cantormuchnick@cbiboca.org To say the months of January and February were filled with awe inspiring moments would be an understatement! By now, many of you know that on January 31st, I was officially installed as the Senior Cantor of Congregation B’nai Israel. Many have asked what exactly is an installation? The best way I could describe it would be a spiritual covenant between congregation and clergy. It’s a mutual agreement of dedication, devotion and respect with the understanding that our goals are one in the same and long lasting. Not everyone gets installed as not every congregation and/ or Cantor feel the connection that would express a long-term relationship. But for me, and thankfully for CBI, it was â€œâ€Ślove at first sight!â€? So I am thrilled and honored to have been lovingly welcomed by this incredible congregation and community. Standing in front of the holy ark and being installed and blessed by Rabbi Silvers, Rabbi Keller, Rabbi Cohen and Cantor Weiss will truly be an event in my life that I will never forget. To celebrate this wonderful milestone, CBI hosted a Cantorial Concert, From Bimah To Broadway on February 1st and was enjoyed by a sold-out sanctuary! The event featured my dear friends, Cantors Weiss, Levy & Feibush; Cantorial Soloists Sarah Freudenberger and Michelle Auslander-Cohen and accompanist Alan Mason. Having some of my closest and dearest friends and colleagues participate and provide an awe-inspiring musical concert for this congregation and community was thrilling to say the least. I can’t thank each of them enough for taking the time to perfect this concert. And although I enjoy every opportunity to sing and harmonize with my fellow cantors and friends, the most memorable part for me was being given the opportunity to dedicate and sing to my wife, Dena. There aren’t enough songs or dedications I could perform that would express my love, admiration and gratitude for everything she does for me and especially our family. To be able to shout
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that to all of you was an opportunity that I would never have missed. So once again, Dena – thank you and I love you! I would also like to take this opportunity to thank several people who helped make this vision a reality. To this entire CBI team – Rabbis Silvers, Keller, Cohen and Cantor Weiss for coordinating and officiating a heartfelt and meaningful installation service. Your kind words and excitement for our future together was nothing short of beautiful. They say it’s the job of the conductor to put all the individual pieces together to create a masterpiece. That conductor was Steve. To use your own words – for tying the knot on that ribbon – I thank you for friendship and partnership and helping “conduct� this orchestra and making it a reality. To Jessica, Marissa, Erin and the entire CBI staff – you were all the instruments in this orchestra and for your dedication and meticulous approach towards this symphony I thank you from the bottom of my heart! And to all the sponsors who helped support this wonderful event and this spiritual home of CBI, I thank you all for your unwavering support: Barbara & David Hollander, Amy & Harry S e i d m a n , A n d re a & J e f f rey C a n n o n , Renee Nadel & Harry Dubow, Sydell Schubot, Marcia Davis, Ina Rae & Neil Fox, Sue & Howard Goldman, Gutterman Warheit Memorial Chapel, Leslie & David Kantor, Dana & Josh Krut, Sharon & Ron Landau, Phyliss & Laurence Malmuth, The Mold Inspector, Robyn & David Rubinoff, Marsha & Philip San Filippo, PO Board of NCECE, Sandy & Tadd Schwab, Sandy & Ken Tankoos, Vicky and Gary Weiner, The Richard L. & Lois S. Werner Family Foundation. I look forward to many more wonderful opportunities and programs that will continue to make our congregation grow together as a family.
David Muchnick Cantor
WELCOMING YOU FROM THE FIRST SHALOM
