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A year ago, our son Giorgio Poma played Bruch’s Kol Nidre @lincolncenter for our beloved synagogue @centralsynagogue.

Yom Kippur is the Day of Atonement, our holiest day, when we fast, pray, and ask forgiveness from God and from one another. It is a day to look honestly at who we have been and to begin again. And as this holiest of nights approaches, it is my first without my dad, who passed seven months ago. I keep returning to that music. 

Giorgio, you moved our hearts and souls then, and the memory of it carries me now.

Kol Nidre opens the day with a plea for release from our unkept vows, a reminder that we are imperfect and that we are still held. Listening to you, we felt a yearning for peace, a reflection of our strength as a people, the soul of the Jewish people. 

Even with so much threat to Jewish life, we will continue. From generation to generation. L’dor va’dor.

Today we also say Yizkor, remembering those we have lost. May my dad’s memory, your grandpa’s memory, be a blessing. Gmar chatima tova.
#kolnidre #forgiveness #memory #sealed #life
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SHE DID IT. Today our incredible  Emilia officially got her white coat — and we are beyond, beyond, beyond  proud of her.

What a journey!  From piano to opera…  BUT NOW, She just put on that white coat! This isn’t just a coat, it’s a symbol of the trust, compassion, and responsibility she’s stepping into as she begins her journey in medicine. From this day forward, she carries the weight and privilege of caring for others.
 her voice will now be dedicated to healing people on her way to becoming a surgeon . 
Proud cannot begin to describe how we feel.
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