As much as Judaism is about books, commandments and holidays, it's also about singing with your tribe because that's how we elevate. Most of the melodies on this record were brought down by Reb Shlomo Carlebach z''l, a.k.a. the Singing Rabbi, whose House of Love and Prayer stood around the corner from the Grateful Dead's place on Haight Street. Both Reb Shlomo and Jerry Garcia are gone now, but if there's a house band in heaven, they're fronting it. They raise us up to our higher, better, truer selves, and that's what Etan G is saying on track 7 when he sings Reb Shlomo's "Lord, Get Me High."

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