When my colleague, Rabbi Sarah Marion, from Oheb Shalom in Baltimore reached out and asked for the music to Rise Up I was delighted. At the same time, I wondered if there’d truly be enough time before Rosh Hashanah to rehearse the song with their local church partner and pull it off. Lo and behold, they did it. And I have to say that they did an amazing job. When Will Robertson and I wrote this song a few years ago we always hoped that it would be a resource for faith communities that were doing the sacred work of building bridges of respect, understanding, and celebration. That’s clearly the case for Oheb Shalom and I am so glad that Rise Up found such an inspired home there!
Rise Up Baltimore!