TARA Publications is to be congratulated for publishing the new musical anthology “Shirim l’amee — Songs for my People” composed by Rabbi-Cantor Baruch Cohon. It is a telling musical portrait that reveals several sides of this talented clergyman and “Shaliach Tsibbur.” There is the experience and savvy of a successful Hazzan and Jewish educator, the creativeness of a former television writer and producer, and the lyrical “tam” of a sweet singer of Israel. The reader will find many treasures to savor and practically employ. Throughout its solo, two-part and choral textures in Hebrew, Yiddish and English, “Shirim l’amee” is sure to delight you. It is a selective sampling of a Jewish life well sung.
Dr. Michael Isaacson, composer