Listening Post - Kansas City Jewish Chronicle

KC Chiefs player Mitchell Schwartz, one of a handful of Jewish NFL players, visited HBHA last week for an HBHA Chiefs Pep Rally. He is pictured here with HBHA first-graders, who acted as cheerleaders to welcome Schwartz. Approximately 400 people attended the pep rally, which took place at the Jewish Community Campus, including students, HBHA parents and other Jewish community members. Schwartz spoke to students about the importance of education, working hard to achieve your goals and life as a Jewish professional football player.

THERE IS HOPE — A new musical anthology, “There is Hope,” has been put together by David Paskin and Menachem Creditor to help people heal from the recent divisive election. KC native Rabbi Larry Karol is one of the artists featured on “There is Hope.”

“I am proud to have joined so many music colleagues in adding a song to this collection. My track, “Natatah Simchah,” suggests that we find the joy in our hearts at all times. No matter where we stand, this was a way to move forward in a positive direction,” the rabbi wrote on his Facebook page.

The other artists are: Marsha Attie, Stacy Beyer, Joanie Calem, Neshama Carlebach, Jennie Chabon, Menachem Creditor, Steve Dropkin, Maya Elise, Adam Feder, Josh Goldberg, Sue Horowitz, Billy Kaplan, Naomi Less, Chava Mirel, Dan Nichols, David Paskin, Pizmon, Juval Porat, Rick Recht, Chana Rothman, Melita Silberstein, Julie Silver, Peri Smilow, and Craig Taubman.

Here’s a description from the website: “The musicians featured in this collection have given of their souls to heal, to help, to bring light to others. We all offer these songs, the soundtracks of our own souls, to anyone in need of reassurance and comfort in these uncertain times. There is an immense need for hope, now more than ever, as hatred seems to gain momentum with each passing news item. But, as the prophet Jeremiah, who witnessed destruction and violence in his lifetime, taught us: there is always hope. We affirm, through our music, through our very souls: There is hope.”

The music, released Nov. 18, can be downloaded for free at https://rabbidavid.bandcamp.com/album/there-is-hope.

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