for my sins…. despite the fact that I am not Jewish.

I have just completed my third High Ho @ Hebrew Tabernacle located at 185th and Fort Washington…Dr. Ruth’s Temple. She was there, I couldn’t see her though because I was sitting in a room about 10 ft wide by 12 feet long, phoning in the Kedusha’s via mic while clad in my usual High Ho wardrobe of jeans, a sweatshirt and studiously engrossed in the current issue of BITCH magazine in between the Kadosh Ata’s and Baruch Schem’s…..

Today was Yom Kippur, the day that makes me question why I do this once a year. I started singing at 9:30 AM, finished at 7:27. Yes, I kept track of the time, as I have the past three years. Jesus Christ….I have about three working brain cells and they’re all screaming at me in harmonic minor… NO MORE!!!!!

I’ll tell you this: High Holidays are a big deal in the Jewish church, so big that they sell tickets to them….and I guess I should count myself lucky to make some ridiculously easy cash for the time being. Decreasing attendance numbers in the temple year after year, and it’s only a matter of time before they cut the choir.

In fact this year I was running late for Rosh Hashana, and as I sprinted toward the door, I was greeted by the president of the congregation holding the door for what I assumed was a late soprano. When I entered the choir crawl space and took my seat next to my mic, I was informed that there weren’t enough people in the congregation for a Torah Service…. we needed a minyan (apparently 11 Jews)… which is kind of funny when one thinks of the phrase Satan and his minions…really just 11 Jews and a Satan they don’t believe in…

And I’m spent……